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can't create info.plist from info-> URL Types
Hi, In Google Admob get started page they are suggesting to update info.plist file with keys. https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/quick-start#update_your_infoplist However, I can't find info.plist in the project folder. On the internet, there are videos suggesting to create info.plist file from pressing + under Targets -> info -> URL Types section. Unfortunately , I can't generate the info.plist using that method. How should I proceed? It is difficult to enter all the keys defined in the Google Admob link there are 40+ keys. Thank you for your help.
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Aug ’25
App Clip cannot determine the source of the opening
Our business is to scan the code to open App Clip, but then App Clip will appear in App Library and Siri Suggestions. This can be opened quickly, but the URL of the last scan will be included. This will cause a problem, for example: if the previous scan was code A, but the user does not scan code B when going to place B and directly opens it through App Library or Siri Suggestions, the code I get is still code A, so the result I want is that I want to know where it was opened from, and then if it is opened quickly, I will clear the URL and remind the user to scan the code again. Or if it is opened by quick opening, do not include the URL
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May ’25
UIScene Storyboard - Main and Main_iphone
Under threat of future crashes, I'm adding support of UIScene to my existing apps. Each app has two storyboards - Main for iPads and Main_iphone for iPhones. Pre-UIScene, all looks great. With the addition of the Application Scene Manifest, the iPhone versions of the app are using the Main storyboard instead of the Main_iphone storyboard. Do I need to add an item to the plist for this other storyboard? At what level in the plist is this added? Another Scene Configuration? Another Window Application Session Role? Another Storyboard Name?
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Jun ’25
In-app purchases fetching issue
I am trying to add in-app purchases to my app. I created a StoreKit Configuration file and checked the option 'Sync this file with an app in App Store Connect' because I have already completed the subscription setup in my Apple Developer account. I also tried implementing the in-app purchases directly without using the StoreKit Configuration file, but I’m getting an 'Invalid Product Identifiers' error. I’ve double-checked, and the product ID matches the one listed in my Apple account. Please guide me on what I should do.
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May ’25
cannot update system time on AppleWatch using simctl
I am attempting to generate screenshots at various logical times using a watchOS 11 simulator. % xcrun simctl status_bar "Apple Watch Series 10 (46mm)" override --time 9:06 An error was encountered processing the command (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=45): Simulator device failed to complete the requested operation. Operation not supported Underlying error (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=45): Status bar overrides not supported on this platform. Operation not supported Using WatchOS Clock Settings gives me at most 59 minutes in which to succeed. Even if I had a physical watch for every series and size, I would have to wait up to 23 hours before being able to generate my marketing screenshots to support various user scenarios. With three settings variations, a minimal wait time to get to good marketable content would be on the order of 1 month per app version.
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May ’25
Making an xcode Run Script phase run when any file within a folder has changed
I have an Xcproject that I am using to define a .framework target that includes Objective-C++ bridges for a whole slew of C++ libraries. To bridge Objective-C++ to Swift code in a separate target, I am using a .modulemap file that I generate in a script. So we've essentially got App.xcproject App target { Dependency on Bridges.framework } Bridges.xcproject Bridges.framework { Dependency on generate-modulemap + a whole slough of c++ libraries } generate-modulemap It is VERY expensive for the Bridges framework to need to compile each build. The generation of the bridge static library takes 21 seconds, and the signing of it takes 32 seconds. I would like to get generate-module to have its RunScript phase run based on dependency analysis. This way a new modulemap is only made when there is a new header and I can avoid compiling the whole framework each build. Normally, I would just list all of the headers in the input list to the script, but in this case, the goal is more to have it be any file within that folder. However, it is very unclear how to do so. Is there a way to get the "based on dependency analysis" to go based on any file within a folder? A filelist does not work here because the filelist does not get updated automatically when you add a new header into that folder.
