Hello, This is my first post in the forums, and I'm still learning my way with iOS Development and Swift. My apologies if the formatting is not correct, or If I'm making any mistakes. I'm currently trying to implement an iOS App where the device needs to share the location with my server via an API call. The use case is as follows: the server expects location updates to determine if a device is inside/outside a geofence. If the device is stationary, no locations need to be sent. If the device begins moving, regardless of whether the app is in foreground, background, or terminated, the app should resume posting locations to the server. I've decided to use the CLLocationUpdate.liveUpdates() stream, together with CLBackgroundActivitySession(). However, I have not been able to achieve the behavior successfully. My app either maintains the blue CLActivitySession indicator active, regardless of whether the phone is stationary or not, or kills the Indicator (and the background capability) and does not restore it when moving again. Below I've attached my latest code snippet (the indicator disappears and does not come back). // This method is called in the didFinishLaunchingWithOptions func startLocationUpdates(precise: Bool) { // Show the location permission pop up requestAuthorization() // Stop any previous sessions stopLocationUpdates() Task { do { // If we have the right authorization, we will launch the updates in the background // using CLBackgroundActivitySession if self.manager.authorizationStatus == .authorizedAlways { self.backgroundActivity = true } else { self.backgroundActivity = false self.backgroundSession?.invalidate() } // We will start collecting live location updates for try await update in CLLocationUpdate.liveUpdates() { // Handle deprecation let stationary = if #available(iOS 18.0, *) { update.stationary } else { update.isStationary } // If the update is identified as stationary, we will skip this update // and turn off background location updates if stationary { self.backgroundSession?.invalidate() continue } // if background activity is enabled, we restore the Background Activity Session if backgroundActivity == true { self.backgroundSession = CLBackgroundActivitySession() } guard let location = update.location else { continue } // Do POST with location to server } } catch { print("Could not start location updates") } } } I'm not sure why the code does not work as expected, and I believe I may be misunderstanding how the libraries Work. My understanding is that the liveUpdates stream is capable of emitting values, even if the app has gone to the background/terminated, thus why I'm trying to stop/resume the Background Activity using the "stationary" or "isStationary" attribute coming from the update. Is the behavior I'm trying to achieve possible? If so, I'm I using the right libraries for it? Is my implementation correct? And If not, what would be the recommended approach? Regards

I'm implementing the PushToTalk framework and have encountered an issue where channelManager(_:didActivate:) is not called under specific circumstances. What works: App is in foreground, receives PTT push → didActivate is called ✅ App receives audio in foreground, then is backgrounded → subsequent pushes trigger didActivate ✅ What doesn't work: App is launched, user joins channel, then immediately backgrounds PTT push arrives while app is backgrounded incomingPushResult is called, I return .activeRemoteParticipant(participant) The system UI shows the speaker name correctly However, didActivate is never called Audio data arrives via WebSocket but cannot be played (no audio session) Setup: Channel joined successfully before backgrounding UIBackgroundModes includes push-to-talk No manual audio session activation (setActive) anywhere in my code AVAudioEngine setup only happens inside didActivate delegate method Issue persists even after channel restoration via channelDescriptor(restoredChannelUUID:) Question: Is this expected behavior or a bug? If expected, what's the correct approach to handle incoming PTT audio when the app is backgrounded and hasn't received audio while in the foreground yet?

is there a way to make a test subscription in-app purchase expire immediately, for faster testing? it seems exceedingly complicated to test subscriptions if we have to a) wait until the next day for expiry, or b) keep on creating new apple ids to get into a fully unsubscribed state? it is still kind of madness testing this stuff, after all the years it has been available.

