Sometimes Safari is rendering the icon for an active extension in its original provided colored representation, other times Safari is applying an overlay color in line with the system's highlight color.
This difference can even be seen seen on the Safari Extensions Developer home page: https://developer.apple.com/safari/extensions/images/extensions-hero-large_2x.png
You will notice that Grammarly's icon is shown in it's original color format, while the others aren't.
Example of extensions where the icon is shown in color:
Bitwarden
Grammarly
1Password
Consent-O-Matic
I've compared the source code of Bitwarden and Consent-o-Matic with my own extension and cannot find any differences in the settings or image properties (resolution, DPI, file type, color profile). If I take the exact PNG source files from said open source extensions and replace them in my own source code, these icons show up in full color.
Does this perhaps mean there is a bug in Safari's processing of the icons where it fails to overlay the icon with the highlight color in some cases?
I and I assume many developers with me would like to understand what determines this difference. Ideally, there is a consistent UX where the end user has the choice between icons in color or highlight color overlay.
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Hi,
How are we supposed to handle links with target="_blank" in the new SwiftUI WebView? I don't see anything in WebPage.NavigationDeciding or elsewhere that corresponds to the delegate method used for WKWebView.
Hello,
I find it difficult to find information about this function, but Apple would allow you to download a Wallet ticket via a JWT signed token, without going through a pkpass, by calling the url https://wallet.apple.com/push/pass? Jwt= + jwt
I have made several attempts with a different payload, either I am redirected to the Apple Pay presentation page, or I have a 403 error. I think I'm on my way, but I must miss a step in my signature. Could someone help me and give me the structure or how to manage the key? At the moment I use an Identifiers type PassType ID linked to a Certificate.
Has anyone heard of this novelty? According to ChatGPT it should date from iOS 16-18 and potentially not be open to all devs.
Thank you!
Beautiful day
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 WebKit 0x00000001a1b6bf1c WKMouseDeviceObserver.connectedDeviceCount.setter + 68 (WKMouseDeviceObserver.swift:0)
1 WebKit 0x00000001a1b6bea4 @objc WKMouseDeviceObserver.connectedDeviceCount.setter + 152
2 WebKit 0x00000001a1b6d95c closure #2 in WKMouseDeviceObserver.start() + 80 (WKMouseDeviceObserver.swift:0)
3 WebKit 0x00000001a1b4e3e9 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1
4 WebKit 0x00000001a1b4e139 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1
5 WebKit 0x00000001a1b4e769 <deduplicated_symbol> + 1
6 libswift_Concurrency.dylib 0x0000000196037cdd completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) + 1 (Task.cpp:546)
Hi all ,
I have 2 questions regaridng App Clips.
1 - can we directly invoke App Clips from a HTML Appclip experience url ?
We want to directly take users to the App Clips flow without showing App Clips cards or banner.
2 - Does Apple have a plan to support other modern mobile browsers such as Chrome , Edge and Firefox ?
Hello.
I have a project that loads a page using jquery 3.6.3 in WKWebView.
When I try this on iOS developer beta 4, WKWebView malfunctions and the page does not load properly.
If I remove jquery, the page loads.
Even if I update jquery to the latest version, the problem remains the same.
This problem did not occur until developer beta 3.
The log is as follows.
0x12107c170 - [PID=994] WebProcessProxy::didClose: (web process 0 crash)
0x12107c170 - [PID=994] WebProcessProxy::processDidTerminateOrFailedToLaunch: reason=Crash
Error acquiring assertion: <Error Domain=RBSAssertionErrorDomain Code=2 "Specified target process 994 does not exist" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Specified target process 994 does not exist}>
0x121138300 - ProcessAssertion::acquireSync Failed to acquire RBS assertion 'XPCConnectionTerminationWatchdog' for process with PID=994, error: (null)
0x132e00018 - [pageProxyID=9, webPageID=10, PID=994] WebPageProxy::processDidTerminate: (pid 994), reason=Crash
0x132e00018 - [pageProxyID=9, webPageID=10, PID=994] WebPageProxy::dispatchProcessDidTerminate: reason=Crash
Failed to terminate process: Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=18 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x13357de30 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=3 "No such process found" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=No such process found}}}
Failed to terminate process: Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=18 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x13357f390 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=3 "No such process found" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=No such process found}}}
Failed to terminate process: Error Domain=com.apple.extensionKit.errorDomain Code=18 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x13357d770 {Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=3 "No such process found" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=No such process found}}}
Hi,
My app is using JavascriptCore to run the business logic in a javascript environment.
