Our tvOS app makes use of top shelf Carousel style slides to promote our content. We would like to detect when tvOS transitions between individual top shelf slides, regardless of whether the slide transition is made by a user (via the Siri remote), or by the system idle auto-transition. Has anyone achieved this, maybe there are undocumented system hooks or events we can listen to?

I am encountering an issue when making an API call using URLSession with DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async on a real device running tvOS 18. The code works as expected on tvOS 17 and in the simulator for tvOS 18, but when I remove the debug mode, After the API call it takes few mintues or 5 to 10 min to load the data on the real device. Code: Here’s the code I am using for the API call: appconfig.getFeedURLData(feedUrl: feedUrl, timeOut: kRequestTimeOut, apiMethod: ApiMethod.POST.rawValue) { (result) in self.EpisodeItems = Utilities.sharedInstance.getEpisodeArray(data: result) } func getFeedURLData(feedUrl: String, timeOut: Int, apiMethod: String, completion: @escaping (_ result: Data?) -> ()) { guard let validUrl = URL(string: feedUrl) else { return } var request = URLRequest(url: validUrl, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: TimeInterval(timeOut)) let userPasswordString = "\(KappSecret):\(KappPassword)" let userPasswordData = userPasswordString.data(using: .utf8) let base64EncodedCredential = userPasswordData!.base64EncodedString(options: .lineLength64Characters) let authString = "Basic \(base64EncodedCredential)" let headers = [ "authorization": authString, "cache-control": "no-cache", "user-agent": "TN-CTV-\(kPlateForm)-\(kAppVersion)" ] request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") request.httpMethod = apiMethod request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers let response = URLSession.requestSynchronousData(request as URLRequest) if response.1 != nil { do { guard let parsedData = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: response.1!, options: .mutableContainers) as? AnyObject else { print("Error parsing data") completion(nil) return } print(parsedData) completion(response.1) return } catch let error { print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)") completion(response.1) return } } completion(response.1) } import Foundation public extension URLSession { public static func requestSynchronousData(_ request: URLRequest) -> (URLResponse?, Data?) { var data: Data? = nil var responseData: URLResponse? = nil let semaphore = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0) let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { taskData, response, error in data = taskData responseData = response if data == nil, let error = error { print(error) } semaphore.signal() } task.resume() _ = semaphore.wait(timeout: .distantFuture) return (responseData, data) } public static func requestSynchronousDataWithURLString(_ requestString: String) -> (URLResponse?, Data?) { guard let url = URL(string: requestString.checkValidUrl()) else { return (nil, nil) } let request = URLRequest(url: url) return URLSession.requestSynchronousData(request) } } Issue Description: Working scenario: The API call works fine on tvOS 17 and in the simulator for tvOS 18. Problem: When running on a real device with tvOS 18, the API call takes time[enter image description here] when debug mode is disabled, but works fine when debug mode is enabled, Data is loading after few minutes. Error message: Error Domain=WKErrorDomain Code=11 "Timed out while loading attributed string content" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Timed out while loading attributed string content} NSURLConnection finished with error - code -1001 nw_read_request_report [C4] Receive failed with error "Socket is not connected" Snapshot request 0x30089b3c0 complete with error: <NSError: 0x3009373f0; domain: BSActionErrorDomain; code: 1 ("response-not-possible")> tcp_input [C7.1.1.1:3] flags=[R] seq=817957096, ack=0, win=0 state=CLOSE_WAIT rcv_nxt=817957096, snd_una=275546887 Environment: Xcode version: 16.1 Real device: Model A1625 (32GB) tvOS version: 18.1 Debugging steps I’ve taken: I’ve verified that the issue does not occur in debug mode. I’ve confirmed that the API call works fine on tvOS 17 and in the simulator (tvOS 18). The error suggests a network timeout (-1001) and a socket connection issue ("Socket is not connected"). Questions: Is this a known issue with tvOS 18 on real devices? Are there any specific settings or configurations in tvOS 18 that could be causing the timeout error in non-debug mode? Could this be related to how URLSession or networking behaves differently in release mode? I would appreciate any help or insights into this issue!

In our application, we store user information (Username, Password, accessToken, Refresh token, etc.) in the keychain. However, after performing a hard reboot (unplugging and plugging back in), when we attempt to retrieve the ‘refresh token’ or ‘access token’ from the keychain, we receive the old token instead of the newly saved one.

