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CoreML MLModelErrorModelDecryption error
Somehow I'm not able to decrypt our ml models on my machine. It does not matter: If I clean the build / delete the build folder If it's a local build or a build downloaded from our build server I log in as a different user I reboot my system (15.4.1 (24E263) I use a different network Re-generate the encryption keys. I'm the only one in my team confronted with this issue. Using the encrypted models works fine for everyone else. As soon as our application tries to load the bundled ml model the following error is logged and returned: Could not create persistent key blob for CD49E04F-1A42-4FBE-BFC1-2576B89EC233 : error=Error Domain=com.apple.CoreML Code=9 "Failed to generate key request for CD49E04F-1A42-4FBE-BFC1-2576B89EC233 with error: -42908" Error code 9 points to a decryption issue, but offers no useful pointers and suggests that some sort of network request needs to be made in order to decrypt our models. /*! Core ML throws/returns this error when the framework encounters an error in the model decryption subsystem. The typical cause for this error is in the key server configuration and the client application cannot do much about it. For example, a model loading method will throw/return the error when it uses incorrect model decryption key. */ MLModelErrorModelDecryption API_AVAILABLE(macos(11.0), ios(14.0), watchos(7.0), tvos(14.0)) = 9, I could not find a reference to error '-42908' anywhere. ChatGPT just lied to me, as usual... How do can I resolve this or diagnose this further? Thanks.
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May ’25
Foundation model adapter assets are invalid
I've tried creating a Lora adapter using the example dataset, scripts as part of the adapter_training_toolkit_v26_0_0 (last available) on MacOs 26 Beta 6. import SwiftUI import FoundationModels import Playgrounds #Playground { // The absolute path to your adapter. let localURL = URL(filePath: "/Users/syl/Downloads/adapter_training_toolkit_v26_0_0/train/test-lora.fmadapter") // Initialize the adapter by using the local URL. let adapter = try SystemLanguageModel.Adapter(fileURL: localURL) // An instance of the the system language model using your adapter. let customAdapterModel = SystemLanguageModel(adapter: adapter) // Create a session and prompt the model. let session = LanguageModelSession(model: customAdapterModel) let response = try await session.respond(to: "hello") } I get Adapter assets are invalid error. I've added the entitlements Is adapter_training_toolkit_v26_0_0 up to date?
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Aug ’25
Is it possible to pass the streaming output of Foundation Models down a function chain
I am writing a custom package wrapping Foundation Models which provides a chain-of-thought with intermittent self-evaluation among other things. At first I was designing this package with the command line in mind, but after seeing how well it augments the models and makes them more intelligent I wanted to try and build a SwiftUI wrapper around the package. When I started I was using synchronous generation rather than streaming, but to give the best user experience (as I've seen in the WWDC sessions) it is necessary to provide constant feedback to the user that something is happening. I have created a super simplified example of my setup so it's easier to understand. First, there is the Reasoning conversation item, which can be converted to an XML representation which is then fed back into the model (I've found XML works best for structured input) public typealias ConversationContext = XMLDocument extension ConversationContext { public func toPlainText() -> String { return xmlString(options: [.nodePrettyPrint]) } } /// Represents a reasoning item in a conversation, which includes a title and reasoning content. /// Reasoning items are used to provide detailed explanations or justifications for certain decisions or responses within a conversation. @Generable(description: "A reasoning item in a conversation, containing content and a title.") struct ConversationReasoningItem: ConversationItem { @Guide(description: "The content of the reasoning item, which is your thinking process or explanation") public var reasoningContent: String @Guide(description: "A short summary of the reasoning content, digestible in an interface.") public var title: String @Guide(description: "Indicates whether reasoning is complete") public var done: Bool } extension ConversationReasoningItem: ConversationContextProvider { public func toContext() -> ConversationContext { // <ReasoningItem title="${title}"> // ${reasoningContent} // </ReasoningItem> let root = XMLElement(name: "ReasoningItem") root.addAttribute(XMLNode.attribute(withName: "title", stringValue: title) as! XMLNode) root.stringValue = reasoningContent return ConversationContext(rootElement: root) } } Then there is the generator, which creates a reasoning item from a user query and previously generated items: struct ReasoningItemGenerator { var instructions: String { """ <omitted for brevity> """ } func generate(from input: (String, [ConversationReasoningItem])) async throws -> sending LanguageModelSession.ResponseStream<ConversationReasoningItem> { let session = LanguageModelSession(instructions: instructions) // build the context for the reasoning item out of the user's query and the previous reasoning items let userQuery = "User's query: \(input.0)" let reasoningItemsText = input.1.map { $0.toContext().toPlainText() }.joined(separator: "\n") let context = userQuery + "\n" + reasoningItemsText let reasoningItemResponse = try await session.streamResponse( to: context, generating: ConversationReasoningItem.self) return reasoningItemResponse } } I'm not sure if returning LanguageModelSession.ResponseStream<ConversationReasoningItem> is the right move, I am just trying to imitate what session.streamResponse returns. Then there is the orchestrator, which I can't figure out. It receives the streamed ConversationReasoningItems from the Generator and is responsible for streaming those to SwiftUI later and also for evaluating each reasoning item after it is complete to see if it needs to be regenerated (to keep the model on-track). I want the users of the orchestrator to receive partially generated reasoning items as they are being generated by the generator. Later, when they finish, if the evaluation passes, the item is kept, but if it fails, the reasoning item should be removed from the stream before a new one is generated. So in-flight reasoning items should be outputted aggresively. I really am having trouble figuring this out so if someone with more knowledge about asynchronous stuff in Swift, or- even better- someone who has worked on the Foundation Models framework could point me in the right direction, that would be awesome!
