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iOS Screenshot Markup – Rounded Crop Tool (UI Concept)
🔍 Context The built-in screenshot editor in iOS and iPadOS (Markup tool) only allows users to crop images using rectangular frames. While this is sufficient for basic editing, it lacks flexibility for those who wish to tailor the screenshot to the aesthetics of iOS itself — which relies heavily on rounded shapes and smooth UI elements. ⸻ 🚫 Current Limitation • After taking a screenshot and opening it in Markup, users can only crop in rectangular or square formats. • No option is available to apply rounded corners to the crop. • As a result, many users are forced to use third-party apps just to achieve a basic rounded-edge crop, which feels unnecessary for such a common need. ⸻ ✅ Proposed Solution Add a rounded corner cropping feature to the screenshot editor. This could be implemented as: • A toggle to activate “Rounded Crop”. • A radius slider (or predefined corner radius presets). • Optional: an export option to save the result with transparent background, useful for designers and mockups. ⸻ 🎯 Why it matters • Aligns better with the iOS design language (cards, notifications, widgets, etc.). • Saves time for users who currently have to rely on external editing apps. • Greatly improves the presentation of screenshots for social media, UI/UX mockups, blogs, and professional use cases. • Useful across many professions: developers, designers, content creators, educators, marketers. ⸻ 📷 Visual Example Here’s a mockup to illustrate the proposed feature: (Add your image here) ⸻ 💡 Bonus Suggestion Allow exporting with a transparent background when cropping screenshots — especially useful for rounded crops or mockups placed on colored backgrounds.
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Aug ’25
Feedback on the new Camera app icon in iOS 26
I’m currently using the iOS 26 Developer Beta and noticed the new icon design for the Camera app. Personally, I preferred the previous icon it looked cleaner, more elegant, and felt more in line with Apple’s signature iOS design language. The new icon feels more like something you’d expect from Android. It lacks the minimalist, refined style that usually defines iOS icons. I understand UI evolves over time, but this change feels like a step away from what makes Apple’s design philosophy unique. Just wanted to share this honest feedback as a long-time user and developer. Thanks for considering!
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Jun ’25
MagSafe charging light problem
Dear Apple, It looks likes Apple like my new idea, and a lot. I know this as Apple always want their things to be easily understandable, and for MagSafe to be understandable it has to mimic macOS. I got an unreliable reply for the first post, just a person telling me I’m in the wrong place for this. The MagSafe is amazing, but everything needs to be upgraded in some way or the other, DTS engineers are saying that developer forums are for developing, not feedback. So here I am, developing the MagSafe wire, as I would by now rather get a third-party MagSafe wire if mine possibly breaks. $49. This is the price tag for an official MagSafe wire. If it can’t show anything but charging and charged, it’s something that must be reproduced. We have the hardware, we have the red and green diodes in the MagSafe, we just need to turn both of them on to make yellow. We have the hardware, and physics is helping us by saying: “Red + green light = yellow light.” This isn’t as complicated as π, so please implement it and let over 100 million users feel that MagSafe is finally worth the price. It is extremely simple, no new tests, no new safety certifications, just a new code you can forget about once released. To make things as easy as possible, here is the code, you can inspect it and test it, it should be OK. (THIS CODE IS TO SHOW THE BASE OF THE IDEA, PLEASE DONT COPY-PASTE, DOUBLE CHECK IT FIRST. Consider that I didn’t code this myself, I got help. Don’t expect any code from me to be mine) #include <stdbool.h> #include <stdint.h> typedef enum { MODEL_AIR, MODEL_PRO } MacModel; typedef enum { LED_OFF, LED_SOLID_AMBER, LED_SOLID_YELLOW, LED_SOLID_GREEN, LED_PULSING_AMBER, LED_PULSING_YELLOW } LEDState; uint32_t current_cycle_seconds = 0; MacModel get_mac_model(void); uint8_t get_battery_soc(void); uint8_t get_charge_limit(void); uint32_t get_charger_wattage(void); bool check_hardware_faults(void); void apply_led_hardware_state(LEDState state, bool pin_high); void update_magsafe_led(void) { MacModel model = get_mac_model(); uint8_t soc = get_battery_soc(); uint8_t limit = get_charge_limit(); uint32_t wattage = get_charger_wattage(); bool overcharge_fault = (soc > (limit + 2)); bool critical_error = check_hardware_faults() || overcharge_fault; bool slow_charger = false; if (model == MODEL_AIR && wattage < 30) { slow_charger = true; } else if (model == MODEL_PRO && wattage < 70) { slow_charger = true; } LEDState normal_state; if (soc >= 90 || soc >= limit) { normal_state = LED_SOLID_GREEN; } else if (soc >= 50) { normal_state = LED_SOLID_YELLOW; } else { normal_state = LED_SOLID_AMBER; } LEDState active_state = normal_state; bool should_pulse = false; if (current_cycle_seconds < 10) { if (critical_error) { active_state = LED_PULSING_AMBER; should_pulse = true; } else if (slow_charger) { active_state = LED_PULSING_YELLOW; should_pulse = true; } } bool led_pin_high = true; if (should_pulse) { if (current_cycle_seconds % 2 != 0) { led_pin_high = false; } } apply_led_hardware_state(active_state, led_pin_high); current_cycle_seconds++; if (current_cycle_seconds >= 20) { current_cycle_seconds = 0; } } (THIS CODE IS TO SHOW THE BASE OF THE IDEA, PLEASE DONT COPY-PASTE, DOUBLE CHECK IT FIRST. Consider that I didn’t code this myself, I got help. Don’t expect any code from me to be mine) This should show: Pulsing Amber for critical issues Pulsing yellow for slow chargers, under 30w for Macbook air and if under 70w for Macbook pro. Pulses for 10 seconds, and shows the light of the battery percentage for 10 seconds. Amber: 0-50% battery Yellow: 50-90% battery Green: 90%+ battery or reached charging limit. Please consider this code, I prefer a reply if possible to keep track of the new MagSafe update. macOS is amazing, but there are always final touches to be added, and if the hardware can be as similar as possible to the software, this is what brings understanding the battery alive, and apple has always wanted macOS to be as understandable as possible, why not the wire as well? If you need any extra information for the MagSafe, feel free to reply to me on the forum, I will try replying as soon as possible. Let the MagSafe glow. Let it show a yellow. It’s WWDC, and here I am right here. Let 2026 be the year where MagSafe is the most understandable yet, and let the yellow color come alive to MagSafe. Please consider it another chance to get a fresh, serious and realistic start to this. I am more than ready to mark the other post as answered if I get a realistic, understandable and useful reply to this. I apologize if my previous responses weren't very useful; I am not a formally trained engineer, but I wanted to show my idea the best way I could. May I please get a proper reply? Im extremely sorry for my previous replies that lost me reputation, but I promise I won’t reply to other posts from now on. May I please get a proper reply? May my idea get supported? May MagSafe feel as good as the magnetic “snap”? Please keep in mind that im in developer forums to develop the MagSafe wire, and as the DTS engineer stated in their reply: “ These forums are for questions about developing software and accessories for Apple platforms. If this is the case then feel free to provide more information,” In this thread here. There I am. Developing an accessory. MagSafe. I have been using macOS for about a year now, I noticed this flaw since a long time, and here I am, getting it out and loud to Apple in WWDC. Please do not count this as spam, or a repost of my original idea, I am conscious of what im currently doing, so please give this a good read and a caring, useful reply. I really hope you consider this and make MagSafe stand out, alongside the MacBook Neo. It was amazing. Unstoppable. But why not the MagSafe be as well? All the best, Alyaman
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New IOS APP Help
Hello, I am looking to develop a relationship with a developer that has experience running through the IOS build approval process. To elaborate, my team and I have designed and built a software application which is working through the Apple Developer review process to have the app approved and released to the App Store. Unfortunately, there has been some challenges, simple challenges in my eyes with our interface preventing Apple from approving our application. Happy to elaborate further. A primary problem and solution I have seen is the software build was testing solely on the iPhone but as recently directed it seem the application must be accessible on iPad as well. With this the case, I have experience some software platforms where on the ipad the interface is not displayed on the whole screen. I am looking for direction on how to implement this setup for the 1st IOS build. Another concern from Apples Developer Review team is the App Tracking Transparency kit may need to be implemented.
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Sep ’25
HotKey support for sandboxed apps
App design: macos, Xcode 16.4, Sequioa 15.5, it is sandboxed Uses: Pods->HotKey for a global hotkey which xcode says "binary compatibility can't be guaranteed" This app is on the Apple Store and supposedly apps on the Apple Store can't use global hotkeys. Someone internally, installed it from the store and the global hotkey works just fine. I'm concerned for two potential problems; I need to find a hotkey library or code that is known to work with a sandbox'd Apple Store app. Why is it working now when everything I have read says it shouldn't.
