Hi everyone, I'm working with the CarPlay TabBar template in my app. Is there a way to programmatically switch between tabs, or is this only possible through user interaction? Any guidance or clarification would be appreciated. Thanks!

There is a significant rendering issue in PencilKit when using an iPad set to "More Space" display mode, combined with an Apple Pencil that supports hover functionality (e.g., Apple Pencil 2). This problem affects all applications that use PencilKit, including Apple's own Notes and Quick Note. The issue results in flickering black borders and subtle jittering while drawing, which is especially noticeable during tasks requiring precise handwriting, such as writing mathematical expressions. Due to the short strokes and frequent lifts and drops of the pencil, the jitter is much more pronounced, leading to visual discomfort and even dizziness after extended use. Steps to Reproduce: Open Settings on your iPad. Navigate to Display & Brightness > Display Zoom > More Space. Switch to the More Space display mode. Open the Notes app or trigger Quick Note from any application by swiping from the bottom-right corner. Start drawing or writing using the Apple Pencil (with hover functionality) in the writing area. Observe the display anomalies as you hover and write: Flickering black borders appear intermittently around the writing area. The strokes show subtle jittering whenever you lift and lower the pencil. This is particularly disruptive when writing short, precise strokes, such as those in mathematical expressions, where the frequent up-and-down motion makes the jitter more apparent. Expected Results: Smooth and stable drawing experience with no visual artifacts or jittering during interactions with the Apple Pencil, regardless of the display zoom settings. Actual Results: Flickering black borders intermittently appear during drawing. Jittering of strokes is noticeable, particularly when lifting and lowering the Apple Pencil for short strokes. This disrupts precise writing tasks, especially in cases like mathematical notation, where frequent pen lifts and short strokes make the jitter much more apparent. This can lead to discomfort (e.g., dizziness) after extended use. System-Wide Impact: This issue affects all apps that utilize PencilKit, including third-party apps such as Doodle Draw (link). Since PencilKit is a core framework, the rendering bug significantly degrades the user experience across multiple productivity and note-taking applications. Similar Reports: There are numerous discussions about this issue online, indicating that many users are experiencing the same problem. Reddit Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/1f042ol/comment/ljvilv6/ Apple Support Thread Additionally, a feedback report (ID: FB15166022) related to this issue with Notes has been previously filed, but the bug remains unresolved. This bug severely impacts the usability of PencilKit-enabled apps, especially during tasks that involve frequent, precise pencil strokes, such as writing mathematical expressions. We kindly request the development team investigate this issue promptly to ensure a smooth, stable experience with the iPad's "More Space" display mode and Apple Pencil hover interaction.

Hi everyone, I’m wondering about Core Data. When creating a private context using newBackgroundContext(), does it automatically set the parent to the view context, or is it independent? Additionally, if I update objects in the context created by newBackgroundContext(), will the view context automatically notice the changes, and vice versa? Lastly, are there other ways to set parent-child context relationships between contexts? I'd appreciate it if anyone could clarify this for me. Thanks in advance! 😊

`struct OpenMainAppIntent: AppIntent { static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "OpenMainAppIntent" static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = true init() {} @MainActor func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & OpensIntent { guard let url = URL(string: "myapp://open") else { throw OpenURLError.invalidURL } return .result(opensIntent: OpenURLIntent(url)) } } ` This is an action in my custom control widget, and i want to use this deeplink open my application and get the link's info, but it won't perform onOpenURL `@main struct TestControlWidgetApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() .onOpenURL { url in print("url: \(url)") } } } }`

Setting bundle data(pList)is not displaying under our app after iPadOS 18 upgrade.  Before the iPadOS upgrade the settings was appearing in the app setting sections. Setting section is broken after the iPadOS 18 upgrade. Is this the known issue and how do we get the setting section back?

When trying to look for an app in the search view, when write only the letter S everything is crashing and cleaning the search https://photos.app.goo.gl/A7HfaPG1oQGUCTk89

Is there a time limit for the perform method execution in iOS? I'm implementing App Intents that call an API from the perform method. Based on my testing, it works fine if the API completes within 10 seconds. However, if it takes longer, Siri ends the process with an error.

