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CIBumpDistortion filter not working on my view
I'm trying to apply a CIBumpDistortion Core Image filter to a view that contains a UILabel (my storyLabel). The goal is to create a visual bump/magnifying glass effect over the text. However, despite my attempts, the filter doesn't seem to render at all. The view and the label appear as normal, with no distortion effect. I've tried adjusting the filter parameters and reviewing the view hierarchy, but without success. I also haven't been able to find clear documentation or examples for applying this filter to a UIView's layer. // // TVView.swift // Mistery // // Created by Joje on 31/07/25. // import CoreImage import CoreImage.CIFilterBuiltins import UIKit import AVFoundation final class TVView: UIView { // propriedades animacao texto private var textAnimationTimer: Timer? private var fullTextToAnimate: String = "" private var currentCharIndex: Int = 0 // propriedades video estatica private var player: AVQueuePlayer? private var playerLayer: AVPlayerLayer? private var playerLooper: AVPlayerLooper? var onNextButtonTap: () -> Void = {} // MARK: - Subviews // imagem da TV private(set) lazy var tvImageView: UIImageView = { let imageView = UIImageView() imageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false imageView.image = UIImage(named: "tvFinal") imageView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit return imageView }() // texto que passa dentro da TV private(set) lazy var storyLabel: UILabel = { let label = UILabel() label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false //label.backgroundColor = .gray label.textColor = .red label.font = UIFont(name: "MeltedMonster", size: 30) label.textAlignment = .left label.numberOfLines = 0 label.text = "" return label }() private(set) lazy var nextButton: UIButton = { let button = UIButton(type: .system) button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false //button.backgroundColor = .darkGray button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didPressNextButton), for: .touchUpInside) return button }() // MARK: - Lifecycle override init(frame: CGRect) { super.init(frame: frame) backgroundColor = .black setupVideoPlayer() addSubviews() setupConstraints() } override func layoutSubviews() { super.layoutSubviews() playerLayer?.frame = tvImageView.frame.insetBy(dx: tvImageView.frame.width * 0.05, dy: tvImageView.frame.height * 0.18) setupFisheyeEffect() } private func setupFisheyeEffect() { // cria o filtro guard let filter = CIFilter(name: "CIBumpDistortion") else {return print("erro")} storyLabel.layer.shouldRasterize = true storyLabel.layer.rasterizationScale = UIScreen.main.scale // define os parametros filter.setDefaults() // centro do efeito let center = CIVector(x: storyLabel.bounds.midX, y: storyLabel.bounds.midY) filter.setValue(center, forKey: kCIInputCenterKey) // raio de distorção filter.setValue(storyLabel.bounds.width, forKey: kCIInputRadiusKey) // intensidade de distorção filter.setValue(7, forKey: kCIInputScaleKey) storyLabel.layer.filters = [filter] } required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") } // MARK: - Button actions @objc private func didPressNextButton() { onNextButtonTap() } @objc private func animateNextCharacter() { guard currentCharIndex < fullTextToAnimate.count else { textAnimationTimer?.invalidate() return } let currentTextIndex = fullTextToAnimate.index(fullTextToAnimate.startIndex, offsetBy: currentCharIndex) let partialText = String(fullTextToAnimate[...currentTextIndex]) storyLabel.text = partialText currentCharIndex += 1 } public func updateStoryText(with text: String) { textAnimationTimer?.invalidate() storyLabel.text = "" fullTextToAnimate = text currentCharIndex = 0 textAnimationTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 0.12, target: self, selector: #selector(animateNextCharacter), userInfo: nil, repeats: true) } // MARK: - Setup methods private func setupVideoPlayer() { guard let videoURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "static-video", withExtension: "mov") else { print("Erro: Não foi possível encontrar o arquivo de vídeo static-video.mov") return } let playerItem = AVPlayerItem(url: videoURL) player = AVQueuePlayer(playerItem: playerItem) // LINHA COM POSSIVEL ERRO playerLooper = AVPlayerLooper(player: player!, templateItem: playerItem) playerLayer = AVPlayerLayer(player: player) playerLayer?.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill if let layer = playerLayer { self.layer.addSublayer(layer) } player?.play() } private func addSubviews() { self.addSubview(storyLabel) self.addSubview(tvImageView) self.addSubview(nextButton) } private func setupConstraints() { NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ // TV Image tvImageView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerXAnchor), tvImageView.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerYAnchor), tvImageView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: widthAnchor), // TV Text storyLabel.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.centerXAnchor, constant: -50), storyLabel.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.centerYAnchor, constant: -25), storyLabel.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.widthAnchor, multiplier: 0.35), storyLabel.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.heightAnchor, multiplier: 0.42), //TV Button nextButton.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.centerYAnchor, constant: -25), nextButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.centerXAnchor, constant: 190), nextButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 100), nextButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 160) ]) } } #Preview{ ViewController() }
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Aug ’25
Low Power Mode on MacOS 26 Tahoe + Vsync fullscreen limits application to 30 fps
I'm experiencing a specific issue where when using any of the MacOS 26 Tahoe betas with Low Power Mode enabled and using Vsync in fullscreen, my application framerate gets limited to a hard 30 fps. I have not experienced this on any older OS. For example Low Power Mode on 13.6 Ventura with Vsync fullscreen lets my application run at full 60 fps without issues. Is this a bug or a change in behavior of Low Power Mode on Tahoe? My application is 3D, runs at 60 fps and is sensitive to tearing, so I need Vsync and it is mostly utilized in fullscreen. And Low Power Mode is a default for many Macs, so default experience on Tahoe currently is a halved 30 fps. However there also seems to be inconsistencies of on which machines this happens, but older OSes are always fine.