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Jun ’25
苹果手机的问题
1/自从更新26.0版本 页面好看但是应用和主界面使用体验非常差很卡 2/苹果键盘功能有待优化 表情和语音文字识别还有键盘设置 3/还有手机发热卡顿 导致非常多的使用不方便 苹果官方请优化以上问题
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Jun ’25
IOS 26
H ello there. I just installed IOS 26 on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. But i think i found a Bug with a Widget where you have an overview of all devices and their battery. In IOS 18 when we used the Dark Theme (Dark Icons etc.) this widget was dark aswell (look at the picture) and now in IOs everything is dark except this widget. Its kinda annoying…
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Sep ’25
iOS 26.0.1: Different Liquid Glass Effects
Hello everyone, In the current iOS version, changes in the "liquid glass" light shining effects can repeatedly be observed on older iPhone devices (12/13/14). This change is often seen after the device is rebooted or after a SystemMemoryReset.ips (System Analysis Data). It changes very often... I'm not currently working on apps myself, but perhaps someone has ideas for the upcoming updates involving Liquid Glass. (please also check the screenshots)
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Oct ’25
i am struggling to get my tab view to work,
i am struggling to get my tab view to work, when i call views in the action part of my tab view, my background creates issue? does anyone know how to fix this? struct ContentView: View { @Environment(.colorScheme) var colorMode let Color1: Color = .cyan var Color2: Color { colorMode == .dark ? .black : .white } var TextColor: Color{ colorMode == .dark ? .black : .black } let tax: Double = 0.0875 var OptionTypes: [String] = ["Breakfeast", "Lunch", "Dinner", "Dessert", "Drinks"] var BreakfeastFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Eggs Benedict", Price: 9.50), Food(Name: "Avocado Toast", Price: 5.75), Food(Name: "French Toast", Price: 12.50), Food(Name: "Waffles", Price: 7.25), Food(Name: "Pancakes", Price: 8.60) ] var LunchFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Tuna Salad", Price: 11.25), Food(Name: "Pizza", Price: 22.50), Food(Name: "Chicken Sandwitch", Price: 8.95), Food(Name: "French Fries", Price: 5.15), Food(Name: "Macaroni and Cheese", Price: 7.50) ] var DinnerFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Ribeye Steak", Price: 18.99), Food(Name: "Pork Ribs", Price: 21.75), Food(Name: "Salmon", Price: 15.00), Food(Name: "Burrito Bowl", Price: 13.99), Food(Name: "Chicken Fajitas", Price: 20.50) ] var DessertFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Ice Cream Sundae", Price: 10.00), Food(Name: "Fudge Brownie", Price: 4.85), Food(Name: "Chocolate Cake Slice", Price: 6.10), Food(Name: "Pumpkin Pie", Price: 6.10), Food(Name: "Ice Cream Float", Price: 3.50) ] var Drinks: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Water", Price: 0.00), Food(Name: "Sparkling Water", Price: 2.15), Food(Name: "Soda", Price: 3.00), Food(Name: "Coffee", Price: 2.50), Food(Name: "Hot Chocolate", Price: 3.50) ] @State var MyCart: [Food] = [] var body: some View { NavigationStack{ ZStack{ LinearGradient(colors: [Color1, Color2], startPoint: .top, endPoint: .bottom).ignoresSafeArea() VStack(spacing: 40){ ForEach(OptionTypes, id: \.self){ OptionType in NavigationLink(value: OptionType){ Text(OptionType) }.frame(width: 250, height: 70).background(LinearGradient(colors: [.cyan, .white,.cyan], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottom)).foregroundStyle(TextColor).cornerRadius(100).font(.system(size: 25, weight: .medium)).padding(.top, 16) } }.navigationDestination(for: String.self) { OptionType in switch OptionType{ case "Breakfeast": BreakFeastView(BreakfeastList: BreakfeastFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Lunch": LunchView(LunchList: LunchFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Dinner": DinnerView(DinnerList: DinnerFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Dessert": DessertView(DessertList: DessertFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Drinks": DrinksView(DrinksList: Drinks, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) // case "My Cart": // MyCartView(MyCartList: MyCart, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) default: Text("Error") } } } .navigationTitle("Choose Menu") TabView{ Tab("Menu", systemImage: "fork.knife"){ } Tab("My-Cart", systemImage: "cart.fill"){ } Tab("Store Location", systemImage: "mappin"){ } } } } }
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Jul ’25
Apple Music fullscreen artist not showing
In Apple Music I opened fullscreen for a song and I accidentally clicked some keys and the name and artist name of the song I was playing disappeared, and I can't figure out how to get it back, it temporarily comes back when I hover over the top bar but I can not get it to stay there permanently.