In the company that I work we have a huge app and we have implemented an image annotation feature using the QLPreviewController but there is a bug where even with an OOTB implementation of the QLPreviewController, when I add a text, change the colour of that text and then double click on the text to edit it, it reverts back to black. I tried the same implementation in a sample app but I couldn't reproduce the bug hence it is not a bug with the library but something with the app interacting with the library. I was wondering if anyone can provide any suggestion with what the reason may be, as sadly I cannot provide any code examples as that would break company code. From my research what I found strange is that when I double click the coloured text and it goes to black, then undo it its as if that was not a recorded event as the undo goes back to the step before the text was coloured meaning it replaces the colour changing event rather than recording it as a new event that can be undone. If any has any suggestion please help me as I am quite stuck. 🙏

Is there a trick to getting the new Live Activities on Apple Watch working via the simulator? I have an iPhone paired to a watch simulator, but live activities created on the phone aren't appearing on the watch Smart Stack. It looks like maybe the Smart Stack isn't functional on the watch simulator, as there are a bunch of blank tiles where the Smart Stack should be.

Hello everyone, I am using the new AccessorySetupKit, and whenever I try to remove an accessory I sometimes get an alert asking me to make sure if I want to remove the accessory from my device. The problem is that this alert sometimes shows up, and sometimes it does not. The removal of the accessory does work, it is just that the alert is not predictable. Is this expected behavior? How can we “predict” when it will show up and when it will not?

Hello, I am building a web app using Mapkit JS, and have something up an running where I can add markers and annotate places with Place ID (I followed along with the WWDC24 video). However occasionally, while I'm doing nothing on the browser, I get an runtime error with the following error trace (from developer tools in Chrome). === Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'tint') at get tint (mapkit.core.annotations.d43c86.js:2:97102) at get colorScheme (mapkit.core.annotations.d43c86.js:2:81602) at e.exports.PlaceCardController._renderPlaceIframe (mapkit.core.map.536988.js:2:214785) at e.exports.PlaceCardController.update (mapkit.core.map.536988.js:2:212978) at e.exports.PlaceCardController._handleConfigChanged (mapkit.core.map.536988.js:2:213284) at _handleConfigChangedListener (mapkit.core.map.536988.js:2:212679) at n.dispatchEvent (mapkit.core.js:2:16624) at mapkit.core.js:2:10799 === It is completely random, and not a result of any browser / Map interaction. Seems to be an issue in mapkit.core, and related to Place IDs. Can anyone help with this?

I'm adding support for Genmoji to my app but it's unclear to me if this is something that should be called manually in code to insert an adaptive image glyph or if this is something that the system calls when the user inserts a Genmoji / adaptive image glyph object (ie. sticker) into the UITextView.

