I recently updated to tvOS 26 on my Apple TV 4K (1st generation) and was disappointed to find that apps I restrict no longer appear at all. In earlier versions, restricted apps would still be visible and simply prompt for a passcode — this was much more convenient for adults in the household.
Now, if I restrict apps for my children, they disappear completely. To use them again, I have to go deep into settings, turn restrictions off, and even recreate the passcode each time, which is frustrating and impractical for daily use.
I also tried adding a Kids user account, but most restrictions still apply system-wide. Only the Apple TV app behaves differently between users. This makes switching between parent and child accounts nearly pointless for managing access.
Please consider one or both of the following:
1. Bring back the passcode-on-launch behavior for restricted apps (instead of hiding them).
2. Give each user their own isolated settings environment, like how profiles work on iOS/iPadOS or even a fresh Apple TV—this way, restrictions, home screen, and app access could be personalized.
Families are a huge part of the Apple TV audience, and these recent changes have made it much harder to use the device in a shared household.
Thank you!
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Anyone else's phone die after installed iOS 26 beta? I'm not happy at all. shows that my phone is charging but will not turn on. have tried hard resetting it 50+ times, 5 different chargers.. nothing.
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I have a iPhone 16 pro for two months and since have put 26 beta my batTrey is draining much quicker
As soon as I launch, Mail and Safari crash. I hope this is temporary. Tahoe 26.0 Beta
After the last OS26 developer beta update the watch series 6 battery drains fast, in less than two hours life. I visited Apple Store , they said the battery was dead so I had to buy new watch series 10
The same issue happened in the new watch, the battery meter shows 50% after 1 hour
Right now I’ve downgraded my update version to beta 11 until I can find a solution
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I just downloaded ios 26 atm i was upgrading my phone battery was 50% and charging , now when i fully installated ios 26 it shows battery 1% and even i try to charge it still stays at 1% any idea how to fix it
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So I downloaded and installed iOS26 on my iPhone 15 Pro and after that it does not want to boot anymore. It shows a battery with one red line. Which is weird because before it restarted it had 80% of the battery and I had the power cable connected at all time. Now I can't boot it up anymore. Not even with the volume button up, down, power button trick. Please help!
Hi everyone,
It’s been almost three weeks, and I’m still waiting for a reply about my subscription to the Apple Developer Program, but I haven’t received anything. I replied to the email three days ago and got no response.
I tried again by requesting the subscription two days ago, but all I received was an automated message saying they would reply within two business days.
What I did: I went to my Apple Developer account, clicked on Subscriptions, and entered my card details. They sent me an email saying they are preparing my order, but nothing else.
Has anyone else had the same issue with Apple Developer support?
Regards,
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreservernotifications/app-store-server-notifications-changelog#June-10-2024
ONE_TIME_CHARGE notify type running in a sandbox environment for almost a year, the feature is not yet available for production environment.
The notification is already available in Google subscriptions.
Our services often miss orders because of the absence of this notification.
Can you give us an approximate time range?
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Hi,
I was one of the winners this year for the SSC and wanted to ask, when and how we will receive the complimentary one year Apple Developer Programm membership. I have already received everything else, including the exam voucher, the airpods max and the certificate, so I just wanted to follow up on this last item.
Kind regards and thank you in advance!
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Since the last Mac software upgrade, PDF's off my IMac are not being printed or aligned correctly.
I have multiple printers and multiple apps and it all prints the same. This is not a "printer driver" issue or an app issue. I am suspecting that this may be an issue since upgrading to Sequonia 15.4.1.
Looking to see if others have had this issue.
Thanks.
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What steps will reproduce the problem?
(0) Make sure you have other third-party browsers on your computer, and that their names start with a letter before "M", for me it is Arc browser.
(1) Install a previous version of Edge Mac Canary (it can be downloaded from official web site:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download/insider?cc=1&cs=426423789&form=MA13FJ). If you don't have an older version, you can download and save the current version, and then try the below steps after a day or two.
(2) Eject the DMG from the Finder Sidebar.
(3) Switch to the System Settings panel, set the "Default web browser" as Edge Mac Canary just installed.
(4) Click a URL link from Notes, it will open in Edge Mac Canary.
(5) Navigate to "Settings"->"About Microsoft Edge" in Edge and wait for the update information to show that update is complete (it will auto update to the latest version).
(6) Check current result of "Default web browser" in System Settings again.
What is the expected result?
The "Default web browser" should still be Edge Canary.
What happens instead?
The "Default web browser" in System Settings will change to Arc. But this time, when you click the link from Notes, it will open in Safari, which means that "Default web browser is shown as Arc, but it is actually Safari.
It is worth noting that if you start Edge Mac in step (3) and then set it as Default Browser in the "edge://settings/defaultBrowser" page, this problem will not occur after the update is completed.
