Background We sell a suite of iPadOS/macOS apps that share a single auto-renewable subscription using this architecture. Per “Offering a Subscription Across Multiple Apps” we require users to sign in before purchasing so we can propagate the entitlement and avoid duplicate subscriptions across apps. To enforce that sign-in step we plan to turn off Streamlined Purchasing in App Store Connect. Question We also want to distribute subscription offer codes (for promotion, retention, appeasing dissatisfied customers, etc.). After Streamlined Purchasing is turned off, will customers still be able to redeem offer codes outside the app (App Store “Redeem Code” UI or redemption URL)? If outside-app redemption remains possible, it bypasses our sign-in gate and could let the same customer buy the suite twice (once via each app). Is there an approved method to limit offer-code redemption to the in-app flow only, or otherwise prevent such duplicate subscriptions? If no such limitation exists, what best-practice workaround does Apple recommend for multi-app suites that must turn off Streamlined Purchasing yet still wish to use offer codes without duplication risk? Environment StoreKit 2; server-side receipt validation & cross-app entitlement propagation. Apps support the in-app presentCodeRedemptionSheet flow. We expect to use both one-time-use and custom offer codes.

Hello, I recently created an app with the Calldirectory Extension. It worked all good as long as I was on my development iphone. I tried to install the app on my privat iphone (same phone/same os version), but then I faced an issue. I couldn't enable the Calldirectory Extension with an error (Error Enabling Extension Failed to request data for APPNAME. You may try enabling the extension again, and if the problem persists, conatact the application developer.)

Hi Everyone! I want to block the USB wired mouse from accessing my machine. Which framework is used to implement ? PS: I have already tried DriverKit Framework but it requires Apple's paid developer account. What will be alternative ?

I have an image field on a Core Data entity with "Allows External Storage" enabled. When I delete a record, the external binary data file remains on disk. How can I ensure that all externally stored data is deleted along with the record?

During the commissioning process of our app, the following two errors frequently occur: 1.Could not find system commissioner pairing for newly staged server with identifier <private> in all pairings 2.Failed to open pairing window on the device I have uploaded the log with the ID: FB17343511 Could you assist us in resolving this issue? Thank you.

Hi everyone, Have anybody faced with Core Data issues, trying to migrate the project to Xcode16 beta 4? We are using transformableAttributeType in some entities, with attributeValueClassName = "[String]" and valueTransformerName = "NSSecureUnarchiveFromData". It is working just fine for years, but now I am trying to run the project from Xcode16 and have 2 issues: in Xcode logs I see warning and error: CoreData: fault: Declared Objective-C type "[String]" for attribute named alertBarChannels is not valid CoreData: Declared Objective-C type "[String]" for attribute named alertBarChannels is not valid periodically the app crashes when we are assigning value to this attribute, with error: Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFConstantString characterAtIndex:]: Range or index out of bounds' Once again, in Xcode 15 it works fine, and it was working for years. Cannot find any information about what was changed in the framework... Thank you in advance for any information, which could clarify what is going on.

Hi everyone, I'm working on an app for parents and kids where parents can define screen time goals or restrict usage of certain app categories (like social media or games). If the kid follows those rules—for example, by using their device less or avoiding restricted categories—they would earn points or rewards in the app. I’ve been exploring if the Apple Screen Time API allows developers to access this kind of data (like total screen time, app usage by category, etc.) so that I can track the kid’s behavior and reward them accordingly. Is it possible to programmatically access this data and implement such a reward system within my app? If so, what’s the best way to get started or which APIs should I look into? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello, I am in a very similar situation as described in the thread: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/655183 Context: I am working on an app that receives data from a hardware device through its Wifi network, and the hardware is not connected to the internet. Now, I would need to call some API while still connected to hardware so I would need to use the cellular data. As mentioned on the thread, I can achieve this via Network framework, using the requiredInterfaceType property. But Is there any other way I can achieve this? I can also do some suggestion on the hardware if that's helpful. Thank you!

Hello, A quick background: I am developing an App that receives a data stream from a device through its Wi-Fi network. The device itself is not connected to the internet, so the app won't be either. Now, I am adding a new feature to the App that would require internet connection during the data stream. Consequently, my users would need to use their cellular data. On later versions of iPhone, the phone would occasionally detect the lack of internet connection and asks the user via a pop-up if they want to use their cellular data. However, this behavior is not consistent. So my question is- can we programmatically invoke this pop-up so the user can connect to the internet? Or even better- can we program the App to use cellular data while still being connected to a Wi-Fi network? Note: I have seen mixed answers on the internet whether this is doable or not, and I know that users are able do it themselves by manually configuring their IP in their WiFi settings page, but I doubt this operation can be done through the App for security reasons. Thanks!