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Jun ’25
How can I set up a B2B subscription with ABM + MDM + Paywall
I am looking for guidance on how people have solved this problem/use case. What is the best way to structure a seat based subscription app that an organization can pay for seats for all their users, can be distributed via mdm or via app store and is easy (low friction) to get paid for and started for small companies? I market to a business to buy my app, they want it installed on all 25 devices they have. They use ABM to acquire 25 licenses with and MDM to distribute. The app is currently free to download so ABM charges $0 but has a paywall to use. The paywall is a RevenueCat one and no user account is needed. All entitlements and free trial work great. When it is deployed to the 25 devices, they can either sign up with their own AppleId and own/company credit card, or use a company appleid and company card for all 25 devices to solve the issue but neither are great. Doubtful they would want to pay their money for a company required app on a company phone (don’t blame them). If they share an appleid, my MRR drops to 1/25th since they will just share the purchase. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Feb ’26
Guideline 5.2.5 - Legal - Intellectual Property
Your app still contains features that mimic the iOS interface or behavior. I have a simple app that uses a NavigationSplitView 3 panels I have a section for Filters and User created Categories in Panel 1 A list of "Requests" from the selected Filters/Categories in Panel 2 and details of a request in Panel 3 It's designed to be simple and easy to use. How can it NOT "mimic the iOS interface" if I am using their own APIs? What should I do to get around this
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Jan ’26
App Icon Upload Issue
I have an issue when trying to upload my app through transporter saying the icon has an alpha channel and the format is wrong. I have changed this to make it the correct dimensions and not transparent etc but the same issue is coming up. Any advice on what to do?
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Apr ’26
Complex Swift Data Relationships...
I am struggling with exactly how to set up SwiftData relationships, beyond the single relationship model... Let's say I have a school. Each school offers a set of classes. Each class is taught by one teacher and attended by several students. Teachers may teach more than one class, but only at one school. Similarly students may attend more than one class, but only at one school. Classes themselves may be offered at more than one school. Can someone create a class for School, SchoolClass, Teacher, and Student with id, name, and relationships... I have tried it unsuccessfully about 10 different ways at this point. My most recent is below... I am struggling getting beyond a school listing in the app, and I'll cross that bridge next. I am just wondering if all the trouble I am having is because I am not smart with the class definitions. And wondering if this is to complex for SwiftData and CoreData is the requirement. This is not a real app, just my way of really trying to get a handle on Swift Data models and Navigation. I am very new to Swift, and will take any and all suggestions with enthusiasm! Thanks for taking the time. import Foundation import SwiftData @Model class School: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var mascot: String var teachers: [Teacher] var schoolClasses: [SchoolClass] init (name: String, mascot: String = "", teachers: [Teacher] = [], schoolClasses: [SchoolClass] = []) { self.name = name self.mascot = mascot self.teachers = teachers } class SchoolClass: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var teacher: Teacher? var students: [Student] = [] init (name: String, teacher: Teacher? = nil, students: [Student] = []) { self.name = name self.teacher = teacher self.students = students } } class Teacher: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var tenured: Bool var school: School? var students: [Student] = [] init (name: String, tenured: Bool = false, students: [Student] = []) { self.name = name self.tenured = tenured self.students = students } } class Student: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var grade: Int? var teacher: Teacher? init (name: String, grade: Int? = nil, teacher: Teacher? = nil) { self.name = name self.grade = grade self.teacher = teacher } } }
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Jul ’25
Modal Shadows - In App Purchases (macOS)
Hey, everyone. I'm having an issue with my modal shadows when building for macOS. I've attached an image to show you what's going on. I have a rounded corner window, and when the In-App Purchase overlay opens, the modal shadow of that rounded window is square (which doesn't make sense, and looks bad). Can somebody please help me address this? I've tried searching high and low for a solution but I can't find anything :-( I really appreciate you taking a look! -Logan
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Nov ’25
iOS Screenshot Markup – Rounded Crop Tool (UI Concept)
🔍 Context The built-in screenshot editor in iOS and iPadOS (Markup tool) only allows users to crop images using rectangular frames. While this is sufficient for basic editing, it lacks flexibility for those who wish to tailor the screenshot to the aesthetics of iOS itself — which relies heavily on rounded shapes and smooth UI elements. ⸻ 🚫 Current Limitation • After taking a screenshot and opening it in Markup, users can only crop in rectangular or square formats. • No option is available to apply rounded corners to the crop. • As a result, many users are forced to use third-party apps just to achieve a basic rounded-edge crop, which feels unnecessary for such a common need. ⸻ ✅ Proposed Solution Add a rounded corner cropping feature to the screenshot editor. This could be implemented as: • A toggle to activate “Rounded Crop”. • A radius slider (or predefined corner radius presets). • Optional: an export option to save the result with transparent background, useful for designers and mockups. ⸻ 🎯 Why it matters • Aligns better with the iOS design language (cards, notifications, widgets, etc.). • Saves time for users who currently have to rely on external editing apps. • Greatly improves the presentation of screenshots for social media, UI/UX mockups, blogs, and professional use cases. • Useful across many professions: developers, designers, content creators, educators, marketers. ⸻ 📷 Visual Example Here’s a mockup to illustrate the proposed feature: (Add your image here) ⸻ 💡 Bonus Suggestion Allow exporting with a transparent background when cropping screenshots — especially useful for rounded crops or mockups placed on colored backgrounds.
