When a user enables an SMS filtering extension via iOS Settings → Messages → Text Message Filtering and selects an app, the following prompt appears:
"The developer of [App Name] will receive the text, attachments and sender information in text messages from senders not in your Contacts. Messages may include personal or sensitive information like bank verification codes."
This message cannot be modified by developers, and we're receiving complaints and negative reviews from users who are alarmed by it, despite our app not collecting any data.
iOS should allow developers to customize this message or reword this message to not make false claims about data collection.
We've opened a feedback assistant report here: FB21445903
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After I upgraded to MacOS 26(beta), my program caused the system to pop up a window as shown in the following picture.
My application is a process with only a tray icon.
I found that my tray icon is not displayed in the current version, even though I clicked the "Always Allow" button.
Here are my questions:
1.Will this related feature remain consistent in the official release?
2.How can I create a cmd process that only displays a system tray icon (no main window) like Alfred?
For other permission prompts in the iOS ecosystem, we have the option to configure the text shown in the prompt via keys in the Info.plist. This does not appear to be the case with regards to the age range permission prompt. The text of the prompt implies the app includes a differentiated experience for child or teen content and that confirming age unlocks more features (making it seem optional for using the app).
Is there a plan for app developers to be able to update that permission prompt similarly to how we can configure others?
If so, is there any timeline we can expect that on?
Hello,
Regarding EKEventStore, the WWDC session mentions that “you should only have one of these for your application.”
In my app, I need to use the instance on both the main thread and a background thread, and I would like to share a single instance across them.
However, EKEventStore is a non-sendable type, so it cannot be shared across different isolation domains.
I would like to know what the recommended best practice is for this situation.
Also, do I need to protect the instance from data races by using a lock?
Thank you.
I'm the developer of Camera RawX (avail on the Mac App Store).
I'm working on Camera RawX for iOS to provide Quick Look support for camera RAW files not supported by iOS.
I use the Files app to open a RAW file to invoke Quick Look on my iPad (it is running iOS 17.6.1).
The RAW file in question is a Fuji compressed RAF file.
When I tap on the RAF file, iOS opens the Quick Look window, but my app's Quick Look extension is not called.
If the RAW file in question is a Sigma Foveon X3F file, a file that has no native Apple RAW support, then my Quick Look extension is called and I'm able to display the image in the Quick Look window without issue.
It seems that a system recognized RAW file extension (RAF in this case), is not triggering my Quick Look extension. On the macOS, this works fine without any issue.
The strange thing is that my Thumbnail extension is being called when the RAW files show up in Files. Even if it is a RAF file. So it seems like a bug to me or am I missing something crucial in my Info.plist file?
Albert
I have published the app on the App Store along with its corresponding app clip, my app clip is configured with some advanced experiences for each one of my clients, but whenever some users try to scan an NFC or QR Code they see the card rendering correctly with their configured banner image, but with the message "App Clip Unavailable".
The weird thing is that both iMessage and the website to which the associated domain is set and the apple-app-site-association is stored, renders the banner or card correctly, and when the users tap the banner or card they open the advanced app clip experience correctly without any issue.
I have attempted to troubleshoot the issue by checking the following:
if the app clip is below 15MB
if we are using a second level domain in my associated domain both for my app clip and app (excluding the www subdomain).
checking if the AASA is correctly stored inside .well-known directory
checking the configuration for the advanced experience
I opened a case: 102233443873, and added a bunch of videos and screenshot showcasing the issue, but I have not yet received a reply
After reading the news below, we are currently working on updating our app in preparation for the enforcement of Texas SB 2420.
https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=2ezb6jhj
Based on the information in the announcement, we understand that parents will be able to revoke their consent for apps.
However, we are unsure how an app is supposed to obtain or verify the parent’s consent status in the first place.
We reviewed the Declared Age Range API and PermissionKit’s Significant Change API, but could not find any functionality related to this.
If anyone with expertise on this topic has insight, we would greatly appreciate your guidance.
Thank you in advance.
On macOS 26, I've run into a situation when a user “customizes” a folder icon with Finder by assigning/changing an SF Symbol or an emoji, QLThumbnailGenerator keeps returning the stale initially retrieved folder icon (no matter whether it had been customized or not) until my app quits. After the app is re-launched, the icon is correctly retrieved once again.
let generator = QLThumbnailGenerator.shared
let size: CGSize = CGSize(width: 64, height: 64)
let request = QLThumbnailGenerator.Request(fileAt: url, size: size, scale: NSScreen.main!.backingScaleFactor, representationTypes: .icon)
request.iconMode = true
do {
let thumb = try await generator.generateBestRepresentation(for: request)
thumb.nsImage.size = size
return thumb.nsImage
} catch {
print("generateThumbnail: \(error)")
return nil
}
It seems like the QuickLook Thumbnailing cache does not invalidate automatically upon folder customization. Is there any way to manually invalidate the QuickLook Thumbnailing cache?