I folks, I have an application that is already available in production and I would like to store some logs to the app, so that on real device I will see outputs for better tracing. iOS13 would be fine, but I can migrate it into e.g. iOS 14. The next question is where to find logs on real devices, so that users can send me for tracing. Thanks Petr

Hello Apple Developer Community, We're implementing the PushToTalk framework as recommended. According to Apple engineers in previous forum responses : the framework allows your app to continue receiving push notifications even after your app is terminated or the device is rebooted. Implementation: We've properly implemented: Early initialization of PTChannelManager via channelManager(delegate:restorationDelegate:completionHandler:) Channel joining with requestJoinChannel(channelUUID:descriptor:) when foregrounded All required delegate methods Issue After a user force quits our app, PushToTalk functionality works briefly but fails after some time (minutes to hours). The system logs show: AudioSessionServerImpCommon.mm:105 { "action":"cm_session_begin_interruption", "error":"translating CM session error", "session":{"ID":"0x72289","name":"getcha(2958)"}, "details":{ "calling_line":997, "error_code":-12988, "error_string":"Missing entitlement" } } We suspect that entitlement after force-quitting the app, there's a permission cache that temporarily allows functionality, but once this cache is cleared, the features stop working. Without this entitlement, both audio playback and recording fail, completely breaking the PTT functionality. Questions Which specific entitlement is missing according to this error? Is there a permission caching mechanism that expires after force quit? How can we ensure reliable PTT operation after force quit as stated in documentation? This behavior contradicts Apple's guidance that PushToTalk should work reliably after termination. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

你好，是这样的，目的我使用的是mac mini进行软件测试，我目前测试的软件会通过本地回环地址127.0.0.1进行数据传输，这种数据传输不是网络请求，所以用网络抓包的手段，没法测试。所以，我目前的想法是修改您macOS的本地回环地址优先级，定向到我自己的代理服务器，进行数据测试和请求检测。我对liunx系统的作比较了解，但是对于macos上面这方面设置的修改不太清楚。 希望您可以解答！

Team, We are currently checking out on Apple Pay using ALL and MRU as currencies. We have authorized the payment via Touch ID; however, we are not receiving the onPaymentAuthorized event. Could you please confirm if Apple Pay supports ALL and MRU currencies? We have confirmed that it works with other currencies. Thank you!

Dear Apple Developer Support, I am currently developing an iOS application that uses push notifications with custom .caf audio and a Notification Service Extension. I have implemented the extension to download and play a dynamic sound file from a remote sound_url. It works well when the app is in the foreground or background. However, when the app is force-closed (swiped up from multitasking), the Notification Service Extension does not seem to run. As a result, the custom sound is not downloaded or played. I would like to confirm: Is it possible to trigger the Notification Service Extension when the app is killed? If not, what is the correct way to play a custom .caf sound when the app is terminated? Should I preload and save the .caf file in App Group storage and reference it by name in the sound field? Are there any best practices or limitations regarding push notification customization when the app is killed? I appreciate your help in clarifying this issue. Thank you very much! Best regards, Phan Van Tung

Hi! We are having a hard time with the universal link, help is appreciated! Thanks in advance! The universal link doesn't work after installation for some time. A user has to wait for from 5 to a couple of hours after the app is installed on the device. This has also affected App reviewers since we need the universal link to work for successful login. Each submission will receive a rejection of we cannot login and it will be approved until we kindly ask them to try again. I believe the JSON is delivered to devices by Apple's CDN system and the fact that it works on most devices most of the time should imply that we have a valid apple-app-site-association setup. So I am really confused about the wait time, which is giving us trouble with app review and a bad user experience

I can see a number of events in our error logging service where we track expired BGAppRefreshTask. We use BGAppRefreshTask to update metadata. By looking into those events I can see most of reported expired tasks expired around 2-5 seconds after the app was launched. The documentations says: The system decides the best time to launch your background task, and provides your app up to 30 seconds of background runtime. I expected "up to 30 seconds" to be 10-30 seconds range, not that extremely short. Is there any heuristic that affects how much time the app gets? Is there a way to tell if the app was launched due to the background refresh task? If we have this information we can optimize what the app does during those 5 seconds. Thank you!.

Trying to start a live activity without showing anything, and update its UI while app is being terminated. However, we found very inconsistent behavior - sometimes it shows sometimes not - could you help figure out the cause?

Hi all, has anybody found the trick how to get SwiftData working with SpotLight Search? Setting the attribute "spotlight" in the Model definition seems to do nothing at all, as pointed out by Paul Hudson in his new book as well (https://www.hackingwithswift.com/quick-start/swiftdata/how-to-index-swiftdata-objects-in-spotlight) Thanks a lot!

Hi, I'm trying save and restore features of VZ Framework with saveMachineStateTo and restoreMachineStateFrom(vzvmsaveFilePath) with completionHandler. Saving feature works well without any errors, .vzvmsave file created on my local mac, but the problem occurs on restore. After creating VM with the same volume mounts I used to make .vzvmsave, restoreMachineStateFrom method sends error. Failed to load VM from .vzvmsave file with Error Domain=VZErrorDomain Code=12 UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailure=<private>, NSLocalizedFailureReason=<private>} Because Localized Failure and its reason are both 'private', I cannot get what exactly happened to this VM app. Only thing I know here is the Code of VZError but nobody summarized what exactly the error code means. Could anyone give me the list of VZError code list please?

For an app that plan to integrate Apple HealthKit to allow app users to upload and download their health data, where can I locate the Data Processing Addendum that specifies who the data controller and processor will be, and how such health data will be used or distributed?