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Jul ’25
LanguageModelSession always returns very lengthy responses
No matter what, the LanguageModelSession always returns very lengthy / verbose responses. I set the maximumResponseTokens option to various small numbers but it doesn't appear to have any effect. I've even used this instructions format to keep responses between 3-8 words but it returns multiple paragraphs. Is there a way to manage LLM response length? Thanks.
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Sep ’25
Is there an API for the 3D effect from flat photos?
Introduced in the Keynote was the 3D Lock Screen images with the kangaroo: https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/06/3d-lock-screen-2.gif I can't see any mention on if this effect is available for developers with an API to convert flat 2D photos in to the same 3D feeling image. Does anyone know if there is an API?
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Jun ’25
Image Playground Error: Unable to Generate Images Using externalProvider Style
I’m working on generating images using Image Playground. The code works fine for other styles but fails when using an external provider. I don’t see any other requirements mentioned in the documentation. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue? Here’s the relevant code snippet: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/imageplayground/imageplaygroundstyle/externalprovider?changes=_2 The error message is also not very helpful. It simply states that the creation failed. Note: I have enabled ChatGPT Plus, and the image generation using ChatGPT styles works fine when using the Playground app. do { let creator = try await ImageCreator() let concept = ImagePlaygroundConcept.text("Love") let images = creator.images(for: [concept], style: .externalProvider, limit: 1) for try await image in images { // Handle image break } } catch { // Handle error } I’m using the iOS 26 RC, and when I print creator.availableStyles, it doesn’t display the external Provider. [ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "animation", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "emoji", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "illustration", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "sketch", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "messages-background", _representationInfo: nil)]
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VNRecognizeTextRequest: .automatic vs specific language: different results?
Hi, One can configure the languages of a (VN)RecognizeTextRequest with either: .automatic: language to be detected a specific language, say Spanish If the request is configured with .automatic and successfully detects Spanish, will the results be exactly equivalent compared to a request made with Spanish set as language? I could not find any information about this, and this is very important for the core architecture of my app. Thanks!
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Apr ’25
iOS 26 beta breaking my model
I just recently updated to iOS 26 beta (23A5336a) to test an app I am developing I running an MLModel loaded from a .mlmodelc file. On the current iOS version 18.6.2 the model is running as expected with no issues. However on iOS 26 I am now getting error when trying to perform an inference to the model where I pass a camera frame into it. Below is the error I am seeing when I attempt to run an inference. at the bottom it says "Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error status=-1 Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model " does this indicate I need to convert my model or something? I don't understand since it runs as normal on iOS 18. Any help getting this to run again would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: Could not process request ret=0x1d lModel=_ANEModel: { modelURL=file:///var/containers/Bundle/Application/04F01BF5-D48B-44EC-A5F6-3C7389CF4856/RizzCanvas.app/faceParsing.mlmodelc/ : sourceURL=(null) : UUID=46228BFC-19B0-45BF-B18D-4A2942EEC144 : key={"isegment":0,"inputs":{"input":{"shape":[512,512,1,3,1]}},"outputs":{"var_633":{"shape":[512,512,1,19,1]},"94_argmax_out_value":{"shape":[512,512,1,1,1]},"argmax_out":{"shape":[512,512,1,1,1]},"var_637":{"shape":[512,512,1,19,1]}}} : identifierSource=1 : cacheURLIdentifier=01EF2D3DDB9BA8FD1FDE18C7CCDABA1D78C6BD02DC421D37D4E4A9D34B9F8181_93D03B87030C23427646D13E326EC55368695C3F61B2D32264CFC33E02FFD9FF : string_id=0x00000000 : program=_ANEProgramForEvaluation: { programHandle=259022032430 : intermediateBufferHandle=13949 : queueDepth=127 } : state=3 : [Espresso::ANERuntimeEngine::__forward_segment 0] evaluate[RealTime]WithModel returned 0; code=8 err=Error Domain=com.apple.appleneuralengine Code=8 "processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: ANEProgramProcessRequestDirect() Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: ANEProgramProcessRequestDirect() Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error} [Espresso::handle_ex_plan] exception=Espresso exception: "Generic error": ANEF error: /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/04F01BF5-D48B-44EC-A5F6-3C7389CF4856/RizzCanvas.app/faceParsing.mlmodelc/model.espresso.net, processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: ANEProgramProcessRequestDirect() Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error status=-1 Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model (error code: -1). Error Domain=com.apple.Vision Code=3 "The VNCoreMLTransform request failed" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The VNCoreMLTransform request failed, NSUnderlyingError=0x114d92940 {Error Domain=com.apple.CoreML Code=0 "Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model (error code: -1)." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model (error code: -1).}}}
