Description When starting Live Activities via ActivityKit push notifications, the “start” notification is received correctly on iPhone 16 Pro Max, but subsequent update or end push notifications are not. The same implementation on iPhone 16 Pro behaves as expected (both start and update/end notifications are delivered and processed). Environment Property Value Device (failing) iPhone 16 Pro Max Device (working) iPhone 16 Pro iOS Version 18.5 Xcode / SDK 16.2/ActivityKit / Push Notifications Network Wi-Fi / Cellular (both tested) Data Collection Method Devices connected via USB. Logs captured using Console.app. Log filtering applied for the liveactivitiesd daemon to isolate Live Activity behavior. Initial Triage/Observations Payload format confirmed compatible; no incompatible fields. APNs token remains the same across messages (no refresh). Identical ActivityKit subscriptions/participants on both devices. Server-side delivery is confirmed: iPhone 16 Pro receives all messages (start, update, end). Only iPhone 16 Pro Max fails to receive update or end push notifications. Log Analysis iPhone 16 Pro (Working) Push-to-Start successfully received: 13:45:20 - APSXPCDeliverMessageEvent: Created APSIncomingMessage 13:45:20 - Received message: eventType: start(SessionPushNotifications.IncomingMessage.EventType.StartParameters(attributesType: "AchToLSUpgradeAttributes", attributesData: 125 bytes, inputs: [])) 13:45:20 - Created activity: 1C081AC5-01AE-4EC0-8B67-5F2A9FAE2D60 13:45:45 - APSXPCDeliverMessageEvent: Created APSIncomingMessage 13:45:45 - Received message: eventType: end(dismissDate: Optional(2025-07-21 21:00:44 +0000)) 13:45:20 - Activity updated: 1C081AC5-01AE-4EC0-8B67-5F2A9FAE2D60 13:45:20 - Local activity did update: 1C081AC5-01AE-4EC0-8B67-5F2A9FAE2D60 iPhone 16 Pro Max (Failing) 13:56:39 - APSXPCDeliverMessageEvent: Created APSIncomingMessage 13:56:39 - Received message: eventType: start(SessionPushNotifications.IncomingMessage.EventType.StartParameters(attributesType: "AchToLSUpgradeAttributes", attributesData: 125 bytes, inputs: [])) 13:56:39 - Created activity: E6BBF691-0C7A-4791-98D2-6F1440D9932E **No subsequent APNs push-to-update or push-to-end messages received.** 13:56:39 - No destinations for event E6BBF691... of type start 13:56:40 - No destinations for event E6BBF691... of type update Questions for Apple Engineering Are there known issues with ActivityKit push notifications specifically on iPhone 16 Pro Max devices? What additional diagnostic logs (system, APNs, liveactivitiesd) would be most helpful to collect? Could device-specific power management, notification settings, or OS-level changes on Pro Max models affect Live Activity updates? Are there differences in how Live Activity push subscriptions or routing are handled on iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Pro that could lead to this issue?

We need a live activity to countdown our time in formats like 2h 30m -> 2h 29m -> 2h 28m etc 58m -> 57m I see this kind in pictures in official documentation. to make a functional timer is: Text(context.state.startTime, style: .timer) But it's very limited when it comes to formatting. This timer .relative includes seconds which we don't want Text(futureDate, style: .relative) Also format we need is h instead of hour, m instead of min

Attachments: Problem Description: I encountered an issue related to WidgetKit. Inside a widget, I used the following API: UIImage(named: "some_pic_in_asset")! However, in my crash monitoring system, I observed a large number of crashes caused by force-unwrapping a UIImage that could not be loaded. After analyzing the crash reports and the associated app version information, I found that this issue consistently occurs during the app upgrade process. For example: A user installs the app at version A and adds the widget to their Home Screen. Later, the app is upgraded to version A+1. Then, in the monitoring backend, I observe many crashes. The crash itself happens under version A, but the report is uploaded under version A+1. Since crash collection happens in the widget and the report is uploaded by the app, the version mismatch is understandable. I also confirmed that the number of crashes strongly correlates with the number of app version upgrades. Based on this analysis, I believe that in the upgrade scenario described above, UIImage(named: "some_pic_in_asset") sometimes fails to load the image even though it exists in the asset catalog. Please note that the force-unwrapping operation is not the focus of my concern here. Question: Is this a known system issue? If so, is there a plan for fixing it in future iOS updates?

Appears during code compilation Provisioning profile "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: ..*" doesn't include the com.apple.developer.ActivityKit entitlement， Has anyone encountered or resolved a similar issue where the ActiveKit feature was not found in the developer's identifier, despite not being activated in the developer's system?