We're having trouble with getting Siri to hand off specific trigger words to our app via shortcuts. I want to be able to say "Hey Siri Myappname Foobar" but in some cases if Foobar is the name of a specific business it may launch maps instead showing locations of those businesses. Is there any way to inform Siri, "no, *****, launch our app as the shortcut specifies!"
I followed the method outlined in Apple's documentation to test "Revocation of Consent." Our server received the notification sent by Apple, but the parsed data only contains the following content (some data has been modified for privacy, but the fields remain unchanged):
{
"receiptType": "Sandbox",
"bundleId": "com.xxx.xxxxx",
"receiptCreationDate": 1764932591296,
"requestDate": 1764932591296,
"originalPurchaseDate": 1375340400000,
"originalApplicationVersion": "1.0",
"appTransactionId": "705020051250081000",
"originalPlatform": "iOS"
}
How can we identify that "a parent/guardian has revoked authorization for a specific user"? We are unable to determine which minor user should be restricted from using certain features of our app.
I hope to receive a prompt response from Apple's technical experts!
Thanks A Lot !
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
General
I have an iOS app that includes a local Swift package. This Swift package contains some .plist files added as resources. The package also depends on an XCFramework. I want to read these .plist files from within the XCFramework.
What I’d like to know is:
Is this a common or recommended approach—having resources in a Swift package and accessing them from an XCFramework?
Previously, I had the .plist files added directly to the main app target, and accessing them from the XCFramework felt straightforward. With the new setup, I’m trying to determine whether this method (placing resources in a Swift package and accessing them from an XCFramework) is considered good practice.
For context: I am currently able to read the .plist files from the XCFramework by passing Bundle.module through one of the APIs exposed by the XCFramework.
My app’s widget is not displaying correctly and only shows a blank white screen.
When updating an existing advanced app clip experience, the change doesn't actually apply. It shows the correct image in the UI, but when you use the app clip it shows the old image. Looking into it more, the status has "UPDATE_SUBMITTED". Seems related to this issue (https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/810544) and this issue (https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/810351).
In iOS 26.1, after my app answers a VoIP call on the lock screen, tapping the bottom-left "More" button doesn't bring up the app icon to jump to the app. The same scenario works normally on iOS 26. How can I resolve this issue?
Our app receives a CallKit VoIP call. When the user taps “Answer”, the app launches and automatically connects to a real-time audio session using WebRTC or MobileRTC.
We would like to confirm whether the following flow (“CallKit Answer → app opens → automatic WebRTC or MobileRTC audio session connection”) complies with Apple’s VoIP Push / CallKit policy.
In addition, our service also provides real-time video-class functionality using the Zoom Meeting SDK (MobileRTC). When an incoming CallKit VoIP call is answered, the app launches and the user is automatically taken to the Zoom-based video lesson flow: the app opens → the user is landed on the Zoom Meeting pre-meeting room → MobileRTC initializes immediately. In the pre-meeting room, audio and video streams can already be active and MobileRTC establishes a connection, but the actual meeting screen is not joined until the user explicitly taps “Join”. We would like to confirm whether this flow for video lessons (“CallKit Answer → app opens → pre-meeting room (audio/video active) → user taps ‘Join’ → enter actual meeting”) is also compliant with Apple’s VoIP Push and CallKit policy.
My app AirCompare has been in the app store and successfully using WeatherKit to fetch weather since it became available. Now some (not all) users are encountering the following errors:
Failed to generate jwt token for: com.apple.weatherkit.authservice with error: Error Domain=WeatherDaemon.WDSJWTAuthenticatorServiceListener.Errors Code=2 "(null)"
Encountered an error when fetching weather data subset; location=<+42.40865786,-88.96911526> +/- 0.00m (speed -1.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 6/23/25, 2:56:47 PM Central Daylight Time, error=WeatherDaemon.WDSJWTAuthenticatorServiceListener.Errors 2 Error Domain=WeatherDaemon.WDSJWTAuthenticatorServiceListener.Errors Code=2 "(null)"
Others are reporting this same problem here in the forums. We need a solution!
I am requesting assistance with an issue involving my Advanced App Clip Experience, which has remained in the “Received” state for more than few months, preventing the App Clip from becoming available when invoked via QR code.
App Details
App Name: Yellow Label Verification
App Store Bundle ID: com.acviss.demoindia
App Clip Bundle ID: com.acviss.demoindia.Clip
Team ID: F2RLQ4VV59
App Version (Live): 1.4
Domain: acviss.com
Issue Summary
My Advanced App Clip Experience is stuck in the “Received” status. The “Publish” and “Build Assignment” options never appear, even though:
The updated AASA file is correctly published at:
https://acviss.com/.well-known/apple-app-site-association
It contains the correct appclips → appID and paths entries
It is served with the correct application/json content type
Domain validation in App Store Connect shows Validated
The App Clip build is already approved and live on the App Store
Safari-based App Clip invocation works as expected
Despite this, the Advanced App Clip Experience has not transitioned from “Received” to “Processing” or “Published.”