I have an audio app that can play audio on an AirPlay device. On non-Apple TV devices, the AirPlay app (on Roku, Samsung, etc.) shows the now playing metadata: title, artist, and album art. However, on tvOS 18.1, no metadata is shown. The Apple TV device plays the audio, but there is no now playing information shown, nor any other indicators. Other media apps show the "Now Playing" controls on the upper right of the tvOS home screen. Can someone point me in the direction of how to solve this issue? I think I am missing something somewhere in regards to the tvOS metadata implementation.

Please help! I have a subscription IAP failing on tvOS 18.2 at: func makePurchase(_ product: Product) async throws { let result = try await product.purchase() //ERROR OCCURS HERE (See error message below) ... Xcode Console message: "Could not get confirmation scene ID for [insert my IAP id here]" The IAP subscription was working fine on 18.1 and earlier, and the same IAP and code is also running fine on iOS 18.2. The tvOS error on 18.2 happens both in production and sandbox. Are there any changes to StoreKit 2 which might cause this error?

I am a developer working on tvOS apps for Enterprise. I would like to report an issue occurring in tvOS 18.1. Workflow : Exporting tvOS build from Xcode (Enterprise). We have developed another Mac App to white label the tvOS App. We are changing its Assets and bundle identifier of the app while white labeling process. Resigning app again. Distributing through JAMF. Problem: We have been facing a problem for a while. The top shelf is not working in our white -labeled app and app icon is not appearing. BTW App is opening and doing well. I'm just getting following lines in console (Apple TV Device Console). MDMProvisoningProfileTrust could not find record of managed app 'com.company.connecttv.events' with error: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10814 "(null)" UserInfo={_LSLine=1734, _LSFunction=runEvaluator} Unable to create LSApplicationRecord for application: com.company.connecttv.events. error=Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-10814 UserInfo={_LSLine=1734, _LSFunction=<private>} Top shelf content doesn't conform to TVTopShelfContentPrivate. It will not be ignored [xpcservice<com.company.connecttv.events.Top-Shelf([app<com.apple.HeadBoard(E4023AC5-8955-4943-8AAF-9C8246A9F003)>:156])>{vt hash: 0}:328] Memorystatus failed with unexpected error: Invalid argument (22) <0x302e2eee0-com.company.connecttv.events>: Error returned on remoteObjectProxy for loadTopShelfContentAndDelegateFlags message. error=Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=<private>} Process state is unknown AppStateTracker, pid 328, uuid 809A68F1-76D2-396E-9CE0-5C16058FE354 display identifier com.company.connecttv.events.Top-Shelf foreground 0 Systen Information: Machine : MacBook Pro / M1 Pro / 16 GB / 16-inch / 2021 Mac OS : Version 15.0 (15.0) Xcode : Version 16.1 (16B40) Apple TV Information: tvOS : 18.1 (22J580) Model : Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Capacity : 128 GB

I'm looking to develop an iOS application that functions as a remote for Apple TV, including discovering Apple TV devices over Wi-Fi. If anyone has experience building similar applications, could you share insights on available frameworks or protocols to discover Apple TVs? Additionally, if there are reference apps on the App Store that work like Apple's default remote app, I would greatly appreciate recommendations. Any guidance from developers who have worked on similar projects would be very helpful!

After updating to tvOS 18 I've noticed the following change in focus behavior: When a UICollectionView is located next to any other view (even one with user interaction disabled), attempting to move focus within the collection view in that view's direction to a next collection view item, which is currently outside of the visible area, doesn't have any effect. Like if the focus engine preferred to move focus to that other view (despite it being not focusable) over a currently hidden collection view cell. This didn't happen in tvOS 17 and earlier. A minimal reproducible project can be found here. Steps to reproduce: Launch the app on a tvOS 18 device. Swipe right and observe that focus moves without issues. Swipe left and observe that in most cases focus doesn't move to items beyond the visible area due to an empty grey view located to the left from the collection view. Compare to the same app running on tvOS 17 and observe that focus moves both sides without issues. The issue is reproducible on Xcode versions 16.0 (16A242d) and 15.4 (15F31d). Did anyone face the same issue and/or has suggestions on a possible fix?

When the native info panel (which displays the title, subtitle, description, and custom buttons) opens, the focus immediately shifts to the first button. As a result, VoiceOver skips the description, which is crucial for users relying on accessibility features. I haven’t found a way to detect when it opens. Knowing this would allow me to trigger custom VoiceOver announcements or adjust the focus order dynamically. Are any other people experiencing this issue, and how do we solve it?