Watching WWDC video: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10185/?time=481 It says: So when encoding your content state, do not set any custom encoding strategies. Otherwise, your JSON will be mismatched, and the system will fail to update your Live Activity So I'm just wondering if using JSONDecoder is allowed for decoding apps payloads for the UI of a Live Activity? Or is there a performance hit for this?

Hi, We need Wallet Boarding Pass Live Activity style countdown inside Live Activity. Requirements Show only hours+minutes (no seconds ever). Format examples (Turkish locale concept): T > 60 min: "1sa 14d" (HHh MMm) T < 60 min: "58d" At exactly zero show a single final zero value (e.g. "0d"). Do NOT show seconds or any upward (elapsed) counting after zero. When remaining time < 0 immediately replace display with status text (e.g. "ON TIME"). Never display negative or increasing elapsed time. Discovered Current Timer Methods (Observed) Method 1 (Text(date, style: .relative)): After reaching target it continues counting UP (should stop). Seconds appear automatically once remaining < 1 hour. Method 2 (Text(date, style: .timer)): After reaching target it continues counting UP (should stop). Seconds are always visible from start. Method 3 (Text(timerInterval: Date.now ... targetDate, countsDown: true)): Stops at target (no upward counting) but seconds are always visible; cannot limit to single zero then freeze before status swap. Requested Enhancement Provide a behavior where the countdown displays hours+minutes, renders a single zero-minute value at the boundary (no seconds), then transitions to supplied status text. Request Public API or configuration to: Select displayed units (hours, minutes only). Stop automatic updating after rendering the zero frame (prevent upward counting). Prevent post-target elapsed counting (no positive re-growth). Allow immediate swap-to-text after zero (remaining < 0) while permitting a single zero display at the boundary. Why Align UX with Wallet; need predictable single zero then status, no seconds, no elapsed confusion. Thank you.

We currently have the need to develop Smart Island. We need to identify whether the current mobile phone supports Smart Island. At present, the solution we can think of is to maintain a model list if the current phone is in the white list, it supports Smart Island. But we think this method is not good enough. Is there a better solution to support identification? In addition, will the later models support smart Island?

My widget has a background color set, but after the system sets custom transparency, my widget displays a blank space. I would like to solve this problem by obtaining the system's custom transparency settings and then setting the background color transparency, or do you have a better way to solve this problem

import AppIntents struct AddTodoIntent: AppIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Add Todo" static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = true func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ProvidesDialog { .result(dialog: "New todo added successfully.") } } struct ViewTodosIntent:AppIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "View Todos" func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ProvidesDialog { .result(dialog: "Here are your todos...") } } struct TodoAppShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider { static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: AddTodoIntent(), phrases: ["\(.applicationName) Add a new todo"], shortTitle: "New Todo", systemImageName: "plus.circle" ) AppShortcut( intent: ViewTodosIntent(), phrases: ["\(.applicationName) Show my todoso"], shortTitle: "Show todos", systemImageName: "plus.app" ) } } when we used, it wrong How did i can do it success？

Q1. Can you place a sound on an end event? That doesn't seem to work for us Additionally: Q2. Is there any way that after you send the end event, still have the Live Activity remain on the Dynamic Island until the dismissal-date? Currently when an end event is sent, it's abruptly ended from the Dynamic Island without any sound. Users are confused until minutes/hours later they see their Lock Screen.

I want to add my app to Controls, just a button to open the app. The end goal is to put it on a lock screen. However, I can get it to work on the iPhone simulator, but I am unable to get it on my actual device. No warnings or failed build or signing issues. I feel like I have changed and tinkered everything. I feel like my code is correct, so maybe it's an issue of the signing? I am lost. Running the control center stuff through Widgetkit.

Hello, I would like to inquire about a specific behavior I've observed with Live Activities to determine if it is a bug. When our application is closed but the device is in use, an alarm triggers a Live Activity to appear at the top of the screen. However, it seems that tapping the background area of this Live Activity does not trigger the .widgetURL and .onOpenURL Could you please confirm if this is the intended behavior? or should I config another setting for desired action like trigger .onOpenURL? Thank you for your time and assistance. Best regards,

Hello, We have observed a change in the presentation behavior of the AlarmKit Live Activity banner when our application is in the foreground, following the update from iOS 26.0 to iOS 26.1. We would like to clarify which behavior is intended. In iOS 26.0: When our application was in the foreground, the AlarmKit Live Activity banner did not present. In iOS 26.1: The AlarmKit Live Activity banner now presents even when our application is in the foreground. Could you please advise on what the correct or desired behavior is for this scenario? Thank you for your clarification.