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Sep ’25
Max tokens for Foundation Models
Do we know what a safe max token limit is? After some iterating, I have come to believe 4096 might be the limit on device. Could you help me out by answering any of these questions: Is 4096 the correct limit? Do all devices have the same limit? Will the limit change over time or by device? The errors I get when going over the limit do not seem to say, hey you are over, so it's just by trial and error that I figure these issues out. Thanks for the fun new toys. Regards, Rob
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Jul ’25
AI-Powered Feed Customization via User-Defined Algorithm
Hey guys 👋 I’ve been thinking about a feature idea for iOS that could totally change the way we interact with apps like Twitter/X. Imagine if we could define our own recommendation algorithm, and have an AI on the iPhone that replaces the suggested tweets in the feed with ones that match our personal interests — based on public tweets, and without hacking anything. Kinda like a personalized "AI skin" over the app that curates content you actually care about. Feels like this would make content way more relevant and less algorithmically manipulative. Would love to know what you all think — and if Apple could pull this off 🔥
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Jun ’25
Apple Intelligence language
I found what might be a bug with enabling Apple Intelligence when switching languages. When my iPhone's language is set to Catalan, the Apple Intelligence is disabled because it is not available for that language. Switching to Spanish doesn't activate it, and it still shows the same message of being unavailable, this time saying not available in Spanish (which is not true). However, it is enabled when the phone is rebooted. Once at this point, the bug becomes even weirder. Having the iPhone language set to Spanish and with Apple Intelligence on, I switch the language to Catalan, and the feature remains enabled. After I ask a query in Catalan, it surprisingly understands it and works, but then it gets disabled. Apart from that, as user feedback, I would love to activate Apple Intelligence in an available language other than my device's language. That's how I always used Siri (iPhone in Catalan, Siri in Spanish). Thanks!
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Sep ’25
Insufficient memory for Foundational Model Adapter Training
I have a MacBook Pro M3 Pro with 18GB of RAM and was following the instructions to fine tune the foundational model given here: https://developer.apple.com/apple-intelligence/foundation-models-adapter/ However, while following the code sample in the example Jupyter notebook, my Mac hangs on the second code cell. Specifically: from examples.generate import generate_content, GenerationConfiguration from examples.data import Message output = generate_content( [[ Message.from_system("A conversation between a user and a helpful assistant. Taking the role as a play writer assistant for a kids' play."), Message.from_user("Write a script about penguins.") ]], GenerationConfiguration(temperature=0.0, max_new_tokens=128) ) output[0].response After some debugging, I was getting the following error: RuntimeError: MPS backend out of memory (MPS allocated: 22.64 GB, other allocations: 5.78 MB, max allowed: 22.64 GB). Tried to allocate 52.00 MB on private pool. Use PYTORCH_MPS_HIGH_WATERMARK_RATIO=0.0 to disable upper limit for memory allocations (may cause system failure). So is my machine not capable enough to adapter train Apple's Foundation Model? And if so, what's the recommended spec and could this be specified somewhere? Thanks!
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Jul ’25
Xcode 26 intelligence editor modifications.
Greetings, Ive been exerimenting with the new Apple intelligence chat. I want to be able to use my custom LLM and I made that work (I can chat back and forward from the left panel with my server) but I cannot find out how to change the editor contents like chatgpt does. chatgpt is able to change the current editor and, seems like, all files in the pbx. I tried to catch the call with charles with no success. In the OpenIA platform docs it doesnt mention anything that could change the code shown. does anyone know how to achieve this? Is the apple intelliece documentation lacking this features and will it be completed soon? will this features even be open for developers?
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Jul ’25
Various On-Device Frameworks API & ChatGPT
Posting a follow up question after the WWDC 2025 Machine Learning AI & Frameworks Group Lab on June 12. In regards to the on-device API of any of the AI frameworks (foundation model, vision framework, ect.), is there a response condition or path where the API outsources it's input to ChatGPT if the user has allowed this like Siri does? Ignore this if it's a no: is this handled behind the scenes or by the developer?