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Aug ’25
Regression: RealityKit spatial audio crackles and pops on iOS 26.0 beta 5 (FB19423059)
RealityKit spatial audio crackles and pops on iOS 26.0 beta 5. It works correctly on iOS 18.6 and visionOS 26.0 beta 5. The APIs used are AudioPlaybackController, Entity.prepareAudio, Entity.play Videos of the expected and observed behavior are attached to the feedback FB19423059. The audio should be a consistent, repeating sound, but it seems oddly abbreviated and the volume varies unexpectedly. Thank you for investigating this issue.
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Aug ’25
Float8 and Float16 "Reserved_Name__Do_not_use"
I am developing a macOS terminal app, running on an M4 Pro, and using Metal. I am not able use float8 or float16, both reporting Variable has incomplete type 'float16' (aka '__Reserved_Name__Do_not_use_float16'). Based on the system I should be able to use these. Either it is because it is also compiling to Intel, which they are not allowed, or something else. Either way I have not been able to figure out how to get past this. IIs there a compiler setting I need to set to make this work? if so which one and what setting do I need? I only want to run this on M processes, on the latest version of OS so not interested in Intel version or backward compatibility.
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Aug ’25
How to detect which entity was tapped?
Hi, I'm rewriting my game from SceneKit to RealityKit, and I'm having trouble implementing the following scenario: I tap on the iPhone screen to select an Entity that I want to drag. If an Entity was tapped, it should then be possible to drag it left, right, etc. SceneKit solution: func CGPointToSCNVector3(_ view: SCNView, depth: Float, point: CGPoint) -> SCNVector3 { let projectedOrigin = view.projectPoint(SCNVector3Make(0, 0, Float(depth))) let locationWithz = SCNVector3Make(Float(point.x), Float(point.y), Float(projectedOrigin.z)) return view.unprojectPoint(locationWithz) } and then I was calling: SCNView().hitTest(location, options: [SCNHitTestOption.firstFoundOnly:true]) the code was called inside of the UIPanGestureRecognizer in my UIViewController. Could I reuse that code or should I go with the SwiftUI approach - something like that: var body: some View { RealityView { .... } .gesture(TapGesture().onEnded { }) ? I already have this code: @State private var location: CGPoint? .onTapGesture { location in self.location = location } I'm trying to identify the entity that was tapped within the RealityView like that: RealityView { content in let box: ModelEntity = createBox() // for now there is only one box, however there will be many boxes content.add(box) let anchor = AnchorEntity(world: [0, 0, 0]) content.add(anchor) _ = content.subscribe(to: SceneEvents.Update.self) { event in //TODO: find tapped entity, so that it could be dragged inside of the DragGesture() } Any help would be appreciated. I also noticed that if I create a TapGesture like that: TapGesture(count: 1) .targetedToAnyEntity() and add it to my view using .gesture() then it is not triggered.
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Aug ’25
Compute kernel fails to compile when calling texture.read()
If I compile a compute kernel with a call to texture.read(), it fails with the following error: "Error Domain=AGXMetalG13X Code=3 "Encountered unlowered function call to air.get_read_sampler" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Encountered unlowered function call to air.get_read_sampler}." This error occurs on both macOS and iOS 26 Beta 5, but not when running on a simulator or in a playground. It does not occur on a macOS Sequoia VM. It occurs whether I use the old metal 3 or new metal 4 compilation method. A workaround would be to use a sampler, but according to the feature tables, all platforms support reading from textures of all formats. Below is a minimal example which produces the error: let device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()! let library = device.makeDefaultLibrary()! let computeFunction = library.makeFunction(name: "compute_test")! do { let pipeline = try device.makeComputePipelineState(function: computeFunction) debugPrint(pipeline) } catch { debugPrint("Metal 3 failed with error:\n\(error)") } #import <metal_stdlib> using namespace metal; kernel void compute_test(uint2 gid [[thread_position_in_grid]], texture2d<float, access::read> in [[texture(0)]], texture2d<float, access::write> out [[texture(1)]]) { out.write(in.read(gid), gid); } I filed feedback FB19530049.