I’m implementing a subscription purchase flow using promo code redemption via an external App Store URL. Flow: User taps “Purchase” in the app (spinner shown) App opens the promo redemption URL (apps.apple.com/redeem) User completes redemption in the App Store User returns to the app The app must determine whether the subscription was purchased within a reasonable time window The app listens to Transaction.updates and also checks Transaction.currentEntitlements when the app returns to the foreground. Issue: After redeeming a subscription promo code via the App Store and returning to the app, the app cannot reliably determine whether the subscription was successfully purchased within a short, user-acceptable time window. In many cases, neither Transaction.updates nor Transaction.currentEntitlements reflects the newly redeemed subscription immediately after returning to the app. The entitlement may appear only after a significant delay, or not within a 60-second timeout at all, even though the promo code redemption succeeded. Expected: When the user returns to the app after completing promo code redemption, StoreKit 2 should report the updated subscription entitlement shortly thereafter (e.g. within a few seconds) via either Transaction.updates or Transaction.currentEntitlements. Below is the minimal interactor used in the sample project. The app considers the purchase successful if either a verified transaction for the product is received via Transaction.updates, or the product appears in Transaction.currentEntitlements when the app returns to the foreground. Otherwise, the flow fails after a 60-second timeout. Questions: Is this entitlement propagation delay expected when redeeming promo codes through the App Store? Is there a recommended API or flow for immediately determining whether a subscription has been successfully redeemed? Is there a more reliable way to detect entitlement changes after promo code redemption without triggering user authentication prompts (e.g., from AppStore.sync())? import UIKit import StoreKit final class PromoPurchaseInteractor { private let timeout: TimeInterval = 60 private struct PendingOfferRedemption { let productId: String let completion: (Result<Bool, Error>) -> Void } private var pendingRedemption: PendingOfferRedemption? private var updatesTask: Task<Void, Never>? private var timeoutTask: Task<Void, Never>? enum DefaultError: Error { case generic case timeout } init() { NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(willEnterForeground), name: UIApplication.willEnterForegroundNotification, object: nil) } deinit { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self) updatesTask?.cancel() timeoutTask?.cancel() } func purchaseProduct(using offerUrl: URL, productId: String, completion: @escaping (Result<Bool, Error>) -> Void) { guard pendingRedemption == nil else { completion(.failure(DefaultError.generic)) return } pendingRedemption = PendingOfferRedemption(productId: productId, completion: completion) startPurchase(using: offerUrl) } @objc private func willEnterForeground() { guard let pendingRedemption = pendingRedemption else { return } startTimeoutObserver() Task { if await hasEntitlement(for: pendingRedemption.productId) { await MainActor.run { self.completePurchase(result: .success(true)) } } } } private func startPurchase(using offerURL: URL) { startTransactionUpdatesObserver() UIApplication.shared.open(offerURL) { [weak self] success in guard let self = self else { return } if !success { self.completePurchase(result: .failure(DefaultError.generic)) } } } private func completePurchase(result: Result<Bool, Error>) { stopTransactionUpdatesObserver() stopTimeoutObserver() guard let _ = pendingRedemption else { return } pendingRedemption?.completion(result) pendingRedemption = nil } private func startTransactionUpdatesObserver() { updatesTask?.cancel() updatesTask = Task { for await update in Transaction.updates { guard case .verified(let transaction) = update else { continue } await MainActor.run { [weak self] in guard let self = self, let pending = self.pendingRedemption, transaction.productID == pending.productId else { return } self.completePurchase(result: .success(true)) } await transaction.finish() } } } private func stopTransactionUpdatesObserver() { updatesTask?.cancel() updatesTask = nil } private func startTimeoutObserver() { guard pendingRedemption != nil else { return } timeoutTask?.cancel() timeoutTask = Task { try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(timeout * 1_000_000_000)) await MainActor.run { [weak self] in self?.completePurchase(result: .failure(DefaultError.timeout)) } } } private func stopTimeoutObserver() { timeoutTask?.cancel() timeoutTask = nil } private func hasEntitlement(for productId: String) async -> Bool { for await result in Transaction.currentEntitlements { guard case .verified(let transaction) = result else { continue } if transaction.productID == productId { return true } } return false } }

From the document https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sensorkit/srfetchrequest we know that "SensorKit places a 24-hour holding period on newly recorded data before an app can access it. This gives the user an opportunity to delete any data they don’t want to share with the app. A fetch request doesn’t return any results if its time range overlaps this holding period." Will this holding period reset each time when I called startRecording() ? Let's say I upgrade my app to a new version, do I need to call startRecording again to init the data collection process? will it be able to query the data collected from previous version's app ?

