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How to connect OpenThread Border Router to Matter Home?
Does anyone know if this is even supported at the moment? I've tried pairing a sample light application based on Silicon Lab's EFR32 but it's unable to find the OTBR on the network. [module](GitHub - SiliconLabs/matter: Matter is creating more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.) I'm also using the RaspberryPi 4/RCP combination as directed by Silicon Lab's documentation. I have no problems pairing the devices to the OTBR directly through its chiptool interface but Home isn't discovering the Thread network or showing me options to add the OTBR devices. I'm currently running iOS 16.1 beta on my iPhone and I'm using a HomePod Mini which is on version 16.0 and has the HomeKit Matter Support profile installed.
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Oct ’22
CLKComplicationWidgetMigrator not working
I'm trying to migrate from Complication with CLKComplication to WidgetKit. I have implemented the required methods in https://developer.apple.com/documentation/widgetkit/converting-a-clockkit-app, but the migration is not working. There is no evidence that the method for migration is also called. It was the same with Xcode 14.0.1 and Xcode 14.1RC. class ComplicationController: NSObject, CLKComplicationDataSource, CLKComplicationWidgetMigrator { ...     @available(watchOS 9.0, *)     var widgetMigrator: CLKComplicationWidgetMigrator {         return self     }     @available(watchOS 9.0, *)     func widgetConfiguration(from complicationDescriptor: CLKComplicationDescriptor) async -> CLKComplicationWidgetMigrationConfiguration? {         return CLKComplicationStaticWidgetMigrationConfiguration(kind: "MyWidget", extensionBundleIdentifier: "com.example.myapp.mywatchkitapp.mywidget")     } } What's wrong? Has anyone been able to migrate?
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Oct ’22
Is "CarPlay.app" malware or a bug?
Why is "CarPlay.app" text shown in Location Services? All other app listings display an icon instead of text - so this looks suspicious. It may be a bug though. Has anyone else seen this? I’ve filed this via Apple Feedback app but no response from Apple yet. Device is running iOS 16.2beta.
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Nov ’22
Open parent app from ShieldAction extension in iOS
When I tap on one of the buttons in the ShieldAction extension I want to close the shield and open the parent app instead of the shielded app. Is there any way of doing this using the Screen Time API? class ShieldActionExtension: ShieldActionDelegate {      override func handle(action: ShieldAction, for application: ApplicationToken, completionHandler: @escaping (ShieldActionResponse) -> Void) {     // Handle the action as needed.           let store = ManagedSettingsStore()               switch action {     case .primaryButtonPressed:       //TODO - open parent app       completionHandler(.defer)     case .secondaryButtonPressed:       //remove shield       store.shield.applications?.remove(application)       completionHandler(.defer)         @unknown default:       fatalError()     }   }   }
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Nov ’22
How much time is AppIntent.perform() method given?
Prior to iOS 16, Intent Handlers in SiriKit only had 10 seconds to complete the request. However, i have not come across any mention of a time limit in the documentation for the new AppIntents framework. My own testing revealed this limit to be somewhere between 20-25 seconds. Does anyone know what the official time limit is to complete a request with the new AppIntents framework?
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Nov ’22
Background Assets: How do I set breakpoints in the extension for debugging?
I've added a background downloads extension to my app and added device console logging to every method in the placeholder code created by XCode, and Setting a breakpoint, then installed the app to the phone. When I run the following command: xcrun backgroundassets-debug --app-bundle-id com.myCompany.myApp --device-id 00008110-001E0DDA0AB8801E --simulate --app-update  prompt: Application was updated event was sent for app identifier: (com.myCompany.myApp). But the break point did not enter。Nothing is sent, and there is no log output How do I set breakpoints in the extension for debugging?
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Nov ’22
Hourly precipitation amounts seem drastically low
Hello. I took a closer look at the data I'm getting back for hourly forecasts and I'm baffled by results I'm seeing. For example, it's Dec 19, 2022 8:00am PT and I'm asking for the weather for Orchard Park NY (lat 42.766437 long -78.743855) for Dec 23, 2022. The daily forecast tells me they're expected to have 5.9" of snow. However, the hourly forecast with the most snow that day is reported as 0.071" (1.8mm). The Apple Weather app on iOS shows that hour as having 0.6". I wrote a 'for' loop to print the results of my call to WeatherService.shared.weather.         print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.formatted())         print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.description)         print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.unit)         print(oneHour.precipitationAmount.value) 0.071 in 1.8 mm <_NSStatic_NSUnitLength: 0x2010b0178> mm 1.8
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Dec ’22
Is there a way to override the theme of WidgetKit, so that we can retrieve correct named color in WidgetKit?