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Aug ’25
moveCharacter reports collision with itself
I'm running into an issue with collisions between two entities with a character controller component. In the collision handler for moveCharacter the collision has both hitEntity and characterEntity set to the same object. This object is the entity that was moved with moveCharacter() The below example configures 3 objects. stationary sphere with character controller falling sphere with character controller a stationary cube with a collision component if the falling sphere hits the stationary sphere then the collision handler reports both hitEntity and characterEntity to be the falling sphere. I would expect that the hitEntity would be the stationary sphere and the character entity would be the falling sphere. if the falling sphere hits the cube with a collision component the the hit entity is the cube and the characterEntity is the falling sphere as expected. Is this the expected behavior? The entities act as expected visually however if I want the spheres to react differently depending on what character they collided with then I am not getting the expected results. IE: If a player controlled character collides with a NPC then exchange resource with NPC. if player collides with enemy then take damage. import SwiftUI import RealityKit struct ContentView: View { @State var root: Entity = Entity() @State var stationary: Entity = createCharacter(named: "stationary", radius: 0.05, color: .blue) @State var falling: Entity = createCharacter(named: "falling", radius: 0.05, color: .red) @State var collisionCube: Entity = createCollisionCube(named: "cube", size: 0.1, color: .green) //relative to root @State var fallFrom: SIMD3<Float> = [0,0.5,0] var body: some View { RealityView { content in content.add(root) root.position = [0,-0.5,0.0] root.addChild(stationary) stationary.position = [0,0.05,0] root.addChild(falling) falling.position = fallFrom root.addChild(collisionCube) collisionCube.position = [0.2,0,0] collisionCube.components.set(InputTargetComponent()) } .gesture(SpatialTapGesture().targetedToAnyEntity().onEnded { tap in let tapPosition = tap.entity.position(relativeTo: root) falling.components.remove(FallComponent.self) falling.teleportCharacter(to: tapPosition + fallFrom, relativeTo: root) }) .toolbar { ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomOrnament) { HStack { Button("Drop") { falling.components.set(FallComponent(speed: 0.4)) } Button("Reset") { falling.components.remove(FallComponent.self) falling.teleportCharacter(to: fallFrom, relativeTo: root) } } } } } } @MainActor func createCharacter(named name: String, radius: Float, color: UIColor) -> Entity { let character = ModelEntity(mesh: .generateSphere(radius: radius), materials: [SimpleMaterial(color: color, isMetallic: false)]) character.name = name character.components.set(CharacterControllerComponent(radius: radius, height: radius)) return character } @MainActor func createCollisionCube(named name: String, size: Float, color: UIColor) -> Entity { let cube = ModelEntity(mesh: .generateBox(size: size), materials: [SimpleMaterial(color: color, isMetallic: false)]) cube.name = name cube.generateCollisionShapes(recursive: true) return cube } struct FallComponent: Component { let speed: Float } struct FallSystem: System{ static let predicate: QueryPredicate<Entity> = .has(FallComponent.self) && .has(CharacterControllerComponent.self) static let query: EntityQuery = .init(where: predicate) let down: SIMD3<Float> = [0,-1,0] init(scene: RealityKit.Scene) { } func update(context: SceneUpdateContext) { let deltaTime = Float(context.deltaTime) for entity in context.entities(matching: Self.query, updatingSystemWhen: .rendering) { let speed = entity.components[FallComponent.self]?.speed ?? 0.5 entity.moveCharacter(by: down * speed * deltaTime, deltaTime: deltaTime, relativeTo: nil) { collision in if collision.hitEntity == collision.characterEntity { print("hit entity has collided with itself") } print("\(collision.characterEntity.name) collided with \(collision.hitEntity.name) ") } } } } #Preview(windowStyle: .volumetric) { ContentView() }
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Aug ’25
Will OpenGL API and Drivers be removed after appleOS 26?
Hi, I am a Multimedia and Graphics researcher and I am wondering if OpenGL API and drivers will be removed after appleOS 26? macOS 26 iOS 26 iPadOS 26 visionOS 26 I am asking this because most of the libraries I use depends on OpenGL. Like CGAL, libigl, immediate mode ui, nanovg, nanogui, bullet physics. Transitioning from Vulkan and metal while using and learning those libraries is just not viable. I would like to ask you that. I am the sole developer and I just want to ask you that. Regards.
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Aug ’25
New GameSave API fails, "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application."
I've been playing with the new GameSave API and cannot get it to work. I followed the 3-step instructions from the Developer video. Step 2, "Next, login to your Apple developer account and include this entitlement in the provisioning profile for your game." seems to be unnecessary, as Xcode set this for you when you do step 1 "First add the iCloud entitlement to your game." Running the app on my device and tapping "Load" starts the sync, then fails with the error "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." I have no idea how to troubleshoot this. Every other time I've used CloudKit it has Just Worked™. Halp‽ Here is my example app: import Foundation import SwiftUI import GameSave @main struct GameSaveTestApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { GameView() } } } struct GameView: View { @State private var loader = GameLoader() var body: some View { List { Button("Load") { loader.load() } Button("Finish sync") { Task { try? await loader.finish() } } } } } @Observable class GameLoader { var directory: GameSaveSyncedDirectory? func stateChanged() { let newState = withObservationTracking { directory?.state } onChange: { Task { @MainActor [weak self] in self?.stateChanged() } } print("State changed to \(newState?.description ?? "nil")") switch newState { case .error(let error): print("ERROR: \(error.localizedDescription)") default: _ = 0 // NOOP } } func load() { print("Opening gamesave directory") directory = GameSaveSyncedDirectory.openDirectory() stateChanged() } func finish() async throws { print("finishing syncing") await directory?.finishSyncing() } }
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Aug ’25
App not showing in Game Center “All Activity” after release
Hello — I shipped an App Store build that signs in to Game Center using the Apple Unity Plugins (GameKit). The login banner appears, but my app still doesn’t show up in Game Center’s “All activity” (You started playing XXX 2d ago) What I’ve done Call await GKLocalPlayer.Authenticate(); “Game Center” is enabled for the current version in App Store Connect Confirmed: other App Store games do appear under “All Activity” on the same device/account Timeline: This is the first version that enables Game Center (not the app’s first release), and it has been about 2 hours since this build went live. Questions Is authentication alone sufficient for “Recently Played,” or is at least one Game Center component (leaderboards, achievements, activities, multiplayer) required? Is there a typical propagation delay before “Recently Played” starts showing a newly enabled app/version? Is there anything else I should configure in App Store Connect or entitlements to make “Recently Played” visible? Thanks for any help.
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Aug ’25
MTLCaptureManager.sharedCaptureManager generates corrupted .gputrace files (0KB, invalid internal structure)
Hello, I am experiencing an issue with programmatically capturing a GPU trace using MTLCaptureManager. The .gputrace file that is generated appears to be corrupted, and I'm looking for guidance or a solution. Description of the Problem: I am using MTLCaptureManager.sharedCaptureManager to capture a Metal frame and save it to disk. The generated .gputrace file is consistently reported as 0 bytes in size by the file system. Crucially, when I compress this 0-byte .gputrace file into a .zip archive, the resulting archive contains the full, expected data. After unzipping, the file can be opened and viewed correctly in Xcode. However,When inspecting the file's contents using NSFileManager in Objective-C (treating it as a directory), the internal structure is different from a .gputrace file captured directly from Xcode's Metal Debugger. capture in xcode capture in file Finally,When capturing multiple frames programmatically, the first captured frame contains valid buffer data. However, for subsequent frames (starting from the second frame), the corresponding buffer contents are all zero-filled. Frame 1: All MTLBuffer data is correctly captured and populated. Frame 2 and onward: The same MTLBuffer objects are present in the trace, but their contents are entirely 0 (i.e., the data is not captured or is corrupted). In this case, the on-screen display is normal, but the captured frame is incorrect. The frame captured directly in Xcode is also correct. Only the frame captured to a file is abnormal.