I created a Radar for this FB14766095, but thought I would add it here for extra visibility, or if anyone else had any thoughts on the issue. Basic Information Please provide a descriptive title for your feedback: iOS 18 hit testing functionality differs from iOS 17 What type of feedback are you reporting? Incorrect/Unexpected Behavior Description: Please describe the issue and what steps we can take to reproduce it: We have an issue in iOS 18 Beta 6 where hit testing functionality differs from the expected functionality in iOS 17.5.1 and previous versions of iOS. iOS 17: When a sheet is presented, the hit-testing logic considers subviews of the root view, meaning the rootView itself is rarely the hit view. iOS 18: When a sheet is presented, the hit-testing logic changes, sometimes considering the rootView itself as the hit view. Code: import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State var isPresentingView: Bool = false var body: some View { VStack { Text("View One") Button { isPresentingView.toggle() } label: { Text("Present View Two") } } .padding() .sheet(isPresented: $isPresentingView) { ContentViewTwo() } } } #Preview { ContentView() } struct ContentViewTwo: View { @State var isPresentingView: Bool = false var body: some View { VStack { Text("View Two") } .padding() } } extension UIWindow { public override func hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, with event: UIEvent?) -> UIView? { /// Get view from superclass. guard let hitView = super.hitTest(point, with: event) else { return nil } print("RPTEST rootViewController = ", rootViewController.hashValue) print("RPTEST rootViewController?.view = ", rootViewController?.view.hashValue) print("RPTEST hitView = ", hitView.hashValue) if let rootView = rootViewController?.view { print("RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: \(Unmanaged.passUnretained(rootView).toOpaque())") print("RPTEST hitView memory address: \(Unmanaged.passUnretained(hitView).toOpaque())") print("RPTEST Are they equal? \(rootView == hitView)") } /// If the returned view is the `UIHostingController`'s view, ignore. print("MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView", rootViewController?.view == hitView) print("MTEST: -") return hitView } } Looking at the print statements from the provided sample project:
 iOS 17 presenting a sheet from a button tap on the ContentView(): RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x0000000120009200 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x000000011fd25000 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x0000000120009200 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x000000011fd25000 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false iOS 17 dismiss from presented view: RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x0000000120009200 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x000000011fe04080 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x0000000120009200 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x000000011fe04080 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false iOS 18 presenting a sheet from a button tap on the ContentView(): RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x000000010333e3c0 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x0000000103342080 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x000000010333e3c0 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x000000010333e3c0 RPTEST Are they equal? true MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView true You can see here ☝️ that in iOS 18 the views have the same memory address on the second call and are evaluated to be the same. This differs from iOS 17. iOS 18 dismiss RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x000000010333e3c0 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x0000000103e80000 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false RPTEST rootViewController's view memory address: 0x000000010333e3c0 RPTEST hitView memory address: 0x0000000103e80000 RPTEST Are they equal? false MTEST: hitTest rootViewController?.view == hitView false The question I want to ask: Is this an intended change, meaning the current functionality in iOS 18 is expected? Or is this a bug and it's something that needs to be fixed? As a user, I would expect that the hit testing functionality would remain the same from iOS 17 to iOS 18. Thank you for your time.

Apparently, the half-a-sec boxy notification issue remains up until now??? Please help fix the bug, Apple Dev. how come an issue from ios 16 still happening now in ios 18? reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/s/Qx116rGBzM

Now that we are finally able to customize our home screen, can you disable the auto relocation feature? Making it extremely difficult to customize home screen when things are still moving around automatically. Thanks.

Is there currently an option to make generated asset symbols public? If not, would it be possible to set the generated asset symbol so they are public. It's quite common to have an apps design system implemented in a separate framework. Currently the generate assets symbols is useless for this as they can't be access in the framework consumer. It would be great to add it to this new dropdown in Xcode 16 or along side it. (113704993 in the release notes) So the options would be Internal, Public and Off. This should affect the symbols, the extensions and the framework support. (There's a post on the swift forums about this as well here: https://forums.swift.org/t/generate-images-and-colors-inside-a-swift-package/65674)

The documentation doesn't state how to get the new APNs push token that is associated with a Live Activity that is started via an APNs push notification. I have been able to get the new token by listening to all instances of the Live Activities for my attribute type, but it makes me wonder how the "input-push-token" option for iOS 18 is supposed to work. Is there another way to retrieve the newly created Live Activity push token when using "input-push-token"?

Hi Is it possible to render webview in Widget? Basically i want to show some content of website in Widget on homescreen using webview. I tried to use WKWebview in WidgetView, but it's not rendering . Thanks with regards iOSProfessionals

Hi, is there any description/documentation about what can not be used as SwiftData attributes? I do not mean things which cause issues at compile time, like having a type which is not Codeable. But rather I am looking for info which things to avoid, if you do not want to run into application crashes in modelContext.save(). Like for example having an enum which as an optional associated value as an attribute type (crashes on save is the associated value is nil). Anybody seen any documentation about that? Or tech notes? Thanks in advance for any hints :-). Cheers, Michael

We are trying to build a video recording app using AVFoundation and AVCaptureDevice. No custom settings are used like iso, exposure duration. All the settings are kept to auto. But when video is captured using front camera and 1080x1920 dimensions, the video captured from the app and front native camera does not match. In settings i have kept video setting as 30 fps 1080x1920. The video captured from the app includes more area than the native app. Also some values like iso, exposure duration does not match. So is there any way to capture video exactly same as native camera using AVFoundation and AVCaptureDevice. I have attached screenshots from video for reference. Native AVCapture