After recently updating my MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021, M1 Pro) to macOS Sequoia (15.6), my docking station sporadically disconnects and reconnects about once every 1-5 minutes. This causes my external screens to switch off for about a second, and my external drive to disconnect. This has (obviously) completely broken my workflow, and I've had to resort to connecting two screens directly to the MacBook. I've had to completely disconnect the external drive for fear of corrupting due to the sudden disconnects. I've seen other people report the same or similar issues here, and other places. I've tried all kinds of fixes suggested on various forums (reinstalled drivers, cleared preference files, etc.) without any luck. To be frank, this is a completely unacceptable bug that needs to be fixed ASAP. I cannot accept that installing an os update completely breaks something as fundamental as connecting to external devices via a docker. Especially when this worked completely fine on macOS 13, and I was essentially forced to update because the (working) macOS 13 was no longer supported.

I am on Macos Sequoia 15.5. I plugged in a brand new 8TB SanDisk SSD portable drive. I want to reformat it. Diskutility fails in this way: Erasing "SanDisk Extreme Pro 55AF Media" (disk6) and creating "NewDrive" Unmounting disk The volume on disk6 couldn't be unmounted because it is in use by process 0 (kernel) Couldn't open device. : (-69877) Operation failed… I have the drive ejected. I'm used to ejecting a drive, then unplugging it. The first time I tried this, DiskUtility complained that all sorts of processes were using it still, after I Ejected the drive (Bash, simctl, Code Helper, Word, kernel 0). So I closed all the process one by one, until only kernel proc 0 was remaining. Apparently it is not safe to simply eject a drive and then unplug it, as Eject "succeeds" but many processes still have the drive open. How do I format the drive?

Since a recent macOS update (around one month ago), I’ve been experiencing a random issue on my MacBook Air (2023, M2). After the device enters sleep mode and I try to wake it, sometimes the screen stays black with only the cursor visible. The issue occurs randomly — not every time — but frequently enough to impact daily use. The system becomes completely unresponsive, and the only recovery method is a forced restart (holding the power button). Steps to Reproduce: 1. Leave the MacBook idle until it enters sleep automatically. 2. Wait for 10–30+ minutes. 3. Attempt to wake it using the keyboard, trackpad, or by opening the lid. 4. Randomly, the system fails to wake properly: screen turns on, shows a black background with a movable cursor, but nothing else appears. Expected Result: The system wakes normally and restores to the previous desktop session. Actual Result: The system randomly freezes on a black screen with a visible cursor. No user interface or login prompt appears. Requires a hard restart. System Information: • Device: MacBook Air 13”, M2, 2023 • macOS Version: [Insert exact version, e.g., macOS Sonoma 14.5] • Issue Since: Around one month ago (possibly after latest macOS update) • Peripherals: [Mention any external devices if applicable] • Reproducibility: Random (approximately 30–50% of the time after longer sleep) Additional Notes: • Issue is not consistent; sometimes the system wakes as expected. • Occurs regardless of whether on battery or plugged in. • No external monitors or USB accessories are connected when this happens.

I just wanted to update my app, as it seems the in-app purchases were not updated in the first submission. I created a new build and increased the version number by a minor increment, from 1 to 1.1, to ensure it gets processed. The build appears in TestFlight, but the plus button adjacent to the "Build" subsection does not appear, preventing me from selecting a new version. Please see the attached images. VERY VERY FRUSTRATING

In the actual development, I found that I could not complete the setting of my icloud+ customised email domain name SMTP. I tried to configure the SMTP of iCloud custom email according to Apple's document (https://support.apple.com/en-us/102525) but the error I looked through Apple's support file, but I didn't find the specific configuration of iCloud + customised email SMTP.