Chrome Mac has the same issue.
Other
Please see the video (https://youtu.be/ymWAanLqz1Y) for more details.
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From the date the app was updated, the step count data retrieved from HealthKit was strange. On the other hand, step count data from the date before the update is imported normally.
After deleting and reinstalling the app, the problem did not occur.
Is there anyone who has experienced something like this or knows the cause?
In the public release of iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, external input support for keyboards and mice is critically degraded. This issue affects both Apple-branded and third-party HID-compliant devices, over both wired USB-C and Bluetooth.
Tested Hardware:
• iPhone 16 Pro Max (256GB)
• iPad Pro (USB-C, latest gen), last gen iPad as well
Affected Devices:
• Apple Magic Mouse and Keys (wired USB-C/Bluetooth)
• Redragon K580RGBPRO (Bluetooth/wired USB-C)
• Razer Naga V2 Pro (Bluetooth/USB-C)
Symptoms:
• Severe keystroke delay and dropped input
• Modifier keys (Shift, Command, Option) fail intermittently
• Input degrades further with multiple HID devices connected
• Mouse input via Bluetooth exhibits pointer lag and jitter
• Occurs in all apps: Notes, Safari, Mail, text fields, password entries, etc.
• Identical results using Apple USB-C cables
Reproducibility:
100%. Clean boots, minimal background activity, and isolated environments (including Airplane Mode) do not resolve the issue. Identical behavior across both iPhone and iPad.
Expected Behavior:
All HID-compliant external input devices — particularly Apple-branded ones — should provide low-latency, reliable, and consistent input over both USB-C and Bluetooth, especially in a production iOS/iPadOS release.
Actual Behavior:
External keyboards and mice exhibit:
• Lag
• Dropped characters
• Failed modifiers
• Degraded mouse tracking
Even with the latest hardware and clean configurations.
Severity:
Critical.
This is a platform-level failure affecting I/O at the user interaction layer. Input reliability is non-negotiable — especially on $2000+ flagship devices using Apple’s own peripherals.
Closing Note (for Apple engineering & peer devs):
This is not a beta regression — it’s a public release flaw that undermines iOS and iPadOS usability for power users, professionals, and accessibility communities alike. That Apple Magic Keyboard, Redragon, and Razer gear all fail equally and consistently should be a wake-up call.
Apple: this needs to be escalated. Now.
External input — one of the most basic subsystems in any OS — is broken on your highest-end devices.
Apple TV
Samsung TV
SONOS Soundbar + S1 stereo speakers
Apple TV Preferences
Sound output = SONOS soundbar
Samsung Preferences
Sound Output = SONOS HDMI eArc soundbar
start with Apple TV movies and as I switch from movie to movie, sound comes out stereo as it should
however when I switch to Netflix or YouTube TV with stereo content, sound comes out mono .. until I manually change the ATV Preferences to stereo.
As ong as I stay with Netflix content, stereo output. But change to YouRube TV or ATV, it automatically changes to mono.
?????
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iOS 18 System Bug Causes URL Scheme Failure
A bug in iOS 18 causes URL Schemes to become invalid through the following steps, resulting in failure to open apps via URL Scheme.
Reproduction Steps:
Long-press the app icon
Select "Require Face ID"
Choose "Hide and Require Face ID" to hide the app
Go to the App Library and locate the hidden app in the "Hidden" folder
Uninstall the hidden app
reinstalling the hidden app
After reinstalling the app, all configured URL Schemes will become invalid, causing failure when attempting to open the app via URL Scheme.
The issue appears to be that after uninstalling a hidden app and reinstalling it, the system fails to restore the app's URL Scheme functionality.
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One of my clients keeps having Zoom crash when teaching classes.
They do have 1 external monitor attached.
Using Macbook Pro 15-inch 2017.
Running Ventura 13.7.4.
Bug in client of libplatform: os_unfair_lock is corrupt, or owner thread exited without unlocking
Abort Cause 8192
Any idea what is happening?
Do I need to submit all of the crash report?
Thank you for your assistance.
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Some users of my app complain that it stops responding to touch after a while. The screen is still updating, and the app seems to be working normally otherwise. It just doesn't respond to any touches anymore.
It is not a problem with the touchscreen itself, because the user is able to swipe up to get to the home screen, and then interact with other apps as normal. When re-opening my app, it is still unresponsive to touch.
The only way to solve it, is to restart the app.
Does anybody have a similar experience, and knows what could cause it?
The app is based on UIKit, and still written in Objective-C, if it matters. The iOS version involved does not seem to matter, it happened with a couple of them.
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just updated macos to 15.5 beta 2, cannot login anymore!
i reach the login screen, i enter the correct password, the loading bar stops at around 10%, after about 1 minute the system restarts, it return to the login screens, and so on…
any suggestion about debugging this type of situation?