Because of this, QR-based invocation consistently shows “App Clip Unavailable”, indicating that the App Clip Experience has not yet been activated on Apple’s backend.
Reproduction Steps
Publish correct AASA file with appclips array and paths
Validate domain (shows green “Validated” in App Store Connect)
Open the Advanced App Clip Experience in App Store Connect
Status stays as Received
“Build Assignment” or “Publish” buttons never appear
QR scanning of the App Clip URL continues to show App Clip Unavailable
Request
Could you please check the backend processing of my App Clip Experience and manually trigger the sync or processing
It appears that the App Clip Experience is not being processed even though all configuration, AASA, and domain validations are correct. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in resolving this so the App Clip can be invoked successfully via QR.
Thank you very much for your help and support.
I have an iOS app with ExtensionFoundation. It runs well on my local device, but when I upload on the AppStore it gets rejected with:
Validation failed
Invalid Info.plist value. The value of the EXExtensionPointIdentifier key, AsheKube.app.a-Shell.localWebServer, in the Info.plist of “a-Shell.app/Extensions/localWebServer.appex” is invalid. Please refer to the App Extension Programming Guide at https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/Action.html#/apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014214-CH13-SW1. (ID: ae8dd1dd-8caf-4a48-9651-7a225faed4eb)
The Info.plist in my Extension is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>EXAppExtensionAttributes</key>
<dict>
<key>EXExtensionPointIdentifier</key>
<string>com.example.example-extension</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
so the Info.plist that causes the issue has been automatically generated by Xcode. I can access it as well, and it says:
{
"BuildMachineOSBuild" => "25A354"
"CFBundleDevelopmentRegion" => "en"
"CFBundleDisplayName" => "localWebServerExtension"
"CFBundleExecutable" => "localWebServer"
"CFBundleIdentifier" => "AsheKube.app.a-Shell.localWebServerExtension"
"CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion" => "6.0"
"CFBundleName" => "localWebServer"
"CFBundlePackageType" => "XPC!"
"CFBundleShortVersionString" => "1.0"
"CFBundleSupportedPlatforms" => [
0 => "iPhoneOS"
]
"CFBundleVersion" => "1"
"DTCompiler" => "com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0"
"DTPlatformBuild" => "23A339"
"DTPlatformName" => "iphoneos"
"DTPlatformVersion" => "26.0"
"DTSDKBuild" => "23A339"
"DTSDKName" => "iphoneos26.0"
"DTXcode" => "2601"
"DTXcodeBuild" => "17A400"
"EXAppExtensionAttributes" => {
"EXExtensionPointIdentifier" => "AsheKube.app.a-Shell.localWebServer"
}
"MinimumOSVersion" => "26.0"
"NSHumanReadableCopyright" => "Copyright © 2025 AsheKube. All rights reserved."
"UIDeviceFamily" => [
0 => 1
1 => 2
]
"UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities" => [
0 => "arm64"
]
}
What should I do to be able to upload on the AppStore?
Hello,
I have an app on the App Store built around WeatherKit and it was working fine, up until this morning when I started seeing errors when using the app.
When debugging using Xcode I see the familiar error
Failed to generate jwt token for: com.apple.weatherkit.authservice with error: Error Domain=WeatherDaemon.WDSJWTAuthenticatorServiceListener.Errors Code=2 "(null)"
which, according to what I've read on the forums looks like an authentication error.
Attaching a network debugger to the Simulator, I saw this error:
This I have tried:
Verify that WeatherKit is enabled on both Capabilities and App Services tabs on the Dev Portal.
Toggle on/off this value and regenerate Provisioning Profiles
Uninstall/reinstall
Checking that I have API available calls.
Nothing. If I create a new Bundle ID and sign with that, it works correctly. But this is not an option since that will force all my customers to download everything from scratch.
I am getting emails from customers demanding money back and I can't figure out what has happened.
The only thing I can think of, is that I started developing an Apple Watch app to complement the iOS app, but that was last week and everything was working fine.
My CoreSpotlight extension seems to exceed the 6 MB memory limit. What’s the best way to debug this?
I've tried to attach the debugger on the Simulator but the extension seems to be never launched when I trigger the reindex from Developer settings. Is this supposed to work?
On device, I am able to attach the debugger. However, I can neither transfer the debug session to Instruments, nor display the memory graph. So I've no idea how the memory is used.
Any recommendations how to move forward? Is there a way to temporarily disable the memory limit since even with LLDB attached, the extension is killed.