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Aug ’25
Is there any future for screensavers on macOS?
I haven't been looking at screensavers for a long time because of Apple's lack of will (or resources?) to provide a public version of the private modern SDK used by Apple for a very long time now. I'm now looking at the Screen Saver pane in System Settings (the What-If version of System Preferences in an alternate universe where all screens are in portrait mode). In macOS Sequoia, it seems like 3rd party screensavers are not welcome considering that they are relegated to the "Other" section at the bottom of the list and you have to click Show All to start seeing 3rd party screen savers. I also had a quick look at macOS Tahoe Beta 3 and it looks like that all the real screensavers are gone (3rd party and the ones from Apple: Hello, Message, Flurry, etc.) or at least it requires to be a Nobel Prize to find them (and the Search field is not useful). I tried to install a 3rd party screen saver on macOS Tahoe Beta 3, it doesn't show up in the list. To summarize: No public access to modern APIs AFAIK. UI that is hostile to 3rd party screen savers on macOS Sequoia. Apparently only screensavers that are slideshows or movies curated by Apple in macOS Tahoe b3. Hence the question: Is there any future for screen savers on macOS? Because if there's none, I won't waste my time trying to update some old screen savers.
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Aug ’25
GKLocalPlayer.authenticateHandler not called on iOS 26 when Game Center auth overlay is shown
Hi — we’re testing our app on iOS 26 and ran into strange behavior with GKLocalPlayer.local.authenticateHandler. GKLocalPlayer.local.authenticateHandler = { [weak self] viewController, error in // additional code } What happens: When we assign authenticateHandler on iOS 26 and the user is not signed in to Game Center, the system shows a full-screen Game Center overlay asking the user to sign in. If the user taps Cancel, nothing further happens — the closure is not invoked again, so we don’t receive an error or any callback. The app never learns whether the auth was cancelled or failed. In previous iOS versions the closure was called (with viewController / error as appropriate) and the flow worked as expected. What we tried: Verified authenticateHandler is being set. Checked GKLocalPlayer.local.isAuthenticated after the overlay dismisses — it’s unchanged. Observed system logs: a com.apple.GameOverlayUI scene is created and later removed (so the auth overlay is shown by the system). Confirmed the same code works on earlier iOS versions. :thinking: Question: Has anyone seen authenticateHandler not being invoked on iOS 26 when the Game Center auth overlay is presented? Could this be a behavioral change in iOS 26 (overlay runs in a separate system process), or a bug? Any suggested workarounds to reliably detect that the user cancelled the sign-in (for example: listening for willResignActive / didBecomeActive, watching for a system overlay, or saving/presenting the viewController manually)? Thanks in advance for any advice — we’d appreciate pointers or suggested diagnostics ?
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Aug ’25
Monthly recurring leaderboard and placement achievement?
I would like a monthly recurring leaderboard, but the most days one can set for the recurring leaderboard is 30, and some months have 31 days (or 28/29). This is dumb. I guess I have to manually reset a classic leaderboard each month to get this result? Additionally once it closes and is about to reset (I also have daily recurring leaderboards), I'd like to grant the top placers on the leaderboard a corresponding achievement, but I don't see any way of doing this. I believe I can do all these things on PlayFab, but it'll take a bit more work, and eventually cost. Any one have advise?
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Aug ’25
GKAccessPoint triggerAccessPointWithState handler not invoked on iOS 26.0 and iOS 15.8.4
GKAccessPoint triggerAccessPointWithState handler not invoked on iOS 26.0 and iOS 15.8.4 Incorrect/Unexpected Behaviour: When calling [GKAccessPoint.shared triggerAccessPointWithState:GKGameCenterViewControllerStateAchievements handler:^{}] on a real device running iOS 26 beta (iOS 26), the overlay appears as expected, but the handler block is never called. This behavior also not working correctly on previous iOS versions(tested on iOS 15.8.4) Steps to Reproduce: Authenticate GKLocalPlayer Call triggerAccessPointWithState:handler: with a block that logs or performs logic Observe that overlay appears, but block is not executed Behavior: UI appears correctly Handler is not invoked at all Expected Result: The handler should fire immediately after the dashboard is shown. Actual Result: The handler is never called. Usecase: As GKGameCenterViewController is deprecated we are moving to GKAccesspoint but due to above functionality issue we are unable to. Environment: Device: iPhone 16, iPhone 7 iOS: 26.0 and iOS 15.8.4 Xcode: 26.0 beta and Xcode 16.4
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Aug ’25
Bugs custom 18.6
Hello, when I'm looking to customize the icons of my phone, the applications that are in the grouping genres without replacing with all-black images, I don't know what happens by changing the color of the applications in group of change no color throws just listen not the black stuff
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Aug ’25
CIBumpDistortion filter not working on my view
