Folks; I've had an app in the Mac App Store for some time. I used a test account setup in App Store Connect to test this. Let's call this testAccount1. Everything worked as expected. For various reasons I have eliminated that account in App Store Connect. Now I need to perform more sandbox testing against this app. I have setup a new account in App Store Connect. Let's call this testAccount2. BTW: macOS 11.2 Beta (20D5042d) on Transition Kit (A12Z Bionic) with Xcode 12.3 Used Xcode to perform a 'clean' Used Finder to remove the ~/Library/Containter/'appName' folder. When I launch the app in Xcode and reach the appropriate point I perform 'exit(173)' This results in a prompt to sign into the App Store which I do by providing TestAccount2. So far so good. Now when I attempt to purchase an In-App Purchase I am again prompted to Sign in to the App Store. This window contains a text field to enter an AppleID. This field is pre-populated with TestAccount1!!! scenario 1: over-ride the pre--populated AppleID with TestAccout2. in this case I am then prompted to enter the password. after entering the password I receive a prompt to 'Sign in to App Store' this window does not contain a text field to enter an AppleID (only 'Cancel' or 'Buy') On the 4th click it errors out .... " Code=306 "Reached max retry count" scenario 2: accept the pre-poulated AppleID NOTE:this AppleID is not valid - I have deleted this from App Store Connect after entering the password the normal in-app prompts appear after confirming the purchase I receive : "You are not authorized to make purchases of this InApp in Sandbox at this time." Bottom Line: I cannot test with a new Sandbox account I cannot test with an invalid Sandbox account Can someone please clarify how I am supposed to test in Mac App Store Sandbox? Please! Steve

Folks; Is there any reason I only receive 25 items in any MKLocalSearch not matter what the request entails? MacOS 11.6 - Xcode 13.0 Steve

I have an Objective-C macOS app which provides a service that provides unique services on selected text. This app has been for sale in the Mac App Store for several years. The app registers as service provider during 'appDidFinishLaunching' with: [[NSApplication sharedApplication] setServicesProvider:self]; When my service is invoked it uses the standard service method: (void)serviceName:(NSPasteboard *)pboard userData:(NSString *)userData error:(NSString **)error In the body of this standard service method the contents of the NSPasteboard (pboard) are examined and consumed by my app. - (void) kudosService:(NSPasteboard *)pboard userData:(NSString *)userData error:(NSString **)error; { if ([pboard pasteboardItems].count==0) { return; } NSPasteboardItem *pI = [pboard pasteboardItems][0]; NSLog(@"pI:%@",pI.types ); for (NSString *uti in pI.types) { NSLog(@"uti:%@ string:%@",uti, [pI stringForType:uti] ); } ... } Something has changed with Preview app; at this point I'm inclined to think the change occurred with version 11. Console output for Preview pI:( "public.utf8-plain-text", "public.rtf", "public.utf16-external-plain-text" ) uti:public.utf8-plain-text string:(null) uti:public.rtf string:(null) uti:public.utf16-external-plain-text string:(null) This is the output regardless of whether or not the user has a mere text selection OR has formally 'Cop(ied)' [Cmd-C] the text in the Preview window! Please NOTE if I open the exact same .pdf document in Safari and invoke the service from Safari I see the expected Console output: pI:( "public.utf8-plain-text" ) uti:public.utf8-plain-text string:The Best Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake When did this change in Preview behavior occur? Can anyone point me to some documentation, which I have obviously overlooked, that would shed some light on this matter!

M1Pro running macOS 12.5 & Xcode 13.4.1 developing a macOS application using storyboards simple beginning to an app: appDelegate, a custom windowController, and a custom viewController windowContent set in IB using drag no error reported during build when run: windowWillLoad is called viewController viewDidLoad is called window didLoad is called appDelegate applicationDidFinishLaunching is called window is drawn on screen but nothing appears in the window view has 2 verticalStackViews, a tableView, and a horizontalStackView I'm stumped.... Any thoughts appreciated on how to track this down!

I have setup and verified a sandbox account for testing. I have received both email and text verification and received the email noting that the account has been enabled for two-factor. Yet I receive the error below on both iOS and macOS devices. Can someone shed some light on this matter? Thanks! Steve iTunes Account creation not allowed This Apple ID cannot be used with the iTunes Store at this time. Please try again later

I have MacCatalyst app that a few weeks ago I successfully submitted and it was approved for both the iOS app version as well as a macOS version (AppStoreConnect) Now when I use Archive in Xcode when the Organizer window opens the widget at top left is set to 'Other Items' additionally no version information is shown and the 'Validate' button is disabled... I know this is probably ridiculous but I don't see (nor do I recall) how I tell Xcode to archive for macCatalyst or archive for iOS.. Can someone help me out here - please?