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Aug ’25
Developer beta26.4
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Jul ’25
Feedback on the new Camera app icon in iOS 26
I’m currently using the iOS 26 Developer Beta and noticed the new icon design for the Camera app. Personally, I preferred the previous icon it looked cleaner, more elegant, and felt more in line with Apple’s signature iOS design language. The new icon feels more like something you’d expect from Android. It lacks the minimalist, refined style that usually defines iOS icons. I understand UI evolves over time, but this change feels like a step away from what makes Apple’s design philosophy unique. Just wanted to share this honest feedback as a long-time user and developer. Thanks for considering!
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Jun ’25
MagSafe charging light problem
Dear Apple, It looks likes Apple like my new idea, and a lot. I know this as Apple always want their things to be easily understandable, and for MagSafe to be understandable it has to mimic macOS. I got an unreliable reply for the first post, just a person telling me I’m in the wrong place for this. The MagSafe is amazing, but everything needs to be upgraded in some way or the other, DTS engineers are saying that developer forums are for developing, not feedback. So here I am, developing the MagSafe wire, as I would by now rather get a third-party MagSafe wire if mine possibly breaks. $49. This is the price tag for an official MagSafe wire. If it can’t show anything but charging and charged, it’s something that must be reproduced. We have the hardware, we have the red and green diodes in the MagSafe, we just need to turn both of them on to make yellow. We have the hardware, and physics is helping us by saying: “Red + green light = yellow light.” This isn’t as complicated as π, so please implement it and let over 100 million users feel that MagSafe is finally worth the price. It is extremely simple, no new tests, no new safety certifications, just a new code you can forget about once released. To make things as easy as possible, here is the code, you can inspect it and test it, it should be OK. (THIS CODE IS TO SHOW THE BASE OF THE IDEA, PLEASE DONT COPY-PASTE, DOUBLE CHECK IT FIRST. Consider that I didn’t code this myself, I got help. Don’t expect any code from me to be mine) #include <stdbool.h> #include <stdint.h> typedef enum { MODEL_AIR, MODEL_PRO } MacModel; typedef enum { LED_OFF, LED_SOLID_AMBER, LED_SOLID_YELLOW, LED_SOLID_GREEN, LED_PULSING_AMBER, LED_PULSING_YELLOW } LEDState; uint32_t current_cycle_seconds = 0; MacModel get_mac_model(void); uint8_t get_battery_soc(void); uint8_t get_charge_limit(void); uint32_t get_charger_wattage(void); bool check_hardware_faults(void); void apply_led_hardware_state(LEDState state, bool pin_high); void update_magsafe_led(void) { MacModel model = get_mac_model(); uint8_t soc = get_battery_soc(); uint8_t limit = get_charge_limit(); uint32_t wattage = get_charger_wattage(); bool overcharge_fault = (soc > (limit + 2)); bool critical_error = check_hardware_faults() || overcharge_fault; bool slow_charger = false; if (model == MODEL_AIR && wattage < 30) { slow_charger = true; } else if (model == MODEL_PRO && wattage < 70) { slow_charger = true; } LEDState normal_state; if (soc >= 90 || soc >= limit) { normal_state = LED_SOLID_GREEN; } else if (soc >= 50) { normal_state = LED_SOLID_YELLOW; } else { normal_state = LED_SOLID_AMBER; } LEDState active_state = normal_state; bool should_pulse = false; if (current_cycle_seconds < 10) { if (critical_error) { active_state = LED_PULSING_AMBER; should_pulse = true; } else if (slow_charger) { active_state = LED_PULSING_YELLOW; should_pulse = true; } } bool led_pin_high = true; if (should_pulse) { if (current_cycle_seconds % 2 != 0) { led_pin_high = false; } } apply_led_hardware_state(active_state, led_pin_high); current_cycle_seconds++; if (current_cycle_seconds >= 20) { current_cycle_seconds = 0; } } (THIS CODE IS TO SHOW THE BASE OF THE IDEA, PLEASE DONT COPY-PASTE, DOUBLE CHECK IT FIRST. Consider that I didn’t code this myself, I got help. Don’t expect any code from me to be mine) This should show: Pulsing Amber for critical issues Pulsing yellow for slow chargers, under 30w for Macbook air and if under 70w for Macbook pro. Pulses for 10 seconds, and shows the light of the battery percentage for 10 seconds. Amber: 0-50% battery Yellow: 50-90% battery Green: 90%+ battery or reached charging limit. Please consider this code, I prefer a reply if possible to keep track of the new MagSafe update. macOS is amazing, but there are always final touches