Hi, I’m looking for clarification on what concurrency and consistency guarantees Apple provides when multiple targets (main app + Widget extensions) access shared storage. Specifically: 1. UserDefaults (App Group / suiteName:) • If multiple processes (app + multiple widget instances) read and write the same shared UserDefaults, what guarantees are provided? • Is access serialized internally to prevent corruption? • Are read–modify–write operations safe across processes, or can lost updates occur? 2. Core Data (shared SQLite store in App Group container) • Is it officially supported for multiple processes to open and write to the same Core Data SQLite store? • Are there recommended configurations (e.g. WAL mode) for safe multi-process access? • Is Apple’s recommendation to have a single writer process? 3. FileManager (shared container files) • If two processes write to the same file in an App Group container, what guarantees are provided by the system? • Is atomic replaceItemAt the recommended pattern for safe cross-process updates? Additionally: • Do multiple widget instances count as separate processes with respect to these guarantees? • Is there official guidance on best practices for shared persistence between app and widget extensions? I want to ensure I’m following the correct architecture and not relying on undefined behavior. Thanks.

Hello, It’s unclear to me if there is a limit of requests when using MKLocalSearch from MapKit. Let’s say I have a very large user base and will use 1000 requests per minute at peak times. Will MapKit support this? But if there is a limit, is it by user or by developer account? Also, if there is a limit, is it per day? Here is an example of the request we use. let searchRequest = MKLocalSearch.Request() searchRequest.naturalLanguageQuery = myQueryStringHere localSearch?.cancel() // cancel the previous call if it exists localSearch = MKLocalSearch(request: searchRequest) localSearch?.start { (response, error) in guard error == nil else { completion(.failure(.myError)) return } let mapSearchLocations = response?.mapItems completion(.success(mapSearchLocations)) } }

I'm a bit unsure about whether there’s a limit on the number of requests when using MKLocalSearch from MapKit. For example, if I have a large user base and need to make 200 requests per minute at peak times, will MapKit be able to handle this? Will the user be throttled after a number of requests? If there is a limit, is it based on the user or developer account? Additionally, if there is a limit, is it per day? Can you clarify? Just to give you an idea, here is an example of the request we make: let searchRequest = MKLocalSearch.Request() searchRequest.naturalLanguageQuery = myQueryStringHere localSearch?.cancel() // cancel the previous call if it exists localSearch = MKLocalSearch(request: searchRequest) localSearch?.start { (response, error) in guard error == nil else { completion(.failure(.myError)) return } let mapSearchLocations = response?.mapItems completion(.success(mapSearchLocations)) } } I appreciate your help in advance.