I'm trying to apply a CIBumpDistortion Core Image filter to a view that contains a UILabel (my storyLabel). The goal is to create a visual bump/magnifying glass effect over the text. However, despite my attempts, the filter doesn't seem to render at all. The view and the label appear as normal, with no distortion effect. I've tried adjusting the filter parameters and reviewing the view hierarchy, but without success. I also haven't been able to find clear documentation or examples for applying this filter to a UIView's layer. // // TVView.swift // Mistery // // Created by Joje on 31/07/25. // import CoreImage import CoreImage.CIFilterBuiltins import UIKit import AVFoundation final class TVView: UIView { // propriedades animacao texto private var textAnimationTimer: Timer? private var fullTextToAnimate: String = "" private var currentCharIndex: Int = 0 // propriedades video estatica private var player: AVQueuePlayer? private var playerLayer: AVPlayerLayer? private var playerLooper: AVPlayerLooper? var onNextButtonTap: () -> Void = {} // MARK: - Subviews // imagem da TV private(set) lazy var tvImageView: UIImageView = { let imageView = UIImageView() imageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false imageView.image = UIImage(named: "tvFinal") imageView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit return imageView }() // texto que passa dentro da TV private(set) lazy var storyLabel: UILabel = { let label = UILabel() label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false //label.backgroundColor = .gray label.textColor = .red label.font = UIFont(name: "MeltedMonster", size: 30) label.textAlignment = .left label.numberOfLines = 0 label.text = "" return label }() private(set) lazy var nextButton: UIButton = { let button = UIButton(type: .system) button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false //button.backgroundColor = .darkGray button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didPressNextButton), for: .touchUpInside) return button }() // MARK: - Lifecycle override init(frame: CGRect) { super.init(frame: frame) backgroundColor = .black setupVideoPlayer() addSubviews() setupConstraints() } override func layoutSubviews() { super.layoutSubviews() playerLayer?.frame = tvImageView.frame.insetBy(dx: tvImageView.frame.width * 0.05, dy: tvImageView.frame.height * 0.18) setupFisheyeEffect() } private func setupFisheyeEffect() { // cria o filtro guard let filter = CIFilter(name: "CIBumpDistortion") else {return print("erro")} storyLabel.layer.shouldRasterize = true storyLabel.layer.rasterizationScale = UIScreen.main.scale // define os parametros filter.setDefaults() // centro do efeito let center = CIVector(x: storyLabel.bounds.midX, y: storyLabel.bounds.midY) filter.setValue(center, forKey: kCIInputCenterKey) // raio de distorção filter.setValue(storyLabel.bounds.width, forKey: kCIInputRadiusKey) // intensidade de distorção filter.setValue(7, forKey: kCIInputScaleKey) storyLabel.layer.filters = [filter] } required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") } // MARK: - Button actions @objc private func didPressNextButton() { onNextButtonTap() } @objc private func animateNextCharacter() { guard currentCharIndex < fullTextToAnimate.count else { textAnimationTimer?.invalidate() return } let currentTextIndex = fullTextToAnimate.index(fullTextToAnimate.startIndex, offsetBy: currentCharIndex) let partialText = String(fullTextToAnimate[...currentTextIndex]) storyLabel.text = partialText currentCharIndex += 1 } public func updateStoryText(with text: String) { textAnimationTimer?.invalidate() storyLabel.text = "" fullTextToAnimate = text currentCharIndex = 0 textAnimationTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 0.12, target: self, selector: #selector(animateNextCharacter), userInfo: nil, repeats: true) } // MARK: - Setup methods private func setupVideoPlayer() { guard let videoURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "static-video", withExtension: "mov") else { print("Erro: Não foi possível encontrar o arquivo de vídeo static-video.mov") return } let playerItem = AVPlayerItem(url: videoURL) player = AVQueuePlayer(playerItem: playerItem) // LINHA COM POSSIVEL ERRO playerLooper = AVPlayerLooper(player: player!, templateItem: playerItem) playerLayer = AVPlayerLayer(player: player) playerLayer?.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill if let layer = playerLayer { self.layer.addSublayer(layer) } player?.play() } private func addSubviews() { self.addSubview(storyLabel) self.addSubview(tvImageView) self.addSubview(nextButton) } private func setupConstraints() { NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ // TV Image tvImageView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerXAnchor), tvImageView.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerYAnchor), tvImageView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: widthAnchor), // TV Text storyLabel.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.centerXAnchor, constant: -50), storyLabel.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.centerYAnchor, constant: -25), storyLabel.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.widthAnchor, multiplier: 0.35), storyLabel.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.heightAnchor, multiplier: 0.42), //TV Button nextButton.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: tvImageView.centerYAnchor, constant: -25), nextButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.centerXAnchor, constant: 190), nextButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 100), nextButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 160) ]) } } #Preview{ ViewController() }
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Aug ’25
Low Power Mode on MacOS 26 Tahoe + Vsync fullscreen limits application to 30 fps
I'm experiencing a specific issue where when using any of the MacOS 26 Tahoe betas with Low Power Mode enabled and using Vsync in fullscreen, my application framerate gets limited to a hard 30 fps. I have not experienced this on any older OS. For example Low Power Mode on 13.6 Ventura with Vsync fullscreen lets my application run at full 60 fps without issues. Is this a bug or a change in behavior of Low Power Mode on Tahoe? My application is 3D, runs at 60 fps and is sensitive to tearing, so I need Vsync and it is mostly utilized in fullscreen. And Low Power Mode is a default for many Macs, so default experience on Tahoe currently is a halved 30 fps. However there also seems to be inconsistencies of on which machines this happens, but older OSes are always fine.
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Aug ’25
SceneKit is now deprecated - when it will be removed?
Now that SceneKit has been marked as soft deprecated, is there a planned date or timeframe when it will be completely removed from iOS? I’m concerned about how long my existing SceneKit-based game will continue to work, especially as an indie developer without the resources for a quick rewrite to RealityKit.
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Aug ’25
Customize the Metal Performance HUD on Apple TV
Hi there, Is it possible to customize the Metal Performance HUD on Apple TV, similar to how it can be done on iPhone & iPad? Would like to see things like Compiled Shaders for my Apps on tvOS .