The specs state that the resolution for the video should be 886x1920 (or 1920x886).How do I create a video with this resoultion?I have looked at QuickTime Player, iMovie, and FinalCutPro and I don't see a way to produce a video with this resolution.BTW: I don't have an iPhoneX of any kind. Does this fact alone mean I cannot produce a 6.5 inch App Preview?It doesn't seem like it should but maybe..??I hope I am just missing something easy but in the programs mentioned above I find only 480p, 720p, 1080p, and 4K.Any guidance (a link to a "how to" with tools required?) would be really appreciated!

Folks; Running on a Developer Transition Kit - (A12Z) macOS 11.2  - Xcode 12.3 I have built a free to download Mac App which has a variety of in-app purchases; some are auto-renewing subscriptions, some are non-consumable. (all of these in-app purchases have been approved by Apple) I am experiencing difficulty testing in the sandbox. I have logged out of my user account in the Mac App Store. I have removed the existing Container folder from user’s Library folder. I have created a brand new testing account in App Store Connect. I have done a clean and build in Xcode. When I then run the app I am prompted to ‘Sign in to use this application on this computer’. (“AppName” was purchased using the App Store on another computer….) I enter the new AppleID I just set up in App Store Connect and then I am prompted for a password. After I supply the password the app crashes: Application Specific Information: dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries Dyld Error Message:   dyld: Using shared cache: 775BB65E-F213-3A39-ACF0-7343BCDE1E6C Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/……..   Referenced from: /Users/USER/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/AppName-hcuqdwzeykfjvqfdldsnjiocbxtj/Build/Products/Debug/AppName.app/Contents/MacOS/AppName   Reason: image not found If I immediately re-run the application at this point I get a successful launch.... As part of my app’s normal launch I process the receipt. During this successful re-launch the receipt is found and is correctly processed. It correctly determines that no in-app purchases have yet been made. In the app code I successfully perform an SKProductRequest (I receive the correct information back). Based on this SKProductRequest success I then attempt to make an in-app purchase which uses the product information from the SKProductRequest I am prompted to ‘Sign in to the App Store’ (If you have an Apple ID, sign in with it here.  [Environment: Sandbox])  Buttons: Cancel  & Buy - there is a textfield to enter an Apple ID (the pre-filled in Apple ID is NOT the Apple ID I submitted during the initial launch…. When I click the ‘Buy’ I am prompted for the password.   When I supply the password I then prompted with a different dialog window ‘Sign In to the App Store’ (If you have an Apple ID, sign in with it here.  [Environment: Sandbox])  Buttons: Cancel  & Buy - no textfield to enter an Apple ID If I click the ‘Buy’ button, the dialog window disappears for a second or two and then re-appears After the 4th such 'Buy' click I see an error logged by SKPaymentQueue: <SKPaymentQueue: 0x600001a13b80>: Payment completed with error: Error Domain=ASDErrorDomain Code=500 "Unhandled exception"  UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x600001612700 {Error Domain=AMSErrorDomain Code=306 "Reached max retry count"  UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Reached max retry count, NSLocalizedFailureReason=Task reached max retry count (3 / 3);}},  NSLocalizedFailureReason=An unknown error occurred, NSLocalizedDescription=Unhandled exception} Can anyone provide some clarity as to what I am doing wrong? Any thoughts appreciated!! Steve

macOS 11.2.1 File was created by Migration Assistant directly in Trash ~/.Trash/delete/Delete/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/DataVaults Empty Trash throws multiple ‘in use’ errors beginning at ‘Data’ and moving up nested folders Running First Aid in Recovery Mode does not change anything. This is what Apple Support documents recommend. Yes, I have renamed upper 2 folders… I have successfully assigned ‘Read/Write’ to my user account (which is an admin account) to all folders Finder says ‘You have unknown access’ to ‘DataVaults’ Cannot move any folder out of Trash Cannot 'chown' any item in the hierarchy Use of ’sudo’ does not alter results How do I get rid of this? Steve