Bank Accounts details are outdated and status is stack on processing with error: "Your banking updates are processing, and you should see the changes in 24 hours. You won't be able to make any additional updates until then." This is now stack for a few years since we activated a previous Apple developer account. we must change banking details as it holds up development of an app with in-app purchases. Finance department has been contacted and they do not answer What shall we do? senior support staff keep referring to finance department and is not helping

Is there any documentation about the server to server notification, specifically what sort of data Apple servers send to our server when there is an update to users who used Sign in with Apple?

My application is from a bank that provides payment passes, and when I try to retrieve passes already enrolled in the wallet, it always returns empty. Is there something I need to configure for it to work? This is what I've tried, and it hasn't worked

we use the api as NEHotspotConfigurationManager.shared.apply(hotspotConfig) to join a wifi, but we find that in in iphone 17+, some user report the time to join wifi is very slow the full code as let hotspotConfig = NEHotspotConfiguration(ssid: sSSID, passphrase: sPassword, isWEP: false) hotspotConfig.joinOnce = bJoinOnce if #available(iOS 13.0, *) { hotspotConfig.hidden = true } NEHotspotConfigurationManager.shared.apply(hotspotConfig) { [weak self] (error) in guard let self else { return } if let error = error { log.i("connectSSID Error while configuring WiFi: \(error.localizedDescription)") if error.localizedDescription.contains("already associated") { log.i("connectSSID Already connected to this WiFi.") result(["status": 0]) } else { result(["status": 0]) } } else { log.i("connectSSID Successfully connected to WiFi network \(sSSID)") result(["status": 1]) } } Normally it might only take 5-10 seconds, but on the iPhone 17+ it might take 20-30 seconds.

Scenario User is actively subscribed to Monthly Package From the Device App (Manage Subscriptions), user upgrades to Yearly Package Purchase completes successfully on device Issue Do not receive any server notification for this action Month Package Purchase Date: 2025-11-11 19:06:45.537 +0600 Month to Yearly Upgradation Date: 2025-12-11 paymentReferenceId: 510002270528780

Hello eveybody,Currently I'm working on an app which connects to a device. During testing I encounter an internal error of NEHotspotConfigurationErrorDomain. See the log snippet:Domain=NEHotspotConfigurationErrorDomain Code=8 "internal error." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=internal error.}This error appears randomly. In one day I encountered it three times. The only solution I can think of is catching this error somehow and then telling the user to restart the device.After this error appears, the wifi functionality of iOS in all third party apps seems to be broken. Only restarting helps as far as I know. Also there seems to be nothing we as app developers can do about it. Therefor I wonder if there is some way to prevent this error somehow? The only solution I can think of is catching this error somehow and then telling the user to restart the device.Also since there is not much information about this error on the web, it would be really nice if someone can clarify whats going on with this error.Regards.

If an app on the App Store still uses StoreKit 1 (a.k.a. the Original StoreKit) to handle In-App Purchases, would IAPs work for users who download such app on iOS 26.2? Would the app allow the users to purchase an IAP via StoreKit 1 or would it be impossible to buy the IAP on iOS 26? The iOS Documentation says that SKPaymentQueue (which is a part of StoreKit 1) is "Deprecated" and "No longer supported.", with the support being for iOS 3.0–18.0. Does this mean that apps using StoreKit 1 won't be able to make IAP purchases when running on iOS 26?

当用户开启App自动更新后，自动更新App后，App有些功能会错乱。 1.有的会触发旧App代码功能，如旧版本有个选择框，在新版本选择框从界面移除了，但自动更新看，有的用户会还会触旧版本选择框的功能 2.数据错乱，如App录入数字6，发送到服务端变成5.4 现在发现这些问题。都是要把App删除，重新下载就可以。 请问要如何避免这样的问题。 App是有Objective-C，会不会与开启 BITCODE有关？

We are planning to develop an app that connects to a UVC camera to capture and display video via AVFoundation. Could you please advise on which iPhone models support UVC cameras?