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Aug ’25
Regression: RealityKit spatial audio crackles and pops on iOS 26.0 beta 5 (FB19423059)
RealityKit spatial audio crackles and pops on iOS 26.0 beta 5. It works correctly on iOS 18.6 and visionOS 26.0 beta 5. The APIs used are AudioPlaybackController, Entity.prepareAudio, Entity.play Videos of the expected and observed behavior are attached to the feedback FB19423059. The audio should be a consistent, repeating sound, but it seems oddly abbreviated and the volume varies unexpectedly. Thank you for investigating this issue.
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Aug ’25
Float8 and Float16 "Reserved_Name__Do_not_use"
I am developing a macOS terminal app, running on an M4 Pro, and using Metal. I am not able use float8 or float16, both reporting Variable has incomplete type 'float16' (aka '__Reserved_Name__Do_not_use_float16'). Based on the system I should be able to use these. Either it is because it is also compiling to Intel, which they are not allowed, or something else. Either way I have not been able to figure out how to get past this. IIs there a compiler setting I need to set to make this work? if so which one and what setting do I need? I only want to run this on M processes, on the latest version of OS so not interested in Intel version or backward compatibility.
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Aug ’25
How to detect which entity was tapped?
Hi, I'm rewriting my game from SceneKit to RealityKit, and I'm having trouble implementing the following scenario: I tap on the iPhone screen to select an Entity that I want to drag. If an Entity was tapped, it should then be possible to drag it left, right, etc. SceneKit solution: func CGPointToSCNVector3(_ view: SCNView, depth: Float, point: CGPoint) -> SCNVector3 { let projectedOrigin = view.projectPoint(SCNVector3Make(0, 0, Float(depth))) let locationWithz = SCNVector3Make(Float(point.x), Float(point.y), Float(projectedOrigin.z)) return view.unprojectPoint(locationWithz) } and then I was calling: SCNView().hitTest(location, options: [SCNHitTestOption.firstFoundOnly:true]) the code was called inside of the UIPanGestureRecognizer in my UIViewController. Could I reuse that code or should I go with the SwiftUI approach - something like that: var body: some View { RealityView { .... } .gesture(TapGesture().onEnded { }) ? I already have this code: @State private var location: CGPoint? .onTapGesture { location in self.location = location } I'm trying to identify the entity that was tapped within the RealityView like that: RealityView { content in let box: ModelEntity = createBox() // for now there is only one box, however there will be many boxes content.add(box) let anchor = AnchorEntity(world: [0, 0, 0]) content.add(anchor) _ = content.subscribe(to: SceneEvents.Update.self) { event in //TODO: find tapped entity, so that it could be dragged inside of the DragGesture() } Any help would be appreciated. I also noticed that if I create a TapGesture like that: TapGesture(count: 1) .targetedToAnyEntity() and add it to my view using .gesture() then it is not triggered.
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Aug ’25
Compute kernel fails to compile when calling texture.read()
If I compile a compute kernel with a call to texture.read(), it fails with the following error: "Error Domain=AGXMetalG13X Code=3 "Encountered unlowered function call to air.get_read_sampler" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Encountered unlowered function call to air.get_read_sampler}." This error occurs on both macOS and iOS 26 Beta 5, but not when running on a simulator or in a playground. It does not occur on a macOS Sequoia VM. It occurs whether I use the old metal 3 or new metal 4 compilation method. A workaround would be to use a sampler, but according to the feature tables, all platforms support reading from textures of all formats. Below is a minimal example which produces the error: let device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()! let library = device.makeDefaultLibrary()! let computeFunction = library.makeFunction(name: "compute_test")! do { let pipeline = try device.makeComputePipelineState(function: computeFunction) debugPrint(pipeline) } catch { debugPrint("Metal 3 failed with error:\n\(error)") } #import <metal_stdlib> using namespace metal; kernel void compute_test(uint2 gid [[thread_position_in_grid]], texture2d<float, access::read> in [[texture(0)]], texture2d<float, access::write> out [[texture(1)]]) { out.write(in.read(gid), gid); } I filed feedback FB19530049.