We are randomly seeing crashes when users move the app back to the foreground.
These crashes are reported by Firebase (I am attaching an example). I also tried to find them in Organizer, but the stacktraces don't match and I am not sure if they are pointing to the same error (I attach one just in case).
I was trying to investigate a little bit about this, but I could find any explanation about what pas_reallocation_did_fail would mean.
Here is our implementation:
-(void) enqueueCallback:(JSValue *)callback withArguments:(NSArray *)args exclusive:(BOOL)exclusive {
[self enqueueBlock:^{
@autoreleasepool {
[callback callWithArguments:args];
}
} exclusive:exclusive];
}
Basically, every JS block is enqueued and then run by a dedicated thread specific to our JSContext.
Can I get some help?
Thanks in advance!
Crashlytics.txt
2024-08-30_10-00-01.2572_-0400-f757f8306eda9679ec1b2ff90fbc66c4eb1fbee7.crash
TLDR: I’m searching for a possibility to allow the usage of passkeys and hardware keys for any website in a wkwebview
INFO: The browser is macOS ONLY
Hi, I couldn’t really find documentation or forums posts on how to implement Webauthn for signin or hardware security keys for a second factor. Or rather where those events are triggered to be handled. In Safari you have that popover, that lets you either authenticate through Passwords or with a security key.
When I visit webauthn.io for testing and click either register or authenticate I get
Told not to present authorization sheet: Error Domain=com.apple.AuthenticationServicesCore.AuthorizationError Code=1 "(null)"
ASAuthorizationController credential request failed with error: Error Domain=com.apple.AuthenticationServices.AuthorizationError Code=1004 "(null)"
If I add
func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didReceive challenge: URLAuthenticationChallenge, completionHandler: @escaping @MainActor (URLSession.AuthChallengeDisposition, URLCredential?) -> Void)
and
func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, authenticationChallenge challenge: URLAuthenticationChallenge, shouldAllowDeprecatedTLS decisionHandler: @escaping @MainActor (Bool) -> Void)
it doesn’t seem to change anything.
I found something about the ASWebAuthenticationSessionWebBrowserSupported entitlement, but by my understanding this is used so a browser can get opened upon some other app calling a ASWebAuthenticationSession.
Has anyone some guidance for me? I feel like webauthn and yubikey support are important security measures for our users.
https://codeberg.org/miakoring/Amethyst/src/branch/main/Amethyst/Shared/ViewComponents/WebKit/WebViewModel.swift
is the code for my webviewmodel.
Delegates are in the Delecate folder https://codeberg.org/miakoring/Amethyst/src/branch/main/Amethyst/Shared/ViewComponents/WebKit
I use WKWebView to display a webpage that requires authentication through an authentication provider. This works as expected, but when I close and reopen the app, I have to reauthenticate. However, if I open the same page in Safari, I only have to authenticate once. If I close Safari and reopen it, the page displays without prompting me to authenticate again. I see some cookies stored in httpCookieStore, so I assume that storing cookies works. Does anyone have an idea why authentication is not persistent between app launches? Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Marc
I have a Safari App Extension which allows users to switch between last open tabs with a shortcut option+tab in the same way it's possible to switch between last open apps with command+tab.
Here is how i do it:
I inject a content script on all websites which has the only thing – key listener for option+tab presses.
When a user presses option+tab, that keyboard listener detects it and sends a message to the Safari Handler.
Then Safari Handler sends a message to the containing app and it shows a panel with last open tabs.
This approach has a problem: it shows a message to a user in settings: "Can read sensitive info from web pages, including passwords..."