In main app, I can override dark/ light theme based on user preference, so that I can retrieve correct color information based on named color. if (user preference) { overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .light } else { overrideUserInterfaceStyle = .dark } // Dark theme/ light theme automatic aware color. SwiftUI.Color("purpleColor") However, how can I override the theme of a WidgetKit, so that my WidgetKit can interpret named color correctly? I know in WidgetKit, I can read what is current system wide theme settings using  @Environment(\.colorScheme) But, that is not what I want. I want the ability to override theme of a WidgetKit based on user preference, then able to retrieve correct named color. Thanks.
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Dec ’22
Problem loading icon for ApplicationToken with Label
After the Screen Time permissions have been provided by the user, when I create a label with the user's selected ApplicationToken or CategoryToken, it's often (not always!) show like this: I instantiate the label like this, where app is an ApplicationToken or CategoryToken: Label(app)     .labelStyle(.iconOnly) After the app is killed and reloaded, the icons show up fine. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Is this an issue with the Screen Time API, or am I instantiating the label in the wrong way?
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Jan ’23
ClockKit Complications not working with Xcode 14 single-target watchOS app
I’ve created a single-target watchOS app in Xcode 14, but I can’t seem to get ClockKit complications working. I’ve added a CLKComplicationDataSource class to my watch target, and in the Info pane for my target I have set the CLKComplicationPrincipalClass key to MODULE-NAME.ComplicationController I haven’t yet added Complication placeholder images to my Assets.xcassets, but as far as I am aware, that shouldn’t be a problem while I am still testing. However, when I run it on a watchOS simulator, the complications never show up on the watch complications list when adding a complication. All of the tutorials I can find for ClockKit complications reference older two-target WatchKit apps. Do the newer single target apps no longer support ClockKit? If so, how can I make a two-target WatchKit app with Xcode 14? Unfortunately I cannot use WidgetKit for my complications because I need to support watchOS 7 at least, and WidgetKit only supports watchOS 9+ Thanks for your help
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Jan ’23
Weird NSCocoaErrorDomain errow when trying to autorize Screen Time API
Hello, we have rare case of AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization(for: .individual) failing to autorize user on real device - iPhone XR (iOS 16.1.2). It does not throw the standard FamilyControlsError which we are handling, but NSCocoaErrorDomain. This is the entire po description: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4864 "The given data was not a valid property list." UserInfo={NSCodingPath=(), NSDebugDescription=The given data was not a valid property list., NSUnderlyingError=0x283af4d80 {Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Cannot parse a NULL or zero-length data" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Cannot parse a NULL or zero-length data}}} The localized one says: "The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format." This sounds like some error deep in iOS. The testing device has Apple ID logged in and uses passcode. Anything we can do on our end to solve this issue?
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Jan ’23
WeatherKit REST API new columns for CurrentWeather
My pipeline broke today as new fields were added for the current weather dataset: cloudCoverLowAltPct cloudCoverMidAltPct cloudCoverHighAltPct I presumed new fields would only be released in a new version of the API? Is there any way to use a specific version of the API that will not be subject to change? The current weather REST API docs are here, which don't include these fields: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/weatherkitrestapi/currentweather/currentweatherdata
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Jan ’23
Using URLCache subclasses with URLSession
I have an app which uses URLSession-based networking and URLCache for storing network requests on disk. I noticed that when the storage size of URLCache reaches the diskCapacity, the eviction strategy seems to be to remove all entries, which is a problem in my use case. So I decided to write an URLCache subclass which would provide a custom storage for cached responses and which would implement LRU eviction strategy with better control. As URLCache's documentation states, subclassing for this purpose should be supported: The URLCache class is meant to be used as-is, but you can subclass it when you have specific needs. For example, you might want to screen which responses are cached, or reimplement the storage mechanism for security or other reasons. However, I ran into problems with trying to use this new URLCache subclass with URLSession networking. I have a test resource which I fetch using HTTP GET. The response headers contain: Cache-Control: public, max-age=30 Etag: &lt;some-value&gt; When using the standard, non-subclassed URLCache, the first request loads the data from network as expected (verified with HTTP proxy). The second request doesn't go to the network, if done within first 30 seconds, as expected. Subsequent requests after 30 seconds cause conditional GETs with Etag, as expected. When using a URLCache subclass, all requests load the data from network - max-age doesn't seem to matter, and no conditional GETs are made. It seems that the URLCache does something special to the CachedURLResponse instances after they're loaded from its