I'm preparing my submission for the Swift Student Challenge, and I have a couple of questions regarding the development environment. Is it allowed to use Xcode to program my scene, or do I have to use Swift Playgrounds? Can I use iPadOS 18 for development? I noticed that Swift Playgrounds currently only supports up to iPadOS 17.5, but I would like to use RealityView, which is only available starting from iPadOS 18. I appreciate any clarification on this. Thanks in advance!

Problem Description: On the iPad 10th tablet, when a USB 2.0 interface extended by a Type - C interface through a USB 2.0 hub is used to connect a keyboard, there is an issue that the keyboard cannot wake up the system when the system version is 18.0 (inclusive) or higher. However, this problem does not occur on systems earlier than 18.0. Note: To ensure low power consumption of the product, if there is no key press on the keyboard for 10 minutes, the power supply of some functions of the hub will be cut off, but the power supply of the keyboard will remain on. When a key is pressed, the power supply of all functions of the hub will be reconnected.

Steps to Reproduce make an outbound call cover the sensor Actual Behavior the screen won't go dark device iOS Result iphone15 17 Pass iphone14p 18.0.1 Pass iphoneXs_pro max 18.1.1 Pass iphone13pro max 18.2.1 Pass iphone16pro 18.2 Fail iphone15pro max 18.3 Fail iphone12 pro max 18.3 Fail ps: Skype has the same probelm Seems like this issue only happens on iOS18.2+ on some devices, so is there a bug for this?

The issue occurred on a macOS device where nsurlsessiond consumed excessive data (75GB+) while Microsoft Office was installed. No active usage was involved. The issue stopped after uninstalling Office. To reproduce: Install Office, monitor nsurlsessiond via Activity Monitor for high data usage.

is there any change in application background to foreground transition,as we are facing issue of broken connection for latest iOS 18.3?

Connection is getting broken while moving from background to foreground in latest iOS 18.3.is there any change regarding background activity?

I developed a Desktop application using Electron. This application can be opened on Mac computers and computers with other chips, but cannot be opened on a computer with an M3 Max chip. What is the general reason for this? The following is the relevant error log message: 2025-02-12 20:37:53.668795+0800 0x8be62b Info 0x1c30e4d 13984 0 CoreServicesUIAgent: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.launchservices:open] _LSLaunchRB(ai.plaud.desktop.plaud , event=aevt/oapp, args=- 0x22010044/async opts=LSOpen2Options(preferRunning ) 2025-02-12 20:37:53.671436+0800 0x8be62b Info 0x1c30e4d 13984 0 CoreServicesUIAgent: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.launchservices:open] LAUNCH: _LSLaunchThruRunningboard: ai.plaud.desktop.plaud / 2025-02-12 20:37:53.671912+0800 0x8be62b Info 0x1c30e4d 13984 0 CoreServicesUIAgent: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.launchservices:open] LAUNCH: Set flag for disabling pointer auth for launching ai.plaud.desktop.plaud 2025-02-12 20:37:53.685733+0800 0x8be62b Error 0x1c30e4d 13984 2 CoreServicesUIAgent: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.launchservices:open] LAUNCH: RBSLaunchRequest FAILURE ai.plaud.desktop.plaud 0x0-0x3f43f4 failed with error Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000005fd2f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}} 2025-02-12 20:37:53.685765+0800 0x8be62b Error 0x1c30e4d 13984 2 CoreServicesUIAgent: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.launchservices:open] LAUNCH: Runningboard launch of ai.plaud.desktop.plaud returned RBSRequestErrorFailed, error Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000005fd2f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}, so returning -10810 2025-02-12 20:37:53.685797+0800 0x8be62b Error 0x1c30e4d 13984 2 CoreServicesUIAgent: (LaunchServices) [com.apple.launchservices:open] LAUNCH: request execute thru runningboard of 0x0-0x3f43f4 ai.plaud.desktop.plaud/ failed with error=Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10810 "kLSUnknownErr: Unexpected internal error" UserInfo={_LSFunction=_LSLaunchWithRunningboard, _LSLine=3109, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000005fd3b0 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000005fd2f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}}}}

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?

Hi. I've been developing an app that uses Mapkit. Is Mapkit allowed in the Swift Student Challenge? If not, does anyone know of any offline alternatives to Mapkit or a way to make mapkit offline? I've been developing my app for way too long until I questioned whether its allowed. Thanks, Creeper25

Hi! I am a 3rd year accounting student trying to install an SAP gui onto my brand new Macbook Air. Every time I download the app, it refuses to open and pops up with this error. "CODESIGNING 1 Taskgated Invalid Signature" I have Java installed for it and have followed my professor's directions, so it should be working. Can someone help me?

Hi Team, I just want to know the reasoning behind why there are two IPSW with same version and different build IDs. Example: https://ipsw.me/iPhone12,3 Version: 18.3 BuildIDs: 22D64 and 22D63 Also, in future, on what devices this kind of two buildIDs will be created?