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Jun ’25
Push notifications on the iPhone simulator
I've been aware for some time that Push notifications work on the iOS simulator now -- I see them pop up while I'm working. However, it would seem that SILENT push notifications do not work. I came to this conclusion only after several frustrating hours of debugging my app, thinking either the app was broken or the server wasn't sending the notification. Finally I tested it on a device and found that it actually works fine. Why does such a limitation exist? If I can't depend on the simulator to handle ALL of the notifications, I'd rather it didn't work at all. Having it work part of the time on some notifications is really confusing.
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Jul ’25
CPListTemplate in CarPlay Simulator: Multiple Items Selected on Tap
I am encountering an issue while running my CarPlay app in the simulator using CPListTemplate. On app launch, when I tap on the first item in the list and then tap on the second item, both items remain selected instead of only the latest tapped item. This behavior does not align with the expected single-item selection functionality. Has anyone else faced this issue? Is there a workaround or a known resolution for this behavior?
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May ’25
Download fails on XCODE AI
Like so many, i am getting The operation couldn’t be completed. (ModelCatalog.CatalogErrors.AssetErrors error 1.) Domain: ModelCatalog.CatalogErrors.AssetErrors Code: 1 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2025-06-25 12:50:18 +0000"; } Failed to find asset: com.apple.fm.code.generate_small_v1.tokenizer.generic - no asset Domain: ModelCatalog.CatalogErrors.AssetErrors Code: 1 System Information macOS Version 16.0 (Build 25A5295e) Xcode 16.4 (23792) (Build 16F6) Timestamp: 2025-06-25T08:50:18-04:00 error when trying to download the AI extension in XCODE running Tahoe Beta 2; latest Xcode version
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Jun ’25
App Unable to Archive After Xcode Update
Hi! I am having trouble getting my app to build successfully or archive since an xcode update a few months ago. Below is the error that shows in the log. Thank you in advance for any help! Run custom shell script 'Run Script' Failed to package [project folder]. Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code
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May ’25
XCode 26 beta 4 Playground macro issue
Using the #Playground macro in beta 3 worked fine, but the Playgrounds package appears to be missing in beta 4. import Playgrounds #Playground { print("🚀 Playground is active") } Canvas error message: Cannot find playgrounds Check whether the playground is compiled for the current scheme and OS of the selected device. There could be compile time checks filtering playgrounds out. Check for dead code stripping or other settings that could exclude playgrounds from the final binary.
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Jul ’25
Having both watchOS 26 and watchOS 11 icons
I'm trying to update the icon of my app for watchOS 26, and I'm having troubles providing both a layered Liquid Glass icon for watchOS 26 users and a pre-rendered bitmap icon (in various sizes) for watchOS 11 and older users. Whatever I do; I either get a blurry, scaled-down watchOS 26 icon on watchOS 11; or watchOS 11's bitmap icons on watchOS 26. While I could get the wanted result on macOS 26 and iOS 26, I simply can't get an equivalent result with watchOS 26.
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Aug ’25
App Not Appearing in "Available Apps" List in Watch App
I’ve developed an Apple Watch extension for an existing iOS app. When I run the app on the watch via Xcode using the simulator, everything works fine. However, when I try to install it on my iPhone, the Watch app doesn’t show it in the "Available Apps" list, so I can't install it on the watch. The Apple Watch is connected to my iPhone, and I can see other apps available for installation without any issues. I also created a brand new project with watchOS support to troubleshoot, but the same problem occurred. Any ideas on how to resolve this?