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Jun ’25
A Summary of the WWDC25 Group Lab - Apple Intelligence
At WWDC25 we launched a new type of Lab event for the developer community - Group Labs. A Group Lab is a panel Q&A designed for a large audience of developers. Group Labs are a unique opportunity for the community to submit questions directly to a panel of Apple engineers and designers. Here are the highlights from the WWDC25 Group Lab for Apple Intelligence. Can I integrate writing tools in my own text editor? UITextView, NSTextView, and SwiftUI TextEditor automatically get Writing Tools on devices that support Apple Intelligence. For custom text editors, check out Enhancing your custom text engine with Writing Tools. Given that Foundation Models are on-device, how will Apple update the models over time? And how should we test our app against the model updates? Model updates are in sync with OS updates. As for testing with updated models, watch our WWDC session about prompt engineering and safety, and read the Human Interface Guidelines to understand best practices in prompting the on-device model. What is the context size of a session in Foundation Models Framework? How to handle the error if a session runs out of the context size? Currently the context size is about 4,000 tokens. If it’s exceeded, developers can catch the .exceededContextWindowSize error at runtime. As discussed in one of our WWDC25 sessions, when the context window is exceeded, one approach is to trim and summarize a transcript, and then start a new session. Can I do image generation using the Foundation Models Framework or is only text generation supported? Foundation Models do not generate images, but you can use the Foundation Models framework to generate prompts for ImageCreator in the Image Playground framework. Developers can also take advantage of Tools in Foundation Models framework, if appropriate for their app. My app currently uses a third party server-based LLM. Can I use the Foundation Models Framework as well in the same app? Any guidance here? The Foundation Models framework is optimized for a subset of tasks like summarization, extraction, classification, and tagging. It’s also on-device, private, and free. But at 3 billion parameters it isn’t designed for advanced reasoning or world knowledge, so for some tasks you may still want to use a larger server-based model. Should I use the AFM for my language translation features given it does text translation, or is the Translation API still the preferred approach? The Translation API is still preferred. Foundation Models is great for tasks like text summarization and data generation. It’s not recommended for general world knowledge or translation tasks. Will the TranslationSession class introduced in ios18 get any new improvments in performance or reliability with the new live translation abilities in ios/macos/ipados 26? Essentially, will we get access to live translation in a similar way and if so, how? There's new API in LiveCommunicationKit to take advantage of live translation in your communication apps. The Translate framework is using the same models as used by Live Communication and can be combined with the new SpeechAnalyzer API to translate your own audio. How do I set a default value for an App Intent parameter that is otherwise required? You can implement a default value as part of your parameter declaration by using the @Parameter(defaultValue:) form of the property wrapper. How long can an App Intent run? On macOS there is no limit to how long app intents can run. On iOS, there is a limit of 30 seconds. This time limit is paused when waiting for user interaction. How do I vary the options for a specific parameter of an App Intent, not just based on the type? Implement a DynamicOptionsProvider on that parameter. You can add suggestedEntities() to suggest options. What if there is not a schema available for what my app is doing? If an app intent schema matching your app’s functionality isn’t available, take a look to see if there’s a SiriKit domain that meets your needs, such as for media playback and messaging apps. If your app’s functionality doesn’t match any of the available schemas, you can define a custom app intent, and integrate it with Siri by making it an App Shortcut. Please file enhancement requests via Feedback Assistant for new App intent schemas that would benefit your app. Are you adding any new app intent domains this year? In addition to all the app intent domains we announced last year, this year at WWDC25 we announced that Visual Intelligence will be added to iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe. When my App Intent doesn't show up as an action in Shortcuts, where do I start in figuring out what went wrong? App Intents are statically extracted. You can check the ExtractMetadata info in Xcode's build log. What do I need to do to make sure my App Intents work well with Spotlight+? Check out our WWDC25 sessions on App Intents, including Explore new advances in App Intents and Develop for Shortcuts and Spotlight with App Intents. Mostly, make sure that your intent can run from the parameter summary alone, no required parameters without default values that are not already in the parameter summary. Does Spotlight+ on macOS support App Shortcuts? Not directly, but it shows the App Intents your App Shortcuts are sitting on top of. I’m wondering if the on-device Foundation Models framework API can be integrated into an app to act strictly as an app in-universe AI assistant, responding only within the boundaries of the app’s fictional context. Is such controlled, context-limited interaction supported? FM API runs inside the process of your app only and does not automatically integrate with any remaining part of the system (unless you choose to implement your own tool and utilize tool calling). You can provide any instructions and prompts you want to the model. If a country does not support Apple Intelligence yet, can the Foundation Models framework work? FM API works on Apple Intelligence-enabled devices in supported regions and won’t work in regions where Apple Intelligence is not yet supported
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Jul ’25
CoreML MLModelErrorModelDecryption error
Somehow I'm not able to decrypt our ml models on my machine. It does not matter: If I clean the build / delete the build folder If it's a local build or a build downloaded from our build server I log in as a different user I reboot my system (15.4.1 (24E263) I use a different network Re-generate the encryption keys. I'm the only one in my team confronted with this issue. Using the encrypted models works fine for everyone else. As soon as our application tries to load the bundled ml model the following error is logged and returned: Could not create persistent key blob for CD49E04F-1A42-4FBE-BFC1-2576B89EC233 : error=Error Domain=com.apple.CoreML Code=9 "Failed to generate key request for CD49E04F-1A42-4FBE-BFC1-2576B89EC233 with error: -42908" Error code 9 points to a decryption issue, but offers no useful pointers and suggests that some sort of network request needs to be made in order to decrypt our models. /*! Core ML throws/returns this error when the framework encounters an error in the model decryption subsystem. The typical cause for this error is in the key server configuration and the client application cannot do much about it. For example, a model loading method will throw/return the error when it uses incorrect model decryption key. */ MLModelErrorModelDecryption API_AVAILABLE(macos(11.0), ios(14.0), watchos(7.0), tvos(14.0)) = 9, I could not find a reference to error '-42908' anywhere. ChatGPT just lied to me, as usual... How do can I resolve this or diagnose this further? Thanks.