Hey! I'm working on enabling remotely started live activities. I'm running into 2 crashes: Upon initializing ActivityAuthorizationInfo Upon calling Activity<...>.activities array Both stack traces look like this: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib +0xce0 _mach_msg2_trap 1 libsystem_kernel.dylib +0x4398 _mach_msg2_internal 2 libsystem_kernel.dylib +0x42b4 _mach_msg_overwrite 3 libsystem_kernel.dylib +0x40fc _mach_msg 4 libdispatch.dylib +0x1cc04 __dispatch_mach_send_and_wait_for_reply 5 libdispatch.dylib +0x1cfa4 _dispatch_mach_send_with_result_and_wait_for_reply 6 libxpc.dylib +0x107ec _xpc_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync 7 BoardServices +0xaea8 -[BSXPCServiceConnectionMessage _sendWithMode:] 8 BoardServices +0x17938 -[BSXPCServiceConnectionMessage sendSynchronouslyWithError:] 9 BoardServices +0xeef0 ___71+[BSXPCServiceConnectionProxy createImplementationOfProtocol:forClass:]_block_invoke They happen to a limited number of users, but not insignificant. Most are on iOS 18.6.2 and iOS 26.1, but there are others in the mix. I don't have a repro myself. It looks like the main thread gets blocked after we receive no response from these ActivityKit APIs. Both of these are called inside application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:. For ActivityAuthorizationInfo, we need the app to communicate with the server whether the user has live activities enabled; hence, calling this object's init as early as possible in the app. For activities array, I'd like to do some logging whenever the live activity is started or ended (for example, if activities array no longer contains any activities, we can log the activity as dismissed). For this logging to happen, as far as I understand, it has to happen inside didFinishLaunchingWithOptions since this is the only method being called upon the terminated app receiving background runtime when the live activity starts/ends remotely. After some research, one potential reason is ActivityKit APIs are just not ready to return values via xpc connection at app startup, so moving these methods to applicationDidBecomeActive could resolve the problem. That's fine for ActivityAuthorizationInfo init, but for accessing activities, there is no other place in the lifecycle to see if an activity has been dismissed (especially in the scenario where app is terminated, so we get only 30 seconds ish of background runtime). Curious if anyone has run into this or has any insights into ActivityKit API behavior.

Does Bluetooth work in the background in iOS 26?

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Has anyone seen this issue? We have a user who changed their Apple ID password about 5 days ago. Now when they authenticate via MusicKit JS: authorize() succeeds and returns a user token Immediately calling any /me/ endpoint returns 403 "Invalid authentication" (code 40300) Developer token works fine on catalog endpoints User has active Apple Music subscription Other users work fine through the same flow App doesn't appear in user's "Apps Using Your Apple ID" We've tried: Calling unauthorize() before authorize() Clearing localStorage/sessionStorage/cookies Multiple re-auth attempts over several days The token is freshly issued but Apple's API immediately rejects it. Anyone encountered this after a password change? Any workarounds?

Hi everyone, I’m exploring Network Extension options for a use case where I need to log and filter network activity at the packet level. More specifically, I need the ability to detect and potentially block certain TCP behaviors during the handshake. From everything I’ve tested, NEFilterPacketProvider seems to be the only Network Extension type that operates early enough in the flow. NEFilterDataProvider appears to receive flows after the TCP handshake is already completed. It also has some limitations with IP-based filtering (might include hostname instead of IP), inconsistent ICMP behavior, etc. So I went with NEFilterPacketProvider. However, I’m running into a major issue: extremely high CPU usage. To isolate the problem, I stripped my packet handler down to the simplest possible implementation — basically returning .allow for every inbound/outbound packet without any filtering logic. Even with that minimal setup, playing one or two videos in a browser causes the CPU usage of the extension to spike to 20–50%. This seems to be caused purely by the packet volume. I haven’t found any way to pre-filter packets before the handler is invoked, nor any documented method to significantly optimize packet handling at this stage. It’s possible I’m missing something fundamental. Questions: Has anyone else experienced this kind of high CPU usage with NEFilterPacketProvider? Is there any recommended way to reduce the packet handling overhead or avoid processing every single packet? Any known best practices or configuration tips? Thanks in advance!

I paid for the program a few days ago , how long till I’m approved?