to be added, and if the hardware can be as similar as possible to the software, this is what brings understanding the battery alive, and apple has always wanted macOS to be as understandable as possible, why not the wire as well? If you need any extra information for the MagSafe, feel free to reply to me on the forum, I will try replying as soon as possible. Let the MagSafe glow. Let it show a yellow. It’s WWDC, and here I am right here. Let 2026 be the year where MagSafe is the most understandable yet, and let the yellow color come alive to MagSafe. Please consider it another chance to get a fresh, serious and realistic start to this. I am more than ready to mark the other post as answered if I get a realistic, understandable and useful reply to this. I apologize if my previous responses weren't very useful; I am not a formally trained engineer, but I wanted to show my idea the best way I could. May I please get a proper reply? Im extremely sorry for my previous replies that lost me reputation, but I promise I won’t reply to other posts from now on. May I please get a proper reply? May my idea get supported? May MagSafe feel as good as the magnetic “snap”? Please keep in mind that im in developer forums to develop the MagSafe wire, and as the DTS engineer stated in their reply: “ These forums are for questions about developing software and accessories for Apple platforms. If this is the case then feel free to provide more information,” In this thread here. There I am. Developing an accessory. MagSafe. I have been using macOS for about a year now, I noticed this flaw since a long time, and here I am, getting it out and loud to Apple in WWDC. Please do not count this as spam, or a repost of my original idea, I am conscious of what im currently doing, so please give this a good read and a caring, useful reply. I really hope you consider this and make MagSafe stand out, alongside the MacBook Neo. It was amazing. Unstoppable. But why not the MagSafe be as well? All the best, Alyaman
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New IOS APP Help
Hello, I am looking to develop a relationship with a developer that has experience running through the IOS build approval process. To elaborate, my team and I have designed and built a software application which is working through the Apple Developer review process to have the app approved and released to the App Store. Unfortunately, there has been some challenges, simple challenges in my eyes with our interface preventing Apple from approving our application. Happy to elaborate further. A primary problem and solution I have seen is the software build was testing solely on the iPhone but as recently directed it seem the application must be accessible on iPad as well. With this the case, I have experience some software platforms where on the ipad the interface is not displayed on the whole screen. I am looking for direction on how to implement this setup for the 1st IOS build. Another concern from Apples Developer Review team is the App Tracking Transparency kit may need to be implemented.
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Sep ’25
HotKey support for sandboxed apps
App design: macos, Xcode 16.4, Sequioa 15.5, it is sandboxed Uses: Pods->HotKey for a global hotkey which xcode says "binary compatibility can't be guaranteed" This app is on the Apple Store and supposedly apps on the Apple Store can't use global hotkeys. Someone internally, installed it from the store and the global hotkey works just fine. I'm concerned for two potential problems; I need to find a hotkey library or code that is known to work with a sandbox'd Apple Store app. Why is it working now when everything I have read says it shouldn't.
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Jun ’25
苹果手机的问题
1/自从更新26.0版本 页面好看但是应用和主界面使用体验非常差很卡 2/苹果键盘功能有待优化 表情和语音文字识别还有键盘设置 3/还有手机发热卡顿 导致非常多的使用不方便 苹果官方请优化以上问题
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Jun ’25
IOS 26
H ello there. I just installed IOS 26 on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. But i think i found a Bug with a Widget where you have an overview of all devices and their battery. In IOS 18 when we used the Dark Theme (Dark Icons etc.) this widget was dark aswell (look at the picture) and now in IOs everything is dark except this widget. Its kinda annoying…
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Sep ’25
iOS and iPadOS watchOS macOS 26 Control Center liquid glass
Hi Apple developer community. I have a question a lot of users don’t like the new control center and notification center. Are you guys gonna blur the background or are you guys gonna keep it the same?