Hello everyone, Recently, I have encountered an issue in my tvOS app where a specific property of UITextField, isSecureTextEntry, set to true, was preventing another property, keyboardType, from functioning correctly. In my case, keyboardType is set to numberPad option. The problem is that during the first tap on the text field, the default keyboard with numbers, letters, and some special characters opens. However, after the second tap, the correct keyboard type with only numbers appears as I want. Removing isSecureTextEntry or setting to false solves the problem. import UIKit class ViewController: UIViewController { private let textField = UITextField() override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() textField.keyboardType = .numberPad textField.isSecureTextEntry = true view.addSubview(textField) setupConstraints() } }

I am familiar with providing the main layered app icon for a tvOS project, but I cannot work out how to successfully add support for alternative layered icons in the info.plist and/or asset catalog and/or build settings for a SwiftUI (or Swift) tvOS project. Whenever I check the result of UIApplication.shared.supportsAlternateIcons it returns false I have witnessed other tvOS apps such as Plex successfully switch the app icon, so it must be possible to do. How should the project be configured, what am I missing?

Hi, We are going to create a tvOS App with portrait display(HDMI screen will rotate 90 degree). It seems there is no rotate setting in tvOS18, neither Xcode provide relative support. As our investigation, we might need to rotate each UIKit component 90 degree by code to archive it. Is there any better suggestion? Thanks.

In tvOS 18 the onMoveCommand is missing the first press after a view is loaded and every time the direction is changed. It also misses the first press on a button after a focus change. This appears to only impact the newer silver remote and not the older black remote or IR remotes. With the code bellow press any direction 3 times and it will only log twice. struct ButtonTest: View { var body: some View { VStack { Button { debugPrint("button 1") } label: { Text("Button 1") } Button { debugPrint("button 2") } label: { Text("Button 2") } Button { debugPrint("button 3") } label: { Text("Button 3") } } .onMoveCommand(perform: { direction in debugPrint("move \(direction)") }) .padding() } }

tvOS 18 doesn't provide passthrough of multichannel audio for streaming apps offering content where it it promoted as available. This is true for devices for which the functionality existed before the 18.0 tvOS update. What's more, the 18.1 Public Beta did not provide a resolution for the issue. All streaming apps appear to be affected. Notably, Home Sharing does not appear to be affected, and continues to provide multichannel audio as it did before the 18.0 update.

How does a third party developer go about supporting the new Enhanced Dialogue option for video apps in tvOS 18? If an app is using the standard AVPlayerViewController, I had assumed it would be a simple-ish matter of building against the tvOS 18 SDK but apparently not, the options don't appear, not even greyed out.

Hello, I've upgraded both of my Apple TVs to tvOS 18. Since then, my app developed with SwiftUI has become almost unusable due to severe lag, particularly when scrolling in a LazyVStack. On the A1625 (Apple TV HD), the lag can last up to 20 seconds, while on the A2843 (Apple TV 4K, 3rd generation, Wi-Fi + Ethernet), it’s about one second. I can consistently reproduce the issue with this minimal example: @main struct MyApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ScrollView { LazyVStack { ForEach(0..<1000) { nb in Button("Item \(nb)") {} } } } } } } Using Instruments, I found that the hang is related to this call: 389.00 ms 71,4 % 6.00 ms +[_UIFocusRegionEvaluator __regionsByEvaluatingOcclusionsForBaseRegions:occludingRegions:baseRegionsCanOccludeEachOther:inSnapshot:] Unfortunately, I can't attach the Instruments trace directly here, but you can download it from this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sEIwXhr7_ajjRHZevCIW6jNOlPjaeU6L/view?usp=sharing Important notes: The same screen, when written in UIKit, runs smoothly on both devices. After performing a factory reset on the older device, the performance issue disappeared. However, as you can imagine, I’m already receiving complaints from users who are understandably unwilling to reset their devices. Does anyone know of a workaround until this is addressed by Apple?

After updating Xcode to version-16 and TVOS Simulator to version-18, It started crashing at collectionview dequeue cell. Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Expected dequeued view to be returned to the collection view in preparation for display. When the collection view's data source is asked to provide a view for a given index path, ensure that a single view is dequeued and returned to the collection view. Avoid dequeuing views without a request from the collection view. Only happening with tvOS18 simulator, it is working fine with tvos17 simulator and Real Device with TvOS18.