Which is bad, because in reality i don't read passwords.
If i remove SFSafariContentScript key in the Safari App Extension target's Info.plist, then this message about reading sensitive data disappears, but then i loose the ability to open the tabs panel.
How can I open my app window with a shortcut without frightening a user?
It's possible to listen to global key presses, but that would require a user to grant the app permissions of Accessibility (Privacy & Security) in macOS system settings, which also sounds shady.
I know an app which does not require an Accessibility permission: https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/tabback-lite/id6469582909 and at the same time it does not tell a user about reading sensitive data in the extension settings.
Here is my app: https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/tab-finder/id6741719894 It's open-source: https://github.com/kopyl/safari-tab-switcher
Hi all,
I'm currently working with WKWebView and implementing the WKNavigationDelegate protocol. In particular, I'm trying to inspect the sourceFrame of a WKNavigationAction to make navigation policy decisions based on the frame's URL path.
Here's the relevant Swift code inside decidePolicyFor:
public func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, decidePolicyFor navigationAction: WKNavigationAction, preferences: WKWebpagePreferences, decisionHandler: @escaping (WKNavigationActionPolicy, WKWebpagePreferences) -> Void) {
// ...
let sourceFrame: WKFrameInfo = navigationAction.sourceFrame
let request: URLRequest = sourceFrame.request // <- SIGABRT occurs here
// ...
}
The issue is that the app crashes with a SIGABRT at runtime when attempting to access sourceFrame.request. According to Swift's type system, neither sourceFrame nor its request property are optional, so at first glance this seems safe. However, the crash report suggests otherwise.
From the crash log, it appears that the issue arises during the bridging from Objective-C to Swift:
Thread 1 Queue : com.apple.main-thread (serial)
#0 0x00000001a127a030 in static Foundation.URLRequest._unconditionallyBridgeFromObjectiveC(Swift.Optional<__C.NSURLRequest>) -> Foundation.URLRequest ()
#1 0x00000001056c48b0 in CustomWebViewController.webView(_:decidePolicyFor:preferences:decisionHandler:)
#2 0x00000001056c4c78 in @objc CustomWebViewController.webView(_:decidePolicyFor:preferences:decisionHandler:) ()
#3 0x00000001b8c66e0c in WebKit::NavigationState::NavigationClient::decidePolicyForNavigationAction ()
#4 0x00000001b8fd14dc in WebKit::WebPageProxy::decidePolicyForNavigationAction ()
#5 0x00000001b8fcfc7c in WebKit::WebPageProxy::decidePolicyForNavigationActionAsyncShared ()
#6 0x00000001b8fcfb18 in WebKit::WebPageProxy::decidePolicyForNavigationActionAsync ()
#7 0x00000001b87ddaa0 in WebKit::WebPageProxy::didReceiveMessage ()
#8 0x00000001b869f474 in IPC::MessageReceiverMap::dispatchMessage ()
#9 0x00000001b878dda4 in WebKit::WebProcessProxy::dispatchMessage ()
#10 0x00000001b878d614 in WebKit::WebProcessProxy::didReceiveMessage ()
#11 0x00000001b869e7e4 in IPC::Connection::dispatchMessage ()
#12 0x00000001b869e358 in IPC::Connection::dispatchIncomingMessages ()
#13 0x00000001b9a96a44 in WTF::RunLoop::performWork ()
#14 0x00000001b9a96688 in WTF::RunLoop::performWork ()
#15 0x00000001a2428b9c in __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ ()
#16 0x00000001a24289b4 in __CFRunLoopDoSource0 ()
#17 0x00000001a2428810 in __CFRunLoopDoSources0 ()
#18 0x00000001a2429190 in __CFRunLoopRun ()
#19 0x00000001a242ad4c in CFRunLoopRunSpecific ()
#20 0x00000001ef705454 in GSEventRunModal ()
#21 0x00000001a4e45890 in -[UIApplication _run] ()
#22 0x00000001a4e10cec in UIApplicationMain ()
#23 0x00000001a4ef261c in ___lldb_unnamed_symbol275689 ()
#24 0x00000001059a5104 in static UIApplicationDelegate.main() ()
#25 0x00000001059a5074 in static AppDelegate.$main() ()
#26 0x00000001059a82ec in main ()
#27 0x00000001c940af0c in start ()
This implies that while Swift treats sourceFrame.request as non-optional, the underlying Objective-C implementation may actually return nil—leading to a crash when the non-optional Swift type attempts to force unwrap it.