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Nov ’25
CoreData in Swift Packages
I am having issues loading my model from a Swift Package with the following structure: | Package.swift | Sources | - | SamplePackage | - | - Core | - | - | - SamplePackageDataStack.swift | - | - | - DataModel.xcdatamodeld | - | - | - | - Model.xcdatamodel ( <- is this new? ) As mentioned, I am not required to list the xcdatamodeld as a resource in my Package manifest. When trying to load the model in the main app, I am getting CoreData: error:  Failed to load model named DataModel Code: In my swift Package: public class SamplePackageDataStack: NSObject {     public static let shared = SamplePackageDataStack()     private override init() {}     public lazy var persistentContainer: NSPersistentContainer = { let container = NSPersistentContainer(name: "DataModel") container.loadPersistentStores(completionHandler: { (storeDescription, error) in             if let error = error as NSError? {                 fatalError("Unresolved error \(error), \(error.userInfo)")             }         })         return container     }()     /// The managed object context associated with the main queue. (read-only)     public var context: NSManagedObjectContext {         return self.persistentContainer.viewContext     }     public func saveContext () {         if context.hasChanges {             do {                 try context.save()             } catch {                 let nserror = error as NSError                 fatalError("Unresolved error \(nserror), \(nserror.userInfo)")             }         }     } } Main App: import SamplePackage class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;super.viewDidLoad() &#9;var container = SamplePackageDataStack.shared.persistentContainer         print(container) &#9;&#9;} }
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Jul ’25
iOS26 Top of Screen Blurring Issue
In Xcode26/iOS26, within an navigation stack, I have a background view that fills the whole screen and the top half is covered by a map view that extends to the edge of the top of the screen. The blurring effect is displaying the blurred background and not the blurred map. Is this expected behavior or a possible bug? In the screen shot, you can see my blue backround blur is being displayed instead of a blurred image of the map that I would expect to see. Am I doing something wrong?
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Jul ’25
AI Model in Xcode isn't working
Hello Apple Developer Community. I only wanted to ask you guys, what I can do, if the ChatGPT Model isn't working in Xcode 16 (because of the Code Assistance). Because when I try to use it, it says, that I need to connect a Model, which I already did with the ChatGPT Integration. Can somebody help me with this? Thanks :) Device Info: MacBook M3 - Midnight - 16GB RAM (These are Pictures of the Errors)
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Jun ’25
can't create info.plist from info-> URL Types
Hi, In Google Admob get started page they are suggesting to update info.plist file with keys. https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/quick-start#update_your_infoplist However, I can't find info.plist in the project folder. On the internet, there are videos suggesting to create info.plist file from pressing + under Targets -> info -> URL Types section. Unfortunately , I can't generate the info.plist using that method. How should I proceed? It is difficult to enter all the keys defined in the Google Admob link there are 40+ keys. Thank you for your help.
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Aug ’25
App Clip cannot determine the source of the opening
Our business is to scan the code to open App Clip, but then App Clip will appear in App Library and Siri Suggestions. This can be opened quickly, but the URL of the last scan will be included. This will cause a problem, for example: if the previous scan was code A, but the user does not scan code B when going to place B and directly opens it through App Library or Siri Suggestions, the code I get is still code A, so the result I want is that I want to know where it was opened from, and then if it is opened quickly, I will clear the URL and remind the user to scan the code again. Or if it is opened by quick opening, do not include the URL
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May ’25
UIScene Storyboard - Main and Main_iphone
Under threat of future crashes, I'm adding support of UIScene to my existing apps. Each app has two storyboards - Main for iPads and Main_iphone for iPhones. Pre-UIScene, all looks great. With the addition of the Application Scene Manifest, the iPhone versions of the app are using the Main storyboard instead of the Main_iphone storyboard. Do I need to add an item to the plist for this other storyboard? At what level in the plist is this added? Another Scene Configuration? Another Window Application Session Role? Another Storyboard Name?
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Jun ’25
In-app purchases fetching issue
I am trying to add in-app purchases to my app. I created a StoreKit Configuration file and checked the option 'Sync this file with an app in App Store Connect' because I have already completed the subscription setup in my Apple Developer account. I also tried implementing the in-app purchases directly without using the StoreKit Configuration file, but I’m getting an 'Invalid Product Identifiers' error. I’ve double-checked, and the product ID matches the one listed in my Apple account. Please guide me on what I should do.
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May ’25
Music error: Error playing music: .developerTokenRequestFailed
When I attemp to Play song using apple Music api I get this error> I have put in the privacy string. Do I need to generate a token?