Hello! I am new here but could really use some support. For the last year or so I have been bugged by the feeling that my devices were not completely managed by myself. After this week I have seen my computer and devices do things on their own without me touching the keyboard. SO I am hoping someone here can help me get rid or at least get to the root of the problem as I do not know what else I can do! SO far I know they are accessing all my devices remotely but am unsure how they do it since someone times there is no wifi around, I'm thiniking bluetooth maybe or perhaps another form of devices talking and sharing info with each other. Any support helps!!!

Recently, I have decided to delete all my Twitter accounts, but it turns out an Apple ID was used for one of them, I am unable to delete this account due to that fact because I do not have access to the “email” required. Twitter support says contact email provider, given that I used an Apple ID as the email, am I supposed to contact Apple support instead?

Hello everyone, I’m currently developing a Playground App for the Swift Student Challenge, and its core functionality relies heavily on Shortcuts Automation, App Shortcuts, and interactions with the Focus Mode status (e.g., reading Focus Status or execute Focus Filter). Before finalizing my submission, I’d like to clarify whether these features will function as expected during the review process. Specifically: Shortcuts Automation: My app uses custom shortcuts to trigger actions within the Playground. Will reviewers be able to test these shortcuts seamlessly, or do I need to provide explicit instructions for enabling/setting them up? App Shortcuts: The app integrates system-level App Shortcuts (via App Intents). Are these supported in the test environment, and will reviewers see them during testing? Focus Status Interaction: The app dynamically responds to changes in the device’s Focus Mode (e.g., adjusting UI and function based on FocusStatus). Does the evaluation environment allow access to Focus Status data, and are there restrictions on simulating Focus Mode changes? I want to ensure these features are testable and don’t lead to unexpected issues during review. Any insights or advice from past participants, mentors, or Apple experts would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your guidance!

I'm getting an error when trying to login to iCloud.com. This only happens on my Windows 11 pc and not on my iPhone. I get the 2FA code on my phone, but on my pc it displays only the error. I also have checked the system status page from apple and everything is green there, so i have no idea what is happening.

Hello, why is apple won’t adding Just-In-Time compiler to ”Emulators” in the app store. And/or hypervisor for newer devices. i feel like UTM (which is a PC Emulator) or other Apps that emulate need JIT to work properly, and will consume significantly less battery to emulate/virtualize, And will have a noticeably better performance than just not enabling JIT, and by the way jit is already being used on iPadOS/iOS 18.3/18.3.1 and newer/older version of that so being enabled by the choice of the developer of the App is more convenient than doing it with tools. and by the why apple wont let emulators on iPads and newer iPhones do hypervisor, it’s better than JIT but requires a good cpu, like making it available to people with newer/powerful devices, hypervisor is better than JIT by a lot and removing it in iPadOS/iOS 18.4 was an unnecessary choice?, becuase it had a better potential in virtualization instead of emulating, and I feel like enabling it In M1-M2 iPads and A14-18pro and newer devices is just better from having it disabled, to unlock the fullest potential of the iPad it needs to have a app or something to do instead of just running high graphics games/or Apps.

Macos15照片app需要点击一下，不能直接进入，点击一次后，还要再点击一下，才能看到照片，希望能修复一下

When I was working on my project for Swift Student Challenge, I found an interesting fact regarding camera access. If I create an App project on Xcode, the camera capture works well on it. However, if I copied and pasted the code on an App Playground project on Xcode, it crashed and output several errors. I am wondering why this is happening.

I wish to have all spotlight services stopped on my MacBook, however with turning all options off in the settings and also the "Help Apple Improve Search" option, however the option turns back on whenever there is a restart on the laptop as well as background services running. How can I disable this permanently? I have tried to following as well: sudo mdutil -a -i off sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.metadata.mds.user.plist sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.spotlight.plist sudo launchctl disable system/com.apple.metadata.mds However with ps aux | grep -E "mds|Spotlight|corespotlightd" it still shows spotlight related services running: User1 73830 0.0 0.0 410741568 1680 s018 S+ 11:58am 0:00.00 grep -E mds|Spotlight|corespotlightd root 3170 0.0 0.0 410682288 4816 ?? Ss 20Jan25 4:28.08 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds_stores root 3168 0.0 0.0 427023376 14864 ?? Ss 20Jan25 33:53.97 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Support/mds User1 593 0.0 0.1 434378432 45456 ?? S 20Jan25 14:00.32 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/corespotlightd What else can I try in order to stop these and to stay shut off after turning my laptop on and off again?

I used spotlight search for almost everything I do through cmd+space. However ever since i updated my laptop to MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1, the spotlight search won't give me app results: for example i type "flux" and will get just web-based results, not the app. I tried going into the spotlight settings and only enabling applications to be searched for results and got nothing. I tried the same with the Notes app, i get the same result, i get some notes i wrote as result but not the actual app. It doesn't happen on all apps for example Brave or Spotify work.