My question:
Is there a way to safely access navigationAction.sourceFrame.request —- or determine if it’s nil—before Swift attempts the implicit bridging from Objective-C? Or is there an established workaround for safely inspecting this property?
Any guidance or best practices for avoiding this crash would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Hello i would like to report a bug on iOS 26 beta. The problem is on the epic games website you see when I hit sign in it is just blank but the epic games store is just fine i would like this to be fixed on iOS 26 beta 3 thank you.
Topic:
Safari & Web
SubTopic:
General
In a Safari Web Extension using Manifest V3, how can a content script access an HTML file that is bundled with the extension (e.g., to inject it as an iframe)?
Safari's CSP seem to prevent the use of browser.runtime.getURL() in the MAIN world — is there a recommended way to load such resources securely?
Hello,
According to the documentation:
If you provide your extension in macOS and don’t want to use the Mac App Store for distribution, you can sign and notarize your extension’s app with a Developer ID to distribute it outside the Mac App Store.
However, I found this to be untrue in practice. Even after signing and notarising the Safari extension correctly, it is not possible to enable it in Safari without turning on "allow unsigned extension".
This makes it impossible to distribute your Developer ID–signed and notarized extension outside the Mac App Store.
I would like to distribute my web extension directly to employees in my organization using MDM without having each user manually enable "allow unsigned extension" for it to work. Any way to make it work?
The documentation is quite confusing in this aspect, it says "Safari only supports signed extensions" but my extension is rejected even if notarised and signed.
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Animated AVIFs don't work properly on Safari, with inconsistent behavior across iPhone models.
On iPhone 14 Pro (A16, iOS 18.3.1), playback works fine, but on iPhone 15 (A16, iOS 18.3.1), it shows as a still image.
iPhone 16 Pro (A18, iOS 18.4 beta) plays correctly, and M1 Pro MacBook handles it well too.
Oddly, Xcode simulator (M1 Pro) only plays a specific file on iPhone 14 Pro. Is this tied to AV1 decoding differences (hardware vs. software) or a WebKit rendering issue? Any insights or documentation would help!
Note: The tested images are commercial files, so I can’t attach them here, but I’m happy to share those upon request.
Topic:
Safari & Web
SubTopic:
General
Is the new Observations API for WebPage not available in Beta 1 as demoed in the WWDC video? I get this error even though Observation is imported.
Is this code invalid on a phone running xcode16 iOS18?
Class cls = NSClassFromString(@"WKBrowsingContextController");
SEL sel = NSSelectorFromString(@"registerSchemeForCustomProtocol:");
if ([(id)cls respondsToSelector:sel]) {
[(id)cls performSelector:sel withObject:@"http"];
[(id)cls performSelector:sel withObject:@"https"];
}
}
Topic:
Safari & Web
SubTopic:
General
I am currently operating an app using an embedded web server that communicates over local HTTP.
Recently, when opening Safari, I started encountering the following error message:
"Safari cannot open the page. Error: Failed to navigate to an HTTP URL with HTTPS-only mode enabled."
However, I am currently in a situation where switching to HTTPS is difficult. Are there any solutions to resolve this issue besides using HTTPS?
Thank you.🙏
Is it possible to open the native app from a web extension?
I have tried creating a new tab that uses the app's URL scheme but the UI asking the user to open the app is not shown until the new page UI is dismissed.
Creating a tab with an HTTPS URL that the app is setup to handle does not work and always the link in a new tab.
I tried sending a message to the app extension and using NSExtensionContext.open(_:completionHandler:) but the URL is not opened and the closure received false, indicating it was not handled.
Having the option to link back to the native app would be very useful.