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Aug ’25
moveCharacter reports collision with itself
I'm running into an issue with collisions between two entities with a character controller component. In the collision handler for moveCharacter the collision has both hitEntity and characterEntity set to the same object. This object is the entity that was moved with moveCharacter() The below example configures 3 objects. stationary sphere with character controller falling sphere with character controller a stationary cube with a collision component if the falling sphere hits the stationary sphere then the collision handler reports both hitEntity and characterEntity to be the falling sphere. I would expect that the hitEntity would be the stationary sphere and the character entity would be the falling sphere. if the falling sphere hits the cube with a collision component the the hit entity is the cube and the characterEntity is the falling sphere as expected. Is this the expected behavior? The entities act as expected visually however if I want the spheres to react differently depending on what character they collided with then I am not getting the expected results. IE: If a player controlled character collides with a NPC then exchange resource with NPC. if player collides with enemy then take damage. import SwiftUI import RealityKit struct ContentView: View { @State var root: Entity = Entity() @State var stationary: Entity = createCharacter(named: "stationary", radius: 0.05, color: .blue) @State var falling: Entity = createCharacter(named: "falling", radius: 0.05, color: .red) @State var collisionCube: Entity = createCollisionCube(named: "cube", size: 0.1, color: .green) //relative to root @State var fallFrom: SIMD3<Float> = [0,0.5,0] var body: some View { RealityView { content in content.add(root) root.position = [0,-0.5,0.0] root.addChild(stationary) stationary.position = [0,0.05,0] root.addChild(falling) falling.position = fallFrom root.addChild(collisionCube) collisionCube.position = [0.2,0,0] collisionCube.components.set(InputTargetComponent()) } .gesture(SpatialTapGesture().targetedToAnyEntity().onEnded { tap in let tapPosition = tap.entity.position(relativeTo: root) falling.components.remove(FallComponent.self) falling.teleportCharacter(to: tapPosition + fallFrom, relativeTo: root) }) .toolbar { ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomOrnament) { HStack { Button("Drop") { falling.components.set(FallComponent(speed: 0.4)) } Button("Reset") { falling.components.remove(FallComponent.self) falling.teleportCharacter(to: fallFrom, relativeTo: root) } } } } } } @MainActor func createCharacter(named name: String, radius: Float, color: UIColor) -> Entity { let character = ModelEntity(mesh: .generateSphere(radius: radius), materials: [SimpleMaterial(color: color, isMetallic: false)]) character.name = name character.components.set(CharacterControllerComponent(radius: radius, height: radius)) return character } @MainActor func createCollisionCube(named name: String, size: Float, color: UIColor) -> Entity { let cube = ModelEntity(mesh: .generateBox(size: size), materials: [SimpleMaterial(color: color, isMetallic: false)]) cube.name = name cube.generateCollisionShapes(recursive: true) return cube } struct FallComponent: Component { let speed: Float } struct FallSystem: System{ static let predicate: QueryPredicate<Entity> = .has(FallComponent.self) && .has(CharacterControllerComponent.self) static let query: EntityQuery = .init(where: predicate) let down: SIMD3<Float> = [0,-1,0] init(scene: RealityKit.Scene) { } func update(context: SceneUpdateContext) { let deltaTime = Float(context.deltaTime) for entity in context.entities(matching: Self.query, updatingSystemWhen: .rendering) { let speed = entity.components[FallComponent.self]?.speed ?? 0.5 entity.moveCharacter(by: down * speed * deltaTime, deltaTime: deltaTime, relativeTo: nil) { collision in if collision.hitEntity == collision.characterEntity { print("hit entity has collided with itself") } print("\(collision.characterEntity.name) collided with \(collision.hitEntity.name) ") } } } } #Preview(windowStyle: .volumetric) { ContentView() }
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Aug ’25
Will OpenGL API and Drivers be removed after appleOS 26?
Hi, I am a Multimedia and Graphics researcher and I am wondering if OpenGL API and drivers will be removed after appleOS 26? macOS 26 iOS 26 iPadOS 26 visionOS 26 I am asking this because most of the libraries I use depends on OpenGL. Like CGAL, libigl, immediate mode ui, nanovg, nanogui, bullet physics. Transitioning from Vulkan and metal while using and learning those libraries is just not viable. I would like to ask you that. I am the sole developer and I just want to ask you that. Regards.
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Aug ’25
Issues creating a spatial gallery, how to sync a ImagePresentationComponent size and a SwiftUI overlay ?
Post can be removed.
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Aug ’25
New GameSave API fails, "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application."
I've been playing with the new GameSave API and cannot get it to work. I followed the 3-step instructions from the Developer video. Step 2, "Next, login to your Apple developer account and include this entitlement in the provisioning profile for your game." seems to be unnecessary, as Xcode set this for you when you do step 1 "First add the iCloud entitlement to your game." Running the app on my device and tapping "Load" starts the sync, then fails with the error "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." I have no idea how to troubleshoot this. Every other time I've used CloudKit it has Just Worked™. Halp‽ Here is my example app: import Foundation import SwiftUI import GameSave @main struct GameSaveTestApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { GameView() } } } struct GameView: View { @State private var loader = GameLoader() var body: some View { List { Button("Load") { loader.load() } Button("Finish sync") { Task { try? await loader.finish() } } } } } @Observable class GameLoader { var directory: GameSaveSyncedDirectory? func stateChanged() { let newState = withObservationTracking { directory?.state } onChange: { Task { @MainActor [weak self] in self?.stateChanged() } } print("State changed to \(newState?.description ?? "nil")") switch newState { case .error(let error): print("ERROR: \(error.localizedDescription)") default: _ = 0 // NOOP } } func load() { print("Opening gamesave directory") directory = GameSaveSyncedDirectory.openDirectory() stateChanged() } func finish() async throws { print("finishing syncing") await directory?.finishSyncing() } }
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Aug ’25
Why does CanyonCrosser use both Class and Struct for RealityKit Systems?
In the CanyonCrosser example project, some RealityKit systems are implemented as classes while others are structs. What’s the reason for using different types?
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Aug ’25
App not showing in Game Center “All Activity” after release
Hello — I shipped an App Store build that signs in to Game Center using the Apple Unity Plugins (GameKit). The login banner appears, but my app still doesn’t show up in Game Center’s “All activity” (You started playing XXX 2d ago) What I’ve done Call await GKLocalPlayer.Authenticate(); “Game Center” is enabled for the current version in App Store Connect Confirmed: other App Store games do appear under “All Activity” on the same device/account Timeline: This is the first version that enables Game Center (not the app’s first release), and it has been about 2 hours since this build went live. Questions Is authentication alone sufficient for “Recently Played,” or is at least one Game Center component (leaderboards, achievements, activities, multiplayer) required? Is there a typical propagation delay before “Recently Played” starts showing a newly enabled app/version? Is there anything else I should configure in App Store Connect or entitlements to make “Recently Played” visible? Thanks for any help.
