Overview

Accessibility & Inclusion

Explore best practices for creating inclusive apps for users of Apple accessibility features and users from diverse backgrounds.

General

Virtual Action Button - When Hardware Button Unavailable

Apple Developer Program Enrollment Pending – Identity Verification Taking Longer Than Expected

10h

Accessibility Inspector Element Detection and contrast failures with SwiftUI sheets

App & System Services

Delve into the world of built-in app and system services available to developers. Discuss leveraging these services to enhance your app's functionality and user experience.

Wallet Widgets & Live Activities Tap to Pay on iPhone SwiftData CarPlay Internationalization Automation & Scripting Core OS Drivers General Hardware Networking Processes & Concurrency iCloud Health & Fitness Maps & Location Notifications StoreKit Apple Pay

In Core Spotlight, it requires four consecutive characters to index the content. Only through title or displayName can the content be indexed.

Virtualization.framework: Can a separate process stop a VM if its owning process hangs?

CLMonitor delivers duplicate events for CircularGeographicCondition when the app is launched in the background

App Store Distribution & Marketing

Navigate the App Store landscape. Share strategies for app submission, distribution, marketing, and user acquisition. Discuss best practices for getting your app discovered and downloaded.

General TestFlight App Store Connect App Store Connect API App Review

Somnolia stuck in "Waiting for Review" for 17 days after 3 previous rejections

First app stuck in "Waiting for Review" since October 21 after a 2.1(b) reply

App review

Business & Education

Explore the intersection of business and app development. Discuss topics like device management, education, and resources for aspiring app developers.

General Device Management

Unable to enrol macOS 27 beta VMs in to Jamf

Apple MDM Vendor Certificate Request Pending Since October 21 – No Response

How to Prevent Users from Removing an MDM Enrollment Profile on iOS?

Code Signing

Demystify code signing and its importance in app development. Get help troubleshooting code signing issues and ensure your app is properly signed for distribution.

General Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles Notarization Entitlements

Developer ID notarization submissions stuck "In Progress" for 13+ hours — Team 7MK3979GD2

macOS code signing: CSSMERR_TP_NOT_TRUSTED in different execution contexts

Clarification on Installation of Existing Notarized Installer Packages After February 1, 2027

Community

This is a dedicated space for developers to connect, share ideas, collaborate, and ask questions. Introduce yourself, network with other developers, and join us in fostering a supportive community.

Apple Developers Apple Arcade Swift Student Challenge TestFlight

Apple thought it was impossible

My app dev. account is still pending

The Apple Developer Program not working

18h

Developer Tools & Services

Dive into the vast array of tools, services, and support available to developers.

Localization General Instruments Swift Playground Xcode Xcode Cloud Developer Forums Apple Developer Program

Apple Watch Ultra 49MM doesnt show Developer Mode & Trusted Computer

Individual enrollment blocked after ID scan misread my surname – Case ID 10301112855

Enrollment blocked: name misread from driver's license in Apple Developer app (Case 103011235078)

Design

Explore the art and science of app design. Discuss user interface (UI) design principles, user experience (UX) best practices, and share design resources and inspiration.

General

[Age Range]System-level Age Range prompt fails to appear after Switching from Parent to Child Account.

Critical Issue - Need DTS contact TIME SENSITIVE

iPhone Duo: verticalSizeClass remains regular when pinned Picture in Picture reduces app window height to 348 points

Graphics & Games

Delve into the world of graphics and game development. Discuss creating stunning visuals, optimizing game mechanics, and share resources for game developers.

Game Porting Toolkit General Metal GameKit SceneKit SpriteKit RealityKit

D3DMetal: present hangs permanently when the game window becomes occluded

How to spin every cell of a 7×7 and 12×12 without one SCNView per cell

GameSaveSyncedDirectory.openDirectory() crashes in CloudDocs initUIApplicationWillResignActiveNotification

Machine Learning & AI

Explore the power of machine learning and Apple Intelligence within apps. Discuss integrating features, share best practices, and explore the possibilities for your app here.

Apple Intelligence Foundation Models App Intents Core AI Evaluations Create ML General Core ML

foundation-models-utilities 1.1.0-beta1: README and bundled SKILL.md inconsistencies

Core AI on iOS/macOS 27: seven issues found while porting an SDXL pipeline

PCC rate limits and blocking Siri AI as a result

Media Technologies

Explore the integration of media technologies within your app. Discuss working with audio, video, camera, and other media functionalities.

Photos & Camera Audio General Streaming Video

Is activeLockedVideoFrameDuration supported on iPhone 16 Pro? Hardware or iOS limitation?

18h

AUv2: Property Listener Callback Lifetime During AudioComponentInstanceDispose

18h

iPhone 17 Pro: Is Native Apple Log 2 ISP Processing Available for 4224×3024/60fps RAW?

Privacy & Security

Prioritize user privacy and data security in your app. Discuss best practices for data handling, user consent, and security measures to protect user information.

Sign in with Apple: "Sign Up Not Completed" for every App ID in our team — framework returns canceled (1001) with empty userInfo

18h

Company logo in Safari’s native Sign in with Apple sheet for a website-only Services ID

Programming Languages

Dive into the world of programming languages used for app development.

Swift General

Acessing structs from Swift

tvOS 14.6 fails trying to bind UDP/1900 (succeeds on tvOS Simulator)

How do I get the elements of NSArray

UI Frameworks

Explore the various UI frameworks available for building app interfaces. Discuss the use cases for different frameworks, share best practices, and get help with specific framework-related questions.

SwiftUI General UIKit AppKit

Warning: -[NSWindow makeKeyWindow] called on <AppKit._NSGlassEffectWindow: 0x...> windowNumber=a221 which returned NO from -[NSWindow canBecomeKeyWindow]

Clipped render of dragged NSTableView row on macOS 27.

UITableView row reordering no longer works under macOS 27 with Mac Catalyst

Safari & Web

Explore the integration of web technologies within your app. Discuss building web-based apps, leveraging Safari functionalities, and integrating with web services.

WebKit Web Extensions General

Safari shows “Fraudulent Website Warning” for q-saver.com for over 5 months despite repeated Website Review requests

18h

Apple Pay on the Web sheet fails with PKPaymentAuthorizationStateFatalError after successful merchant validation (PROD trust policy)

White flash when opening a new tab overridden by a Safari Web Extension on iOS

Spatial Computing

Discuss spatial computing on Apple platforms and how to design and build an entirely new universe of apps and games for Apple Vision Pro.

Foveated Streaming & Spatial Tracking 3D Content Reality Composer Pro General ARKit

visionOS 27 beta 4 (24M5326g) stuck: update fails with MSU 806 MADownloadDaemonNotReady, all Apple services hang

Reality kit Entities Appearing to Lag in a Full or Progressive Style Immersive Space When Opened with Environment Turned On

Improving metric scale consistency of ARWorldTrackingConfiguration on devices without LiDAR