internal storage, and this something affects how URLSession handles the HTTP caching logic. What am I missing here? I've written a very minimal URLCache implementation to demonstrate this problem. This class stores and loads CachedURLResponse instances using NSKeyedArchiver / NSKeyedUnarchiver, and it supports only zero or one response. Note that there are no calls to super - this is by design, since I want to use my own storage. Here's the implementation: class CustomURLCache: URLCache { let cachedResponseFileURL = URL(filePath: NSTemporaryDirectory().appending("entry.data")) // MARK: Internal storage func read() -&gt; CachedURLResponse? { guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: cachedResponseFileURL) else { return nil } return try! NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchiveTopLevelObjectWithData(data) as! CachedURLResponse } func store(_ cachedResponse: CachedURLResponse) { try! (try! NSKeyedArchiver.archivedData(withRootObject: cachedResponse, requiringSecureCoding: false)).write(to: cachedResponseFileURL) } // MARK: URLCache Overrides override func cachedResponse(for request: URLRequest) -&gt; CachedURLResponse? { read() } override func getCachedResponse(for dataTask: URLSessionDataTask, completionHandler: @escaping (CachedURLResponse?) -&gt; Void) { guard let response = read() else { completionHandler(nil) return } completionHandler(response) } override func storeCachedResponse(_ cachedResponse: CachedURLResponse, for request: URLRequest) { store(cachedResponse) } override func storeCachedResponse(_ cachedResponse: CachedURLResponse, for dataTask: URLSessionDataTask) { store(cachedResponse) } } My test case: func test() { let useEvictingCache = false let config = URLSessionConfiguration.default if useEvictingCache { config.urlCache = CustomURLCache() } else { config.urlCache = URLCache(memoryCapacity: 0, diskCapacity: 1024 * 1024 * 100) } self.urlSession = URLSession(configuration: config) let url = URL(string: "https://example.com/my-test-resource")! self.urlSession?.dataTask(with: URLRequest(url: url), completionHandler: { data, response, error in if let data { print("GOT DATA with \(data.count) bytes") } else if let error { print("GOT ERROR \(error)") } }).resume() }
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Feb ’23
Where is the correct and official contact window for Apple VAS?
Hi everyone, I work in a company with NFC-enabled reader manufacture. As for the title, I have searched for it for a lone time. Not NFC Certificate Request, it's for issuing passes. I inquired about MFI and the reply was that NFC is not within the scope of MFI. I have asked the local Apple team for help and they have no contact information for other teams and it is not clear which team to contact. My questions are below. Where is the correct and official contact window for Apple VAS? Is my post posted in the correct forum? If not, can you provide the correct place to ask? If possible, I hope to know the conditions for obtaining VAS authorization. Thanks a lot. Ken.
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Feb ’23
I would like to create several schedules for an activity can I do that
currently when I try to set several schedules to the same activity the latest schedule I set is the only one I understand I can have only 1 schedule for activity. ? I thought about setting a new schedule on the intervalDidEnd but, I get no interval did start if the current time is in the middle of the interval I set For example, now it is 15:00, and my previous interval started at 14:00 and ends at 16:00 but the user sets a new interval from 14:30 - 16:40 I call the deviceActivityCenter.stopMonitoring([someActivityName]) and get noIntervalDidEnd event Then I set the new interval successfully with deviceActivityCenter.startMonitoring(someActivityName, during: deviceActivitySchedule) and get no intervalDidStartEvent So how can I achieve several intervals? If I had gotten the events of the start and end it would be possible Thanks for the help
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NFCTagReaderSession.PollingOption.pace fails with "Missing required entitlement" error
Hi, I'm developing an app that reads the NFC tags. So far so good, everything worked as expected, the app reads the passports and the IDs, until we encountered the french ID issued after March 2021. My app has the following entitlements: <dict> <key>com.apple.developer.nfc.readersession.formats</key> <array> <string>TAG</string> </array> </dict> And this additional entries in the .plist: <key>NFCReaderUsageDescription</key> <string>NFC usage to scan ID chip</string> ... <key>com.apple.developer.nfc.readersession.iso7816.select-identifiers</key> <array> <string>A0000002471001</string> <string>A0000002472001</string> <string>00000000000000</string> </array> According to an article which I cannot link on this forum because the domain is not permitted, iOS started supporting this specific ID from version 16. When I look at the docs, I can see the .pace polling mode was added. I tried specifying this additional polling mode in my app like so: var pollingOptions: NFCTagReaderSession.PollingOption = [.iso14443] if #available(iOS 16, *) { pollingOptions.insert(.pace) } self.session = NFCTagReaderSession(pollingOption: pollingOptions, delegate: self, queue: nil) But when I try to start the session it gets instantly invalidated with this message: Missing required entitlement. I'm pretty confident the message is misleading and something else is missing somewhere, my bet would be on the .plist entry com.apple.developer.nfc.readersession.iso7816.select-identifiers missing one of the cryptic numbers, but I have no idea where this can be taken from. How do I implement this .pace polling mode, can someone give me some guidance?
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