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Jun ’25
iOS 26.0.1: Different Liquid Glass Effects
Hello everyone, In the current iOS version, changes in the "liquid glass" light shining effects can repeatedly be observed on older iPhone devices (12/13/14). This change is often seen after the device is rebooted or after a SystemMemoryReset.ips (System Analysis Data). It changes very often... I'm not currently working on apps myself, but perhaps someone has ideas for the upcoming updates involving Liquid Glass. (please also check the screenshots)
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Oct ’25
i am struggling to get my tab view to work,
i am struggling to get my tab view to work, when i call views in the action part of my tab view, my background creates issue? does anyone know how to fix this? struct ContentView: View { @Environment(.colorScheme) var colorMode let Color1: Color = .cyan var Color2: Color { colorMode == .dark ? .black : .white } var TextColor: Color{ colorMode == .dark ? .black : .black } let tax: Double = 0.0875 var OptionTypes: [String] = ["Breakfeast", "Lunch", "Dinner", "Dessert", "Drinks"] var BreakfeastFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Eggs Benedict", Price: 9.50), Food(Name: "Avocado Toast", Price: 5.75), Food(Name: "French Toast", Price: 12.50), Food(Name: "Waffles", Price: 7.25), Food(Name: "Pancakes", Price: 8.60) ] var LunchFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Tuna Salad", Price: 11.25), Food(Name: "Pizza", Price: 22.50), Food(Name: "Chicken Sandwitch", Price: 8.95), Food(Name: "French Fries", Price: 5.15), Food(Name: "Macaroni and Cheese", Price: 7.50) ] var DinnerFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Ribeye Steak", Price: 18.99), Food(Name: "Pork Ribs", Price: 21.75), Food(Name: "Salmon", Price: 15.00), Food(Name: "Burrito Bowl", Price: 13.99), Food(Name: "Chicken Fajitas", Price: 20.50) ] var DessertFoods: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Ice Cream Sundae", Price: 10.00), Food(Name: "Fudge Brownie", Price: 4.85), Food(Name: "Chocolate Cake Slice", Price: 6.10), Food(Name: "Pumpkin Pie", Price: 6.10), Food(Name: "Ice Cream Float", Price: 3.50) ] var Drinks: [Food] = [ Food(Name: "Water", Price: 0.00), Food(Name: "Sparkling Water", Price: 2.15), Food(Name: "Soda", Price: 3.00), Food(Name: "Coffee", Price: 2.50), Food(Name: "Hot Chocolate", Price: 3.50) ] @State var MyCart: [Food] = [] var body: some View { NavigationStack{ ZStack{ LinearGradient(colors: [Color1, Color2], startPoint: .top, endPoint: .bottom).ignoresSafeArea() VStack(spacing: 40){ ForEach(OptionTypes, id: \.self){ OptionType in NavigationLink(value: OptionType){ Text(OptionType) }.frame(width: 250, height: 70).background(LinearGradient(colors: [.cyan, .white,.cyan], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottom)).foregroundStyle(TextColor).cornerRadius(100).font(.system(size: 25, weight: .medium)).padding(.top, 16) } }.navigationDestination(for: String.self) { OptionType in switch OptionType{ case "Breakfeast": BreakFeastView(BreakfeastList: BreakfeastFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Lunch": LunchView(LunchList: LunchFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Dinner": DinnerView(DinnerList: DinnerFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Dessert": DessertView(DessertList: DessertFoods, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) case "Drinks": DrinksView(DrinksList: Drinks, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) // case "My Cart": // MyCartView(MyCartList: MyCart, Color1: Color1, Color2: Color2) default: Text("Error") } } } .navigationTitle("Choose Menu") TabView{ Tab("Menu", systemImage: "fork.knife"){ } Tab("My-Cart", systemImage: "cart.fill"){ } Tab("Store Location", systemImage: "mappin"){ } } } } }
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Jul ’25
Apple Music fullscreen artist not showing
In Apple Music I opened fullscreen for a song and I accidentally clicked some keys and the name and artist name of the song I was playing disappeared, and I can't figure out how to get it back, it temporarily comes back when I hover over the top bar but I can not get it to stay there permanently.