When adding more than 7 items, the Tab bar wiggles or may not reappear when switching back to it. Is this a bug? or could this be a problem with focus management? or any other cause? Tried sample code https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/enhancing-your-app-content-with-tab-navigation

I'm an experienced iOS developer but new to tvOS, and I'm finding the focus engine to be somewhat confounding. My app launches with a UINavigationController, whose root view is a UITableViewController. When I select a row, a UIViewController is pushed. That view controller contains a bunch of nested UICollectionViews. One of the collection view cells contains 3 UIButtons. When the view first appears, the first of those (Button1) has focus. I can move focus from Button1 to Button2, and from Button2 to Button3. I can also go back from Button3 to Button2. But I cannot navigate back to Button1, and I'm trying to figure out why. I have focus logging turned on. It's very verbose, but here are the parts that seem useful to me: When the view controller displays initially, I see Updating focus from <UITableViewCell: 0x104841a00> to <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x104232610> in focus system <UIFocusSystem: 0x60000370c900>. The result of the focus update was determined from the following preferred focus search: | | Starting preferred focus search. | <UINavigationController: 0x10600f000> | └ <DXETV.RenderExampleViewController: 0x10484ae00> | └ <DXETV.RenderExampleView: 0x10421ab70> | └ <DXETV.LayoutElementView: 0x107021000> | └ <DXETV.LayoutCollectionView: 0x10707d200> | └ <DXETV.LayoutViewCell: 0x10681ee00> | └ <DXETV.LayoutElementView: 0x106862000> | └ <DXETV.LayoutCollectionView: 0x106865a00> | └ <DXETV.LayoutViewCell: 0x106851000> | └ <DXETV.LayoutElementView: 0x104891800> | └ <DXETV.LayoutCollectionView: 0x10488da00> | └ <DXETV.LayoutViewCell: 0x1048de600> | └ <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x104232610> | (info) It's focusable! | This seems right... focus moves from the table view cell to Button1, and this is he view hierarchy I expect. Then we see Creating focus scroll animator entry for environment <DXETV.LayoutCollectionView: 0x10707d200> This is the topmost collection view. This is followed by many lines about locking and unlocking this collection view, followed by Removing focus scroll animator entry for environment <DXETV.LayoutCollectionView: 0x10707d200> I don't know if this is normal or not. After I move focus from Button1 to Button2, I see Updating focus with context <UIFocusUpdateContext: 0x6000033200a0: previouslyFocusedItem=<DXETV.CustomButton 0x104232610>, nextFocusedItem=<DXETV.CustomButton 0x104312900>, focusHeading=Down>: Moving focus from <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x104232610> to <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x104312900> in focus system <UIFocusSystem: 0x60000370c900>. Which seems correct. When I move focus from Button2 to Button3, I get this, which is now expected: Updating focus with context <UIFocusUpdateContext: 0x60000330c5a0: previouslyFocusedItem=<DXETV.CustomButton 0x104312900>, nextFocusedItem=<DXETV.CustomButton 0x1043134d0>, focusHeading=Down>: Moving focus from <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x104312900> to <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x1043134d0> in focus system <UIFocusSystem: 0x60000370c900>. Followed by another round of creating and removing a focus scroll animator entry, this time for the middle collection view. Moving from Button3 back to Button2 also looks as expected: Updating focus with context <UIFocusUpdateContext: 0x600003318f00: previouslyFocusedItem=<DXETV.CustomButton 0x1043134d0>, nextFocusedItem=<DXETV.CustomButton 0x104312900>, focusHeading=Up>: Moving focus from <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x1043134d0> to <DXETV.CustomButton: 0x104312900> in focus system <UIFocusSystem: 0x60000370c900>. But here, everything stops. When I press the up arrow again to go back to Button1, nothing happens. Nothing is printed to the console, and the focused button does not change. Any hints as to what may be wrong or how to debug this further would be most appreciated!!!

I have an issue on tvOS 18 beta from Aug 20, where the search text is displayed twice, as in the image below. Code to reproduce the behavior is trivial: struct ContentView: View { @State private var searchText = "" var body: some View { NavigationView { Text("Some content...") } .searchable(text: $searchText) } } I did not find anything new in the API or documentation to disable it. Also, online searches for this specific issue did not produce any results. I would like to show the same behavior on tvOS18, as on tvOS17, without the second search text. Any idea on how to hide that second search text?