Hello Folks; I'm trying to utilize a crash log from App Review. I've uploaded the app with DWARF with dSYM File. When I open the App Review .crash file in Xcode I see this: #0 in __pthread_kill () #1 in pthread_kill () #2 in abort () #3 in abort_message () #4 in demangling_terminate_handler() () #5 in _objc_terminate() () #6 in std::__terminate(void (*)()) () #7 in std::terminate() () #8 in _dispatch_client_callout () #9 in _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF () #10 in __CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ () #11 in __CFRunLoopRun () #12 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific () #13 in RunCurrentEventLoopInMode () #14 in ReceiveNextEventCommon () #15 in _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter () #16 in _DPSNextEvent () #17 in -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] () #18 in -[NSApplication run] () #19 in NSApplicationMain () #20 in 0x10a062000 () #21 in 0x10a062000 () #22 in start () Whereas in Console it looks like this: 0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff2053783b __exceptionPreprocess + 242 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff2026fd92 objc_exception_throw + 48 2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff205609a2 +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 88 3 Foundation 0x00007fff2131e4d2 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 191 4 AppKit 0x00007fff22d02679 -[NSCell _objectValue:forString:errorDescription:] + 260 5 AppKit 0x00007fff22d024d3 -[NSCell setStringValue:] + 44 6 AppKit 0x00007fff22d7af3e -[NSControl setStringValue:] + 121 7 AppXYZ 0x000000010a069107 AppXYZ + 28935 8 AppXYZ 0x000000010a07eed1 AppXYZ + 118481 9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20219623 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12 10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff2021a806 _dispatch_client_callout + 8 11 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff20226b4f _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 940 12 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204fa5a8 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_SERVICING_THE_MAIN_DISPATCH_QUEUE__ + 9 13 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204bc7a2 __CFRunLoopRun + 2755 14 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff204bb61c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 563 15 HIToolbox 0x00007fff28701a83 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 292 16 HIToolbox 0x00007fff287017e5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 587 17 HIToolbox 0x00007fff28701583 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 70 18 AppKit 0x00007fff22cc3172 _DPSNextEvent + 864 19 AppKit 0x00007fff22cc1945 -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1364 20 AppKit 0x00007fff22cb3c69 -[NSApplication run] + 586 21 AppKit 0x00007fff22c87e6c NSApplicationMain + 816 22 AppXYZ 0x000000010a155a62 AppXYZ + 997986 23 AppXYZ 0x000000010a155afb AppXYZ + 998139 24 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff203dff3d start + 1 25 ??? 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1 So what am trying to understand is how to utilize lines 7 & 8 in the Console. Reading through the Docs (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/adding-identifiable-symbol-names-to-a-crash-report#Symbolicate-the-Crash-Report-in-Xcode) it seems like I should use 'atos' but its not working out.... For starters there is no 'Binary Architecture' information in the 'Binary Images' section of the .crash file. Can someone point out what I need to do here or clarify my misunderstanding? Thank for any help! Steve

Xcode 13.2 Using CNContact seeing the error in the log: ... [framework] Resetting database at nil path is not allowed .... What does this mean? What causes this to happen? How do I avoid this? Any help appreciated! Steve

Hello There; Using macOS 12.5 & Xcode 13.4 I am trying to subclass CNContact and bumping into an issue that I do not understand! class MyContact: CNContact { var newVariable :String = "" ... } I have loaded contactArray:[CNContact] now as I iterate over this array I would like to typecast the instance of CNContact to an instance of MyContact. for thisContact in contactArray { if let myK:MyContact = thisContact as? MyContact { //do something } } program flow simply never proceeds into the if let statement... if I try to force this issue: let myK:MyContact = thisContact as! MyContact I get the error: Could not cast value of type 'CNContact' (0x2057a35b8) to 'XYZ.MyContact' (0x102484490). Please help me accomplish my goal - what am I not understanding here? All help appreciated! Steve

I am examining the ability of NaturalLanguage to identify placeNames. I ran across the example code in the developer documentation here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/naturallanguage/identifying_people_places_and_organizations When I execute this example exactly as stated it does not function as expected. Running Xcode 14.3.1 on macOS Ventura 13.4. The code does not find a single tag of any kind in the sample text. Can someone offer an explanation?

Folks; I have successfully implemented an iOS Action Extension which reads plain text from a user's selection. Now I want to augment this to allow the user the call the action on RTF or HTML. I have added NSExtensionActivationSupportsAttachmentsWithMinCount (1) and NSExtensionActivationSupportsAttachmentsWithMaxCount (3) to the ActivationRule. I have updated the ActionViewController to handle the itemProviders... BUT guard let extensionItems = extensionContext?.inputItems as? [NSExtensionItem] else {...} only shows 1 item of plainText... What else do I need to do to allow my action to handle RTF or HTML? Thanks for you time! Steve

Folks;When I run an archived copy of my mac application on a test dev machine (not my main dev box) I see errors in the Console log that trouble me...1) I see this error immediately before any of my code executes!error 16:14:25.839821 -0700 [MYAPPNAME] Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource&lt;0x6000000ed280&gt; (Domain: [MYAPPBUNDLEID], User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing preferences outside an application's container requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access, detaching from cfprefsdI open my standard defaults (a .plist) in -awakeFromNib like so: NSUserDefaults *ud = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]; [ud registerDefaults:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"WhodoMacOSDefaults" ofType:@"plist"]]]; [ud setObject:launch_Date forKey:kKudosLaunchDate];This activity throws 2 of these errors in the console:error 16:14:26.429881 -0700 [MYAPPNAME] attempt to set &lt;private&gt; for key in &lt;private&gt; in non-persistent preferences domain CFPrefsPlistSource&lt;0x6000000ed280&gt; (Domain: [MYAPPBUNDLEID], User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes)Then subsequently every 'set' for NSUserDefaults throw another of these into the console log...Nothing fancy going on in this app: no app groups, no iCloud, no hardened runtime...I don't see a 'user-preference-read' option in the standard entitlement document. Am I missing some basic conguration setting?Is this all just a by-product of running a 'development' archive?Any thoughts appreciated!Steve