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Jun ’25
How can I set up a B2B subscription with ABM + MDM + Paywall
I am looking for guidance on how people have solved this problem/use case. What is the best way to structure a seat based subscription app that an organization can pay for seats for all their users, can be distributed via mdm or via app store and is easy (low friction) to get paid for and started for small companies? I market to a business to buy my app, they want it installed on all 25 devices they have. They use ABM to acquire 25 licenses with and MDM to distribute. The app is currently free to download so ABM charges $0 but has a paywall to use. The paywall is a RevenueCat one and no user account is needed. All entitlements and free trial work great. When it is deployed to the 25 devices, they can either sign up with their own AppleId and own/company credit card, or use a company appleid and company card for all 25 devices to solve the issue but neither are great. Doubtful they would want to pay their money for a company required app on a company phone (don’t blame them). If they share an appleid, my MRR drops to 1/25th since they will just share the purchase. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Feb ’26
help making an info.plist
I accedently removed my info.plist can someone help me make one based on this image
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Jun ’25
Guideline 5.2.5 - Legal - Intellectual Property
Your app still contains features that mimic the iOS interface or behavior. I have a simple app that uses a NavigationSplitView 3 panels I have a section for Filters and User created Categories in Panel 1 A list of "Requests" from the selected Filters/Categories in Panel 2 and details of a request in Panel 3 It's designed to be simple and easy to use. How can it NOT "mimic the iOS interface" if I am using their own APIs? What should I do to get around this
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Jan ’26
App Icon Upload Issue
I have an issue when trying to upload my app through transporter saying the icon has an alpha channel and the format is wrong. I have changed this to make it the correct dimensions and not transparent etc but the same issue is coming up. Any advice on what to do?
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Apr ’26
Complex Swift Data Relationships...
I am struggling with exactly how to set up SwiftData relationships, beyond the single relationship model... Let's say I have a school. Each school offers a set of classes. Each class is taught by one teacher and attended by several students. Teachers may teach more than one class, but only at one school. Similarly students may attend more than one class, but only at one school. Classes themselves may be offered at more than one school. Can someone create a class for School, SchoolClass, Teacher, and Student with id, name, and relationships... I have tried it unsuccessfully about 10 different ways at this point. My most recent is below... I am struggling getting beyond a school listing in the app, and I'll cross that bridge next. I am just wondering if all the trouble I am having is because I am not smart with the class definitions. And wondering if this is to complex for SwiftData and CoreData is the requirement. This is not a real app, just my way of really trying to get a handle on Swift Data models and Navigation. I am very new to Swift, and will take any and all suggestions with enthusiasm! Thanks for taking the time. import Foundation import SwiftData @Model class School: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var mascot: String var teachers: [Teacher] var schoolClasses: [SchoolClass] init (name: String, mascot: String = "", teachers: [Teacher] = [], schoolClasses: [SchoolClass] = []) { self.name = name self.mascot = mascot self.teachers = teachers } class SchoolClass: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var teacher: Teacher? var students: [Student] = [] init (name: String, teacher: Teacher? = nil, students: [Student] = []) { self.name = name self.teacher = teacher self.students = students } } class Teacher: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var tenured: Bool var school: School? var students: [Student] = [] init (name: String, tenured: Bool = false, students: [Student] = []) { self.name = name self.tenured = tenured self.students = students } } class Student: Identifiable { var id: UUID = UUID() var name: String var grade: Int? var teacher: Teacher? init (name: String, grade: Int? = nil, teacher: Teacher? = nil) { self.name = name self.grade = grade self.teacher = teacher } } }
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Jul ’25
Modal Shadows - In App Purchases (macOS)
Hey, everyone. I'm having an issue with my modal shadows when building for macOS. I've attached an image to show you what's going on. I have a rounded corner window, and when the In-App Purchase overlay opens, the modal shadow of that rounded window is square (which doesn't make sense, and looks bad). Can somebody please help me address this? I've tried searching high and low for a solution but I can't find anything :-( I really appreciate you taking a look! -Logan
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Nov ’25
Can I use apple.logo placed on the top of apple sign in related view?
I placed apple.logo symbol image on the top of a view. This view is used to link or unlink Apple ID for user. In the middle is the apple sign in button. I want to use something to describe or represent what the view is, instead of using text description. so I think sign in's company logo is a good choice. Is it allowed by apple official?
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Nov ’25
The new appearance system
Not sure if anyone else has this issue, however with the new appearances when i use the dark appearance and then open the app "TickTick", the icon goes to its original colour until the app is closed.
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Dec ’25