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Foundation model adapter assets are invalid
I've tried creating a Lora adapter using the example dataset, scripts as part of the adapter_training_toolkit_v26_0_0 (last available) on MacOs 26 Beta 6. import SwiftUI import FoundationModels import Playgrounds #Playground { // The absolute path to your adapter. let localURL = URL(filePath: "/Users/syl/Downloads/adapter_training_toolkit_v26_0_0/train/test-lora.fmadapter") // Initialize the adapter by using the local URL. let adapter = try SystemLanguageModel.Adapter(fileURL: localURL) // An instance of the the system language model using your adapter. let customAdapterModel = SystemLanguageModel(adapter: adapter) // Create a session and prompt the model. let session = LanguageModelSession(model: customAdapterModel) let response = try await session.respond(to: "hello") } I get Adapter assets are invalid error. I've added the entitlements Is adapter_training_toolkit_v26_0_0 up to date?
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Aug ’25
Is it possible to pass the streaming output of Foundation Models down a function chain
I am writing a custom package wrapping Foundation Models which provides a chain-of-thought with intermittent self-evaluation among other things. At first I was designing this package with the command line in mind, but after seeing how well it augments the models and makes them more intelligent I wanted to try and build a SwiftUI wrapper around the package. When I started I was using synchronous generation rather than streaming, but to give the best user experience (as I've seen in the WWDC sessions) it is necessary to provide constant feedback to the user that something is happening. I have created a super simplified example of my setup so it's easier to understand. First, there is the Reasoning conversation item, which can be converted to an XML representation which is then fed back into the model (I've found XML works best for structured input) public typealias ConversationContext = XMLDocument extension ConversationContext { public func toPlainText() -> String { return xmlString(options: [.nodePrettyPrint]) } } /// Represents a reasoning item in a conversation, which includes a title and reasoning content. /// Reasoning items are used to provide detailed explanations or justifications for certain decisions or responses within a conversation. @Generable(description: "A reasoning item in a conversation, containing content and a title.") struct ConversationReasoningItem: ConversationItem { @Guide(description: "The content of the reasoning item, which is your thinking process or explanation") public var reasoningContent: String @Guide(description: "A short summary of the reasoning content, digestible in an interface.") public var title: String @Guide(description: "Indicates whether reasoning is complete") public var done: Bool } extension ConversationReasoningItem: ConversationContextProvider { public func toContext() -> ConversationContext { // <ReasoningItem title="${title}"> // ${reasoningContent} // </ReasoningItem> let root = XMLElement(name: "ReasoningItem") root.addAttribute(XMLNode.attribute(withName: "title", stringValue: title) as! XMLNode) root.stringValue = reasoningContent return ConversationContext(rootElement: root) } } Then there is the generator, which creates a reasoning item from a user query and previously generated items: struct ReasoningItemGenerator { var instructions: String { """ <omitted for brevity> """ } func generate(from input: (String, [ConversationReasoningItem])) async throws -> sending LanguageModelSession.ResponseStream<ConversationReasoningItem> { let session = LanguageModelSession(instructions: instructions) // build the context for the reasoning item out of the user's query and the previous reasoning items let userQuery = "User's query: \(input.0)" let reasoningItemsText = input.1.map { $0.toContext().toPlainText() }.joined(separator: "\n") let context = userQuery + "\n" + reasoningItemsText let reasoningItemResponse = try await session.streamResponse( to: context, generating: ConversationReasoningItem.self) return reasoningItemResponse } } I'm not sure if returning LanguageModelSession.ResponseStream<ConversationReasoningItem> is the right move, I am just trying to imitate what session.streamResponse returns. Then there is the orchestrator, which I can't figure out. It receives the streamed ConversationReasoningItems from the Generator and is responsible for streaming those to SwiftUI later and also for evaluating each reasoning item after it is complete to see if it needs to be regenerated (to keep the model on-track). I want the users of the orchestrator to receive partially generated reasoning items as they are being generated by the generator. Later, when they finish, if the evaluation passes, the item is kept, but if it fails, the reasoning item should be removed from the stream before a new one is generated. So in-flight reasoning items should be outputted aggresively. I really am having trouble figuring this out so if someone with more knowledge about asynchronous stuff in Swift, or- even better- someone who has worked on the Foundation Models framework could point me in the right direction, that would be awesome!
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Jul ’25
LanguageModelSession always returns very lengthy responses
No matter what, the LanguageModelSession always returns very lengthy / verbose responses. I set the maximumResponseTokens option to various small numbers but it doesn't appear to have any effect. I've even used this instructions format to keep responses between 3-8 words but it returns multiple paragraphs. Is there a way to manage LLM response length? Thanks.