I have developed a LiveActivity on my product that supports DynamicIsland. Recently, two users encountered this situation while updating the app: LiveActivity was created with a status of. active, but after 100ms, it immediately started displaying as. dimiss. This process was repeated many times until the user restarted their iPhone and the display became normal A user's LiveActivity was successfully created with a status of. active, and the data was updated using the. update method normally; But this user's interface keeps showing a gray component empty state I am unable to obtain useful information regarding the bug encountered in processing. I would like to know how to obtain the reason why the user's LiveActivity has been modified to. dimiss by the iOS system in the face of these situations; How can I obtain useful information to determine the cause of the error when the user interface cannot display data without debugging. Thank you~

The iap package typed with macos26 xcode26 crashed on ios12 add WidgetKit and set its Status to "Optional" #if canImport(WidgetKit) import WidgetKit #endif We have already modified the configuration in these two ways. There are no issues on ios13 and above systems, but it won't start on ios12. However, we want to support the lowest version of ios12. How can we solve this problem，The crash might still be the one below dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/WidgetKit.framework/WidgetKit Referenced from: /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/CA01C3C8-5010-4EDC-8089-058A3A4E79E7/bodianplayer.app/bodianplayer Reason: image not found

I'm developing car control software that allows unlocking via a widget. Currently, it executes through appintents within the main application. It works fine if the app is active, but fails if the app is killed. (The car control SDK must be in the main application). How can I resolve this issue?

I've created a Snippet for my iOS app which I want to be able to run from the LockScreen via a Shortcuts widget. All works fine except when I run the shortcut and the App Snippet appears, it doesn't always render the SwiftUI view in the same way. Sometimes the width boundaries are respected and sometimes not. I've tested this on iOS 26.1 and iOS 26.2 beta 3 I think this is a bug but it would be great if anyone could see what I might be doing wrong if it's not. Incase it is a bug I've filed a feedback (FB21076429) and I've created a stripped down sample project showing the issue and added screenshots showing the issue. Basic code to reproduce issue: // Intent.swift // SnippetBug import AppIntents import Foundation import SwiftUI struct SnippetEntryIntent: AppIntent { static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Open Snippet" static let description = IntentDescription("Shows a snippet.") // Don’t open the app – stay in the snippet surface. static let openAppWhenRun: Bool = false func perform() async throws -> some ShowsSnippetIntent { .result(snippetIntent: TestSnippetIntent()) } } struct TestSnippetIntent: SnippetIntent { static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Snippet Intent" static let description = IntentDescription("Action from snippet.") @MainActor func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ShowsSnippetView { .result(view: SnippetView(model: SnippetModel.shared)) } } @MainActor final class SnippetModel { static let shared = SnippetModel() private init() { } } struct SnippetView: View { let model: SnippetModel var body: some View { HStack { Text("Test Snippet with information") Spacer() Image(systemName: "heart") }.font(.headline) } } struct Shortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider { static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: SnippetEntryIntent(), phrases: [ "Snippet for \(.applicationName)", "Test Snippet \(.applicationName)" ], shortTitle: "Snippet", systemImageName: "barcode" ) } } You also need these lines in your main App entry point: import AppIntents @main struct SnippetBugApp: App { init() { let model = SnippetModel.shared AppDependencyManager.shared.add(dependency: model) } var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } } } This is correct This is incorrect

I built a couple of app intents for macOS, which generally work great. However, I'm struggling with configuring an app intent that takes a parameter, so that it doesn't require the app to launch before presenting people with the list of options. If the app is running and I run the intent in Spotlight, I can see the message defined by the intent's parameterSummary and I can select a parameter from the list of entities. If the app is not running, it is launched first and only then the intent message fully populates in Spotlight and allows parameter selection. What I've tried: Support background or deferred mode in the intent. Conformed the entities to IndexedEntity. Conformed the entity query to EnumerableEntityQuery, implementing suggestedEntities and allEntities. Conformed the entity query to EntityStringQuery. Donated the intent to Spotlight on app launch. Donated the entities to Spotlight on app launch, both using indexSearchableItems and indexAppEntities. Not sure if both are required or if the latter is just a more convenient version of the former. Do I have to conform to or implement something else? Do I need to work with an app intent extension? If so, would I put all app intent code into the extension instead of the main app? Is this a system bug I should file?

I’m manipulating some data inside a widget extension, and at the same time there is an active Live Activity (Dynamic Island / Lock Screen). How can I update the Live Activity’s local notification when the data changes? I tried accessing the current activity using Activity.activities, but it seems that this API is not accessible from inside the widget extension. What is the correct way to refresh or update the Live Activity in this case?

Hello, I have tried a lot to get AlarmKit to work from a controlwidget without first going into the app. So far, I have not been successful unless I also opened the app on clicking the controlwidget. Is this a known limitation?