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Aug ’25
cannot update system time on AppleWatch using simctl
I am attempting to generate screenshots at various logical times using a watchOS 11 simulator. % xcrun simctl status_bar "Apple Watch Series 10 (46mm)" override --time 9:06 An error was encountered processing the command (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=45): Simulator device failed to complete the requested operation. Operation not supported Underlying error (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=45): Status bar overrides not supported on this platform. Operation not supported Using WatchOS Clock Settings gives me at most 59 minutes in which to succeed. Even if I had a physical watch for every series and size, I would have to wait up to 23 hours before being able to generate my marketing screenshots to support various user scenarios. With three settings variations, a minimal wait time to get to good marketable content would be on the order of 1 month per app version.
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May ’25
Making an xcode Run Script phase run when any file within a folder has changed
I have an Xcproject that I am using to define a .framework target that includes Objective-C++ bridges for a whole slew of C++ libraries. To bridge Objective-C++ to Swift code in a separate target, I am using a .modulemap file that I generate in a script. So we've essentially got App.xcproject App target { Dependency on Bridges.framework } Bridges.xcproject Bridges.framework { Dependency on generate-modulemap + a whole slough of c++ libraries } generate-modulemap It is VERY expensive for the Bridges framework to need to compile each build. The generation of the bridge static library takes 21 seconds, and the signing of it takes 32 seconds. I would like to get generate-module to have its RunScript phase run based on dependency analysis. This way a new modulemap is only made when there is a new header and I can avoid compiling the whole framework each build. Normally, I would just list all of the headers in the input list to the script, but in this case, the goal is more to have it be any file within that folder. However, it is very unclear how to do so. Is there a way to get the "based on dependency analysis" to go based on any file within a folder? A filelist does not work here because the filelist does not get updated automatically when you add a new header into that folder.
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Jun ’25
Xcode local documentation location
Where are the local documentation files location on MacOS? None of the existing data on the internet is applicable anymore. Trying to bundle documentation for use in an LLM and the developer site is unusable for crawling. Thanks! *.docset
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May ’25
Push notifications on the iPhone simulator
I've been aware for some time that Push notifications work on the iOS simulator now -- I see them pop up while I'm working. However, it would seem that SILENT push notifications do not work. I came to this conclusion only after several frustrating hours of debugging my app, thinking either the app was broken or the server wasn't sending the notification. Finally I tested it on a device and found that it actually works fine. Why does such a limitation exist? If I can't depend on the simulator to handle ALL of the notifications, I'd rather it didn't work at all. Having it work part of the time on some notifications is really confusing.
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Jul ’25
CPListTemplate in CarPlay Simulator: Multiple Items Selected on Tap
I am encountering an issue while running my CarPlay app in the simulator using CPListTemplate. On app launch, when I tap on the first item in the list and then tap on the second item, both items remain selected instead of only the latest tapped item. This behavior does not align with the expected single-item selection functionality. Has anyone else faced this issue? Is there a workaround or a known resolution for this behavior?
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May ’25
Download fails on XCODE AI
Like so many, i am getting The operation couldn’t be completed. (ModelCatalog.CatalogErrors.AssetErrors error 1.) Domain: ModelCatalog.CatalogErrors.AssetErrors Code: 1 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2025-06-25 12:50:18 +0000"; } Failed to find asset: com.apple.fm.code.generate_small_v1.tokenizer.generic - no asset Domain: ModelCatalog.CatalogErrors.AssetErrors Code: 1 System Information macOS Version 16.0 (Build 25A5295e) Xcode 16.4 (23792) (Build 16F6) Timestamp: 2025-06-25T08:50:18-04:00 error when trying to download the AI extension in XCODE running Tahoe Beta 2; latest Xcode version
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Jun ’25
App Unable to Archive After Xcode Update
Hi! I am having trouble getting my app to build successfully or archive since an xcode update a few months ago. Below is the error that shows in the log. Thank you in advance for any help! Run custom shell script 'Run Script' Failed to package [project folder]. Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code
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May ’25
XCode 26 beta 4 Playground macro issue
Using the #Playground macro in beta 3 worked fine, but the Playgrounds package appears to be missing in beta 4. import Playgrounds #Playground { print("🚀 Playground is active") } Canvas error message: Cannot find playgrounds Check whether the playground is compiled for the current scheme and OS of the selected device. There could be compile time checks filtering playgrounds out. Check for dead code stripping or other settings that could exclude playgrounds from the final binary.