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Sep ’25
Is there an API for the 3D effect from flat photos?
Introduced in the Keynote was the 3D Lock Screen images with the kangaroo: https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/06/3d-lock-screen-2.gif I can't see any mention on if this effect is available for developers with an API to convert flat 2D photos in to the same 3D feeling image. Does anyone know if there is an API?
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Jun ’25
face and body detection in the Vision framework a local model or a cloud model?
Is the face and body detection service in the Vision framework a local model or a cloud model? Is there a performance report? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/vision
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Sep ’25
The operation couldn’t be completed. (FoundationModels.LanguageModelSession.GenerationError error 4.)
Is there anywhere we can reference error codes? I'm getting this error: "The operation couldn’t be completed. (FoundationModels.LanguageModelSession.GenerationError error 4.)" and I have no idea of what it means or what to attempt to fix.
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Jul ’25
Image Playground Error: Unable to Generate Images Using externalProvider Style
I’m working on generating images using Image Playground. The code works fine for other styles but fails when using an external provider. I don’t see any other requirements mentioned in the documentation. Has anyone else encountered a similar issue? Here’s the relevant code snippet: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/imageplayground/imageplaygroundstyle/externalprovider?changes=_2 The error message is also not very helpful. It simply states that the creation failed. Note: I have enabled ChatGPT Plus, and the image generation using ChatGPT styles works fine when using the Playground app. do { let creator = try await ImageCreator() let concept = ImagePlaygroundConcept.text("Love") let images = creator.images(for: [concept], style: .externalProvider, limit: 1) for try await image in images { // Handle image break } } catch { // Handle error } I’m using the iOS 26 RC, and when I print creator.availableStyles, it doesn’t display the external Provider. [ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "animation", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "emoji", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "illustration", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "sketch", _representationInfo: nil), ImagePlayground.ImagePlaygroundStyle(id: "messages-background", _representationInfo: nil)]
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Sep ’25
VNRecognizeTextRequest: .automatic vs specific language: different results?
Hi, One can configure the languages of a (VN)RecognizeTextRequest with either: .automatic: language to be detected a specific language, say Spanish If the request is configured with .automatic and successfully detects Spanish, will the results be exactly equivalent compared to a request made with Spanish set as language? I could not find any information about this, and this is very important for the core architecture of my app. Thanks!
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Apr ’25
iOS 26 beta breaking my model
I just recently updated to iOS 26 beta (23A5336a) to test an app I am developing I running an MLModel loaded from a .mlmodelc file. On the current iOS version 18.6.2 the model is running as expected with no issues. However on iOS 26 I am now getting error when trying to perform an inference to the model where I pass a camera frame into it. Below is the error I am seeing when I attempt to run an inference. at the bottom it says "Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error status=-1 Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model " does this indicate I need to convert my model or something? I don't understand since it runs as normal on iOS 18. Any help getting this to run again would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: Could not process request ret=0x1d lModel=_ANEModel: { modelURL=file:///var/containers/Bundle/Application/04F01BF5-D48B-44EC-A5F6-3C7389CF4856/RizzCanvas.app/faceParsing.mlmodelc/ : sourceURL=(null) : UUID=46228BFC-19B0-45BF-B18D-4A2942EEC144 : key={"isegment":0,"inputs":{"input":{"shape":[512,512,1,3,1]}},"outputs":{"var_633":{"shape":[512,512,1,19,1]},"94_argmax_out_value":{"shape":[512,512,1,1,1]},"argmax_out":{"shape":[512,512,1,1,1]},"var_637":{"shape":[512,512,1,19,1]}}} : identifierSource=1 : cacheURLIdentifier=01EF2D3DDB9BA8FD1FDE18C7CCDABA1D78C6BD02DC421D37D4E4A9D34B9F8181_93D03B87030C23427646D13E326EC55368695C3F61B2D32264CFC33E02FFD9FF : string_id=0x00000000 : program=_ANEProgramForEvaluation: { programHandle=259022032430 : intermediateBufferHandle=13949 : queueDepth=127 } : state=3 : [Espresso::ANERuntimeEngine::__forward_segment 0] evaluate[RealTime]WithModel returned 0; code=8 err=Error Domain=com.apple.appleneuralengine Code=8 "processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: ANEProgramProcessRequestDirect() Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: ANEProgramProcessRequestDirect() Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error} [Espresso::handle_ex_plan] exception=Espresso exception: "Generic error": ANEF error: /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/04F01BF5-D48B-44EC-A5F6-3C7389CF4856/RizzCanvas.app/faceParsing.mlmodelc/model.espresso.net, processRequest:model:qos:qIndex:modelStringID:options:returnValue:error:: ANEProgramProcessRequestDirect() Failed with status=0x1d : statusType=0x9: Program Inference error status=-1 Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model (error code: -1). Error Domain=com.apple.Vision Code=3 "The VNCoreMLTransform request failed" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The VNCoreMLTransform request failed, NSUnderlyingError=0x114d92940 {Error Domain=com.apple.CoreML Code=0 "Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model (error code: -1)." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Unable to compute the prediction using a neural network model. It can be an invalid input data or broken/unsupported model (error code: -1).}}}
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Sep ’25
Max tokens for Foundation Models
Do we know what a safe max token limit is? After some iterating, I have come to believe 4096 might be the limit on device. Could you help me out by answering any of these questions: Is 4096 the correct limit? Do all devices have the same limit? Will the limit change over time or by device? The errors I get when going over the limit do not seem to say, hey you are over, so it's just by trial and error that I figure these issues out. Thanks for the fun new toys. Regards, Rob
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Jul ’25
Image Playground not available on simulator
I am using the iPhone 17 Pro simulator that was included with Xcode 26.0.1. My Mac is running macOS 26. When I started the simulator for the first time I got the "Ready for Apple Intelligence" notification but when I access Image Playground in my app it says it is not available on this iPhone. Any solution to get it working on the simulator?