Our iOS app, when running as an iOS App on Mac, crashes consistently under the following scenario: 1. Launch the app on an external display. 2. Minimize the app window. 3. Disconnect the external display. The app crashes every time under these conditions. The crash log shows the following call stack: *** Assertion failure in -[UINSWorkspace _maximumContentSizeForWindowOnScreen:], UINSWorkspace.m:401 -[UINSWorkspace _maximumContentSizeForWindowOnScreen:]: screen parameter should not be nil ( 0 CoreFoundation 0x000000018e841df0 __exceptionPreprocess + 176 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000018e306b60 objc_exception_throw + 88 2 Foundation 0x000000018fb6aa78 -[NSCalendarDate initWithCoder:] + 0 3 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a9a59110 -[UINSWorkspace _maximumContentSizeForWindowOnScreen:] + 184 4 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a9a3e748 -[UINSSceneViewController _usableScreenSizeWithSceneSize:shouldOverride:] + 412 5 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a9a3d55c -[UINSSceneViewController _effectiveScaleFactorForLayoutWithOverride:] + 88 6 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a9a3f3a8 -[UINSSceneViewController _updateZoomFactors] + 28 7 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a9a3f248 -[UINSSceneViewController _updateZoomFactorsAndDoLayout] + 24 8 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a9a3df80 -[UINSSceneViewController _doUpdates:] + 104 9 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a99ad460 -[UINSSceneViewController observeValueForKeyPath:ofObject:change:context:] + 176 10 Foundation 0x000000018facb0d8 -[NSKeyValueObservance observeValueForKeyPath:ofObject:change:context:] + 388 11 Foundation 0x000000018facb0d8 -[NSKeyValueObservance observeValueForKeyPath:ofObject:change:context:] + 388 12 Foundation 0x000000018fa8f7b4 NSKeyValueNotifyObserver + 252 13 Foundation 0x000000018fb3c560 NSKeyValueDidChange + 388 14 Foundation 0x00000001903149a0 NSKeyValueDidChangeWithPerThreadPendingNotifications + 160 15 AppKit 0x00000001924673d4 -[NSThemeFrame _didChangeContentLayoutRect] + 76 16 AppKit 0x000000019246521c -[NSWindow _oldPlaceWindow:fromServer:] + 744 ) It seems like the system attempts to access a screen object that is already nil after the external monitor is removed. This leads to an assertion failure in UINSWorkspace. Is there any known workaround or update planned to address this issue? Thank you.

Recently, while developing a network extension on macOS, I encountered a very interesting issue. When the App Sandbox entitlement is included, the NE (Network Extension) can be called and run normally. However, when the App Sandbox is removed, with everything else remaining unchanged, an error occurs. The logs are as follows: Failed to find an app extension with identifier app.acmeVpnM.extension and extension point com.apple.networkextension.packet-tunnel: (null) Found 0 registrations for app.acmeVpnM.extension (com.apple.networkextension.packet-tunnel) If you add app sandbox, it will run normally. this is my container app entitlement this is my NE extension (without App SandBox) I want to know the reason for this. App sandbox shouldn't be mandatory. How can I make my NE run in an environment without app sandbox?

help me please i cant remove little messed up pixels and they are getting more and more please help me!! 2025 Macbook pro no protection screen actual screen

create login_renamed_xx.keychain-db everytime restart

Using a 2014 MacBook Pro, I have a Sandisk SD card, it won't mount, I cannot format. Suggestions?

I have a sample document-based macOS app. I understand that you can open a new window or a new tab with some text. import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @Binding var document: TexDocument @Environment(\.newDocument) var newDocument var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 0) { topView } } private var topView: some View { Button { newDocument(TexDocument(text: "A whole new world!")) } label: { Text("Open new window") .frame(width: 200) } } } Suppose that I have a path to a text file whose security-scoped bookmark can be resolved with a click of a button. I wonder if you can open a new window or a new tab with the corresponding content?. I have done that in Cocoa. I hope I can do it in SwiftUI as well. Thanks.

In our application we have two usecases for a Hotkey/Shortcut identification API/method. We have some predefined shortcuts that will ship with our MacOS application. They may or may not change dynamically, based on what the user has already set as shortcuts/hotkeys, and also to avoid any important system wide shortcuts that the user may or may not have changed. We allow the user to customize the shortcuts/hotkeys in our application, so we want to show what shortcuts the user already has in use system-wide and across their OS experience. This gives rise to the need for an API that lets us know which shortcut/hotkeys are currently being used by the user and also the current system wide OS shortcuts in use. Please let me know if there are any APIs in AppKit or SwiftUI we can use for the above

Based on threads from past years, it is mentioned that a NEFilterDataProvider supports IPPROTO_TCP, IPPROTO_UDP, IPPROTO_ICMP and IPPROTO_IGMP. [Q] What about IPPROTO_RAW? Is this something that would have been added recently?