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Aug ’25
MTLCaptureManager.sharedCaptureManager generates corrupted .gputrace files (0KB, invalid internal structure)
Hello, I am experiencing an issue with programmatically capturing a GPU trace using MTLCaptureManager. The .gputrace file that is generated appears to be corrupted, and I'm looking for guidance or a solution. Description of the Problem: I am using MTLCaptureManager.sharedCaptureManager to capture a Metal frame and save it to disk. The generated .gputrace file is consistently reported as 0 bytes in size by the file system. Crucially, when I compress this 0-byte .gputrace file into a .zip archive, the resulting archive contains the full, expected data. After unzipping, the file can be opened and viewed correctly in Xcode. However,When inspecting the file's contents using NSFileManager in Objective-C (treating it as a directory), the internal structure is different from a .gputrace file captured directly from Xcode's Metal Debugger. capture in xcode capture in file Finally,When capturing multiple frames programmatically, the first captured frame contains valid buffer data. However, for subsequent frames (starting from the second frame), the corresponding buffer contents are all zero-filled. Frame 1: All MTLBuffer data is correctly captured and populated. Frame 2 and onward: The same MTLBuffer objects are present in the trace, but their contents are entirely 0 (i.e., the data is not captured or is corrupted). In this case, the on-screen display is normal, but the captured frame is incorrect. The frame captured directly in Xcode is also correct. Only the frame captured to a file is abnormal.
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Aug ’25
Is there any future for screensavers on macOS?
I haven't been looking at screensavers for a long time because of Apple's lack of will (or resources?) to provide a public version of the private modern SDK used by Apple for a very long time now. I'm now looking at the Screen Saver pane in System Settings (the What-If version of System Preferences in an alternate universe where all screens are in portrait mode). In macOS Sequoia, it seems like 3rd party screensavers are not welcome considering that they are relegated to the "Other" section at the bottom of the list and you have to click Show All to start seeing 3rd party screen savers. I also had a quick look at macOS Tahoe Beta 3 and it looks like that all the real screensavers are gone (3rd party and the ones from Apple: Hello, Message, Flurry, etc.) or at least it requires to be a Nobel Prize to find them (and the Search field is not useful). I tried to install a 3rd party screen saver on macOS Tahoe Beta 3, it doesn't show up in the list. To summarize: No public access to modern APIs AFAIK. UI that is hostile to 3rd party screen savers on macOS Sequoia. Apparently only screensavers that are slideshows or movies curated by Apple in macOS Tahoe b3. Hence the question: Is there any future for screen savers on macOS? Because if there's none, I won't waste my time trying to update some old screen savers.
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Aug ’25
GKLocalPlayer.authenticateHandler not called on iOS 26 when Game Center auth overlay is shown
Hi — we’re testing our app on iOS 26 and ran into strange behavior with GKLocalPlayer.local.authenticateHandler. GKLocalPlayer.local.authenticateHandler = { [weak self] viewController, error in // additional code } What happens: When we assign authenticateHandler on iOS 26 and the user is not signed in to Game Center, the system shows a full-screen Game Center overlay asking the user to sign in. If the user taps Cancel, nothing further happens — the closure is not invoked again, so we don’t receive an error or any callback. The app never learns whether the auth was cancelled or failed. In previous iOS versions the closure was called (with viewController / error as appropriate) and the flow worked as expected. What we tried: Verified authenticateHandler is being set. Checked GKLocalPlayer.local.isAuthenticated after the overlay dismisses — it’s unchanged. Observed system logs: a com.apple.GameOverlayUI scene is created and later removed (so the auth overlay is shown by the system). Confirmed the same code works on earlier iOS versions. :thinking: Question: Has anyone seen authenticateHandler not being invoked on iOS 26 when the Game Center auth overlay is presented? Could this be a behavioral change in iOS 26 (overlay runs in a separate system process), or a bug? Any suggested workarounds to reliably detect that the user cancelled the sign-in (for example: listening for willResignActive / didBecomeActive, watching for a system overlay, or saving/presenting the viewController manually)? Thanks in advance for any advice — we’d appreciate pointers or suggested diagnostics ?
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Aug ’25
Monthly recurring leaderboard and placement achievement?
I would like a monthly recurring leaderboard, but the most days one can set for the recurring leaderboard is 30, and some months have 31 days (or 28/29). This is dumb. I guess I have to manually reset a classic leaderboard each month to get this result? Additionally once it closes and is about to reset (I also have daily recurring leaderboards), I'd like to grant the top placers on the leaderboard a corresponding achievement, but I don't see any way of doing this. I believe I can do all these things on PlayFab, but it'll take a bit more work, and eventually cost. Any one have advise?
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Aug ’25
GKAccessPoint triggerAccessPointWithState handler not invoked on iOS 26.0 and iOS 15.8.4
GKAccessPoint triggerAccessPointWithState handler not invoked on iOS 26.0 and iOS 15.8.4 Incorrect/Unexpected Behaviour: When calling [GKAccessPoint.shared triggerAccessPointWithState:GKGameCenterViewControllerStateAchievements handler:^{}] on a real device running iOS 26 beta (iOS 26), the overlay appears as expected, but the handler block is never called. This behavior also not working correctly on previous iOS versions(tested on iOS 15.8.4) Steps to Reproduce: Authenticate GKLocalPlayer Call triggerAccessPointWithState:handler: with a block that logs or performs logic Observe that overlay appears, but block is not executed Behavior: UI appears correctly Handler is not invoked at all Expected Result: The handler should fire immediately after the dashboard is shown. Actual Result: The handler is never called. Usecase: As GKGameCenterViewController is deprecated we are moving to GKAccesspoint but due to above functionality issue we are unable to. Environment: Device: iPhone 16, iPhone 7 iOS: 26.0 and iOS 15.8.4 Xcode: 26.0 beta and Xcode 16.4
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Aug ’25
Bugs custom 18.6
Hello, when I'm looking to customize the icons of my phone, the applications that are in the grouping genres without replacing with all-black images, I don't know what happens by changing the color of the applications in group of change no color throws just listen not the black stuff
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