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Sep ’25
AI-Powered Feed Customization via User-Defined Algorithm
Hey guys 👋 I’ve been thinking about a feature idea for iOS that could totally change the way we interact with apps like Twitter/X. Imagine if we could define our own recommendation algorithm, and have an AI on the iPhone that replaces the suggested tweets in the feed with ones that match our personal interests — based on public tweets, and without hacking anything. Kinda like a personalized "AI skin" over the app that curates content you actually care about. Feels like this would make content way more relevant and less algorithmically manipulative. Would love to know what you all think — and if Apple could pull this off 🔥
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Jun ’25
Apple Intelligence language
I found what might be a bug with enabling Apple Intelligence when switching languages. When my iPhone's language is set to Catalan, the Apple Intelligence is disabled because it is not available for that language. Switching to Spanish doesn't activate it, and it still shows the same message of being unavailable, this time saying not available in Spanish (which is not true). However, it is enabled when the phone is rebooted. Once at this point, the bug becomes even weirder. Having the iPhone language set to Spanish and with Apple Intelligence on, I switch the language to Catalan, and the feature remains enabled. After I ask a query in Catalan, it surprisingly understands it and works, but then it gets disabled. Apart from that, as user feedback, I would love to activate Apple Intelligence in an available language other than my device's language. That's how I always used Siri (iPhone in Catalan, Siri in Spanish). Thanks!
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Sep ’25
Integrating MLX Models with React Native for iOS Deployment
Hi, I'm looking for the best way to use MLX models, particularly those I've fine-tuned, within a React Native application on iOS devices. Is there a recommended integration path or specific API for bridging MLX's capabilities to React Native for deployment on iPhones and iPads?
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Jun ’25
Insufficient memory for Foundational Model Adapter Training
I have a MacBook Pro M3 Pro with 18GB of RAM and was following the instructions to fine tune the foundational model given here: https://developer.apple.com/apple-intelligence/foundation-models-adapter/ However, while following the code sample in the example Jupyter notebook, my Mac hangs on the second code cell. Specifically: from examples.generate import generate_content, GenerationConfiguration from examples.data import Message output = generate_content( [[ Message.from_system("A conversation between a user and a helpful assistant. Taking the role as a play writer assistant for a kids' play."), Message.from_user("Write a script about penguins.") ]], GenerationConfiguration(temperature=0.0, max_new_tokens=128) ) output[0].response After some debugging, I was getting the following error: RuntimeError: MPS backend out of memory (MPS allocated: 22.64 GB, other allocations: 5.78 MB, max allowed: 22.64 GB). Tried to allocate 52.00 MB on private pool. Use PYTORCH_MPS_HIGH_WATERMARK_RATIO=0.0 to disable upper limit for memory allocations (may cause system failure). So is my machine not capable enough to adapter train Apple's Foundation Model? And if so, what's the recommended spec and could this be specified somewhere? Thanks!
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Jul ’25
Object Detection / Content Detection with YOLOv3 on VisionOS
Hi, i just wanna ask, Is it possible to run YOLOv3 on visionOS using the main camera to detect objects and show bounding boxes with labels in real-time? I’m wondering if camera access and custom models work for this, or if there’s a better way. Any tips?
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Apr ’25
Xcode 26 intelligence editor modifications.
Greetings, Ive been exerimenting with the new Apple intelligence chat. I want to be able to use my custom LLM and I made that work (I can chat back and forward from the left panel with my server) but I cannot find out how to change the editor contents like chatgpt does. chatgpt is able to change the current editor and, seems like, all files in the pbx. I tried to catch the call with charles with no success. In the OpenIA platform docs it doesnt mention anything that could change the code shown. does anyone know how to achieve this? Is the apple intelliece documentation lacking this features and will it be completed soon? will this features even be open for developers?