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Jul ’25
Having both watchOS 26 and watchOS 11 icons
I'm trying to update the icon of my app for watchOS 26, and I'm having troubles providing both a layered Liquid Glass icon for watchOS 26 users and a pre-rendered bitmap icon (in various sizes) for watchOS 11 and older users. Whatever I do; I either get a blurry, scaled-down watchOS 26 icon on watchOS 11; or watchOS 11's bitmap icons on watchOS 26. While I could get the wanted result on macOS 26 and iOS 26, I simply can't get an equivalent result with watchOS 26.
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Aug ’25
App Not Appearing in "Available Apps" List in Watch App
I’ve developed an Apple Watch extension for an existing iOS app. When I run the app on the watch via Xcode using the simulator, everything works fine. However, when I try to install it on my iPhone, the Watch app doesn’t show it in the "Available Apps" list, so I can't install it on the watch. The Apple Watch is connected to my iPhone, and I can see other apps available for installation without any issues. I also created a brand new project with watchOS support to troubleshoot, but the same problem occurred. Any ideas on how to resolve this?
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Nov ’25
CoreData in Swift Packages
I am having issues loading my model from a Swift Package with the following structure: | Package.swift | Sources | - | SamplePackage | - | - Core | - | - | - SamplePackageDataStack.swift | - | - | - DataModel.xcdatamodeld | - | - | - | - Model.xcdatamodel ( <- is this new? ) As mentioned, I am not required to list the xcdatamodeld as a resource in my Package manifest. When trying to load the model in the main app, I am getting CoreData: error:  Failed to load model named DataModel Code: In my swift Package: public class SamplePackageDataStack: NSObject {     public static let shared = SamplePackageDataStack()     private override init() {}     public lazy var persistentContainer: NSPersistentContainer = { let container = NSPersistentContainer(name: "DataModel") container.loadPersistentStores(completionHandler: { (storeDescription, error) in             if let error = error as NSError? {                 fatalError("Unresolved error \(error), \(error.userInfo)")             }         })         return container     }()     /// The managed object context associated with the main queue. (read-only)     public var context: NSManagedObjectContext {         return self.persistentContainer.viewContext     }     public func saveContext () {         if context.hasChanges {             do {                 try context.save()             } catch {                 let nserror = error as NSError                 fatalError("Unresolved error \(nserror), \(nserror.userInfo)")             }         }     } } Main App: import SamplePackage class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;super.viewDidLoad() &#9;var container = SamplePackageDataStack.shared.persistentContainer         print(container) &#9;&#9;} }
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Jul ’25
iOS26 Top of Screen Blurring Issue
In Xcode26/iOS26, within an navigation stack, I have a background view that fills the whole screen and the top half is covered by a map view that extends to the edge of the top of the screen. The blurring effect is displaying the blurred background and not the blurred map. Is this expected behavior or a possible bug? In the screen shot, you can see my blue backround blur is being displayed instead of a blurred image of the map that I would expect to see. Am I doing something wrong?
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Jul ’25
Duplicate Builds in TestFlight After a Single Upload
I used Xcode to upload to App Store Connect, and I only clicked "Distribute App" once, but the build was uploaded to TestFlight twice, resulting in build numbers 356 and 357 ( I need 356 ). But this doesn’t happen every time. Why would this happen?
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Jul ’25
AI Model in Xcode isn't working
Hello Apple Developer Community. I only wanted to ask you guys, what I can do, if the ChatGPT Model isn't working in Xcode 16 (because of the Code Assistance). Because when I try to use it, it says, that I need to connect a Model, which I already did with the ChatGPT Integration. Can somebody help me with this? Thanks :) Device Info: MacBook M3 - Midnight - 16GB RAM (These are Pictures of the Errors)
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Jun ’25
View C++ std::string as char array
How do I make std::string look like a char array? The expression viewer for std::strings is horrible.
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Jun ’25