Currently I came across an issue in mac catalyst project. All the buttons in my project are not visible, they are in their actual positions and also clickable and performing their tasks as assigned but they are not visible. When Iam doing: crossButton.setImage(UIImage(named: "CrossComMac"), for: .normal) Button does not contain image While in the below code, image is visible but Iam not able to resize it. crossButton.imageView?.image = UIImage(named: "CrossComMac") Also title of the button is not visible too. Anything related to button in my mac catalyst project is not visible. Main issue: Button's image is visible in Xcode running project Button's image is not visible in build project...(funny thing right)

Is there a way to distinguish physical mouse/keyboard input from remote control mouse/keyboard input on Mac? Or even better, is there a way to detect if my Mac is being remotely controlled?

Process: Pages [24164] Path: /Applications/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages Identifier: com.apple.iWork.Pages Version: 14.3 (7042.0.76) Build Info: Pages-7042000076000000~4 (1A80s) App Item ID: 409201541 App External ID: 869633787 Code Type: ARM-64 (Native) Parent Process: launchd [1] User ID: 501 Date/Time: 2025-02-03 10:33:48.0108 -0500 OS Version: macOS 15.0 (24A5264n) Report Version: 12 Anonymous UUID: CADF4BC4-9940-34D7-7009-116B6231DC3E Sleep/Wake UUID: 74C42190-FF06-46AE-B3A5-A3EBD47E7F1F Time Awake Since Boot: 350000 seconds Time Since Wake: 720 seconds System Integrity Protection: enabled Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000 Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000 Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 11 Segmentation fault: 11 Terminating Process: exc handler [24164] VM Region Info: 0 is not in any region. Bytes before following region: 4336156672 REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL UNUSED SPACE AT START ---> __TEXT 102748000-1039a0000 [ 18.3M] r-x/r-x SM=COW /Applications/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages Model: Mac14,2, BootROM 11881.0.80.0.2, proc 8:4:4 processors, 8 GB, SMC Graphics: Apple M2, Apple M2, Built-In Display: Color LCD, 2560 x 1664 Retina, Main, MirrorOff, Online Memory Module: LPDDR5, Hynix AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_wifi (0x14E4, 0x4387), wl0: Apr 22 2024 07:25:15 version 20.10.1110.0.8.7.176 FWID 01-f2e48c5b IO80211_driverkit-1302.55 "IO80211_driverkit-1302.55" May 30 2024 20:56:50 AirPort: Bluetooth: Version (null), 0 services, 0 devices, 0 incoming serial ports Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0 USB Device: USB31Bus USB Device: USB31Bus Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Air, Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Air, Apple Inc.

I just got a new 2024 Macbook Pro today. I finished setting it up, and I'm trying to reinstall a few apps. It told me that since I haven't used my Apple ID yet, I need to complete my Apple account. I've entered all my address information, but every time I hit continue, the boxes turn red, telling me I need to enter my information as if I never entered it in the first place. How can I fix this? I need to set this computer up before classes tomorrow.

help me how to fix this issue !!

i never imagined that an apple product could do such. a thing . i 've updated to the latest version , 15.3 what should i do next time? i've had to restart it three times, the last one finally helped here is the link https://youtu.be/-aqjzVKMZGA

My post i the general forum was deleted because I am running on Sequoia beta. The issue seems to occur regardless of macOS version. MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Trackpad reacts to the slightest touch, either moving thw cursor or clickin. Obviously I have adjusted settings and it's still too sensitive. If I don't take my fingers completely away from the trackpad as I use it, I often find new windows opening, dialog boxes popping up, ads getting clicked on, etc. I have gone into trackpad preferences several times and adjusted everything I can find that ought to help and it doesn't. Disabling “touch to click” remedies the unintentional clicks, although I would like to keep that functionality of workin as intended. The other nuisances remain.