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Jul ’25
Various On-Device Frameworks API & ChatGPT
Posting a follow up question after the WWDC 2025 Machine Learning AI & Frameworks Group Lab on June 12. In regards to the on-device API of any of the AI frameworks (foundation model, vision framework, ect.), is there a response condition or path where the API outsources it's input to ChatGPT if the user has allowed this like Siri does? Ignore this if it's a no: is this handled behind the scenes or by the developer?
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Jun ’25
A Summary of the WWDC25 Group Lab - Apple Intelligence
At WWDC25 we launched a new type of Lab event for the developer community - Group Labs. A Group Lab is a panel Q&A designed for a large audience of developers. Group Labs are a unique opportunity for the community to submit questions directly to a panel of Apple engineers and designers. Here are the highlights from the WWDC25 Group Lab for Apple Intelligence. Can I integrate writing tools in my own text editor? UITextView, NSTextView, and SwiftUI TextEditor automatically get Writing Tools on devices that support Apple Intelligence. For custom text editors, check out Enhancing your custom text engine with Writing Tools. Given that Foundation Models are on-device, how will Apple update the models over time? And how should we test our app against the model updates? Model updates are in sync with OS updates. As for testing with updated models, watch our WWDC session about prompt engineering and safety, and read the Human Interface Guidelines to understand best practices in prompting the on-device model. What is the context size of a session in Foundation Models Framework? How to handle the error if a session runs out of the context size? Currently the context size is about 4,000 tokens. If it’s exceeded, developers can catch the .exceededContextWindowSize error at runtime. As discussed in one of our WWDC25 sessions, when the context window is exceeded, one approach is to trim and summarize a transcript, and then start a new session. Can I do image generation using the Foundation Models Framework or is only text generation supported? Foundation Models do not generate images, but you can use the Foundation Models framework to generate prompts for ImageCreator in the Image Playground framework. Developers can also take advantage of Tools in Foundation Models framework, if appropriate for their app. My app currently uses a third party server-based LLM. Can I use the Foundation Models Framework as well in the same app? Any guidance here? The Foundation Models framework is optimized for a subset of tasks like summarization, extraction, classification, and tagging. It’s also on-device, private, and free. But at 3 billion parameters it isn’t designed for advanced reasoning or world knowledge, so for some tasks you may still want to use a larger server-based model. Should I use the AFM for my language translation features given it does text translation, or is the Translation API still the preferred approach? The Translation API is still preferred. Foundation Models is great for tasks like text summarization and data generation. It’s not recommended for general world knowledge or translation tasks. Will the TranslationSession class introduced in ios18 get any new improvments in performance or reliability with the new live translation abilities in ios/macos/ipados 26? Essentially, will we get access to live translation in a similar way and if so, how? There's new API in LiveCommunicationKit to take advantage of live translation in your communication apps. The Translate framework is using the same models as used by Live Communication and can be combined with the new SpeechAnalyzer API to translate your own audio. How do I set a default value for an App Intent parameter that is otherwise required? You can implement a default value as part of your parameter declaration by using the @Parameter(defaultValue:) form of the property wrapper. How long can an App Intent run? On macOS there is no limit to how long app intents can run. On iOS, there is a limit of 30 seconds. This time limit is paused when waiting for user interaction. How do I vary the options for a specific parameter of an App Intent, not just based on the type? Implement a DynamicOptionsProvider on that parameter. You can add suggestedEntities() to suggest options. What if there is not a schema available for what my app is doing? If an app intent schema matching your app’s functionality isn’t available, take a look to see if there’s a SiriKit domain that meets your needs, such as for media playback and messaging apps. If your app’s functionality doesn’t match any of the available schemas, you can define a custom app intent, and integrate it with Siri by making it an App Shortcut. Please file enhancement requests via Feedback Assistant for new App intent schemas that would benefit your app. Are you adding any new app intent domains this year? In addition to all the app intent domains we announced last year, this year at WWDC25 we announced that Visual Intelligence will be added to iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe. When my App Intent doesn't show up as an action in Shortcuts, where do I start in figuring out what went wrong? App Intents are statically extracted. You can check the ExtractMetadata info in Xcode's build log. What do I need to do to make sure my App Intents work well with Spotlight+? Check out our WWDC25 sessions on App Intents, including Explore new advances in App Intents and Develop for Shortcuts and Spotlight with App Intents. Mostly, make sure that your intent can run from the parameter summary alone, no required parameters without default values that are not already in the parameter summary. Does Spotlight+ on macOS support App Shortcuts? Not directly, but it shows the App Intents your App Shortcuts are sitting on top of. I’m wondering if the on-device Foundation Models framework API can be integrated into an app to act strictly as an app in-universe AI assistant, responding only within the boundaries of the app’s fictional context. Is such controlled, context-limited interaction supported? FM API runs inside the process of your app only and does not automatically integrate with any remaining part of the system (unless you choose to implement your own tool and utilize tool calling). You can provide any instructions and prompts you want to the model. If a country does not support Apple Intelligence yet, can the Foundation Models framework work? FM API works on Apple Intelligence-enabled devices in supported regions and won’t work in regions where Apple Intelligence is not yet supported
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