I am worried that Rosetta 2 will eventually be removed. I rely on it to run x86-64 Docker containers as well as Windows games through the Game Porting Toolkit. I also use CrossOver very often, which relies on Rosetta. I also use an old version of MuseScore that needs it, and every now and then, I download a legacy Intel Mac app. Thus, I'm worried that Apple will no longer offer it for download in future macOS versions. Are there any plans to remove Rosetta? Since Rosetta is only installed on demand, I have a slight bit of reassurance that it might be offered for download indefinitely, since most casual users naturally won't install it in the future as most general consumer apps are compiled natively for ARM, and the on-demand install cuts down on the bloat included with macOS by default. I hope Rosetta could be offered indefinitely, since many pro-users and gamers rely on it very often, even 10 years from now when Intel Macs are completely unsupported. If Rosetta is removed, I might have to switch back to Windows for many tasks, so I really hope for the continued offering of Rosetta.

We are using VZVirtualMachine instances in a Swift actor. It works fine but we hit a major problem when we decided that we want to attach it to a VZVirtualMachineView to show it / allow user interactions. VZVirtualMachineView and its virtualMachine property is isolated to @MainActor, so if we directly assign our vm instance to it, we receive a concurrency error: @MainActor public func createView() -> VZVirtualMachineView { let view = VZVirtualMachineView() view.virtualMachine = vm // x: Actor-isolated property 'vm' can not be referenced from the main actor return view } Is there any way we can make this work?

I'm pretty excited for the all new iOS 26 redesign, but what I'm most excited for is the call screening feature to avoid unwanted calls. I downloaded the developer's beta on my secondary device to report bugs, but call screening doesn't work on it even though it's turned on. I already sent a feedback report, but I'm not sure if it's just a beta bug or that my iPhone won't support it. I haven't found much info about it. It's a 2nd gen SE. Thanks.

My scenario is to help users set up a full year's alarms at once. The dates for the alarms follow a specific pattern, but not fixed weekdays, so the fixed-date type is needed.

My use case is a Repeat Timer app. The user can configure a repeating timer, say: 8 minutes with 3 sets So I would like to configure either 3 alarms (8mins, 16mins, 24mins) or a repeating alarm (8mins every 3 mins) BUT... I would like the first and second alarms to break through but only for 5 seconds for example, and then stop (so the user doesn't need to tap the screen to silence the alarm). I don't think this is possible after reading the API docs, but am asking the question anyway. Thanks for any advice or guidance here, and happy WWDC!

Dear Apple Team, I have two questions regarding the Push-to-Talk framework on iOS 18: Would it be possible to disable or hide the “Leave” button in the system screen? Currently, only the “Talk” button can be disabled when using the "Listen Only" mode, but the “Leave” button remains active. It would be very helpful to have the option to control or hide this button as well, depending on the use case. At the moment, I can only detect if the user pressed the "Leave" button by checking the PTChannelLeaveReason. However, this alone is not sufficient to prevent unwanted user actions or to guide the user experience more precisely in certain scenarios. I only receive the APNs push notification “type: voip-ptt“ once per active channel. My app is running in the background, and I frequently switch between full- and half-duplex to allow users to reply immediately. After some time, even though a new notification should be triggered, no banner is shown. When I try to talk via the framework, the active speaker is correctly updated, but no notification appears. Only after leaving and rejoining the channel do I receive a new notification – and again, just once. Could you please let me know whether this is expected behavior or if it might be a bug? Thank you very much in advance. Best regards, Eugen

I am currently developing an app for the Apple Watch. In RTPController.swift, I handle the sending, receiving, and playback of audio, and the specific processes are as follows: Overview of the current implementation: Audio processing: Audio processing is performed by setting the AVAudioSession to the playAndRecord category and voiceChat mode within RTPController, and by activating the AVAudioEngine. Audio reception: RTP packets (audio data) are received over the network within the setupConnection() method of RTPController. Audio playback: The received audio data is passed to the playSound(data:) method and played back through the AVAudioEngine and AVAudioPlayerNode. Xcode Capabilities settings: Signing & Capabilities Background Modes: Audio, AirPlay, and Picture in Picture Voice over IP Workout processing Privacy descriptions in Info.plist: Privacy - Health Share Usage Description Privacy - Health Update Usage Description Privacy - Health Records Usage Description Question 1: When the digital crown is pressed during a call, a message appears on the screen stating, "End Call to Continue," and the call cannot be moved to the background. As a result, it is not possible to operate other apps while on a call. Is this behavior due to the specifications of CallKit? Question 2: Our app stops communication when it goes into the background, but the walkie-talkie app on the Apple Watch can transition to the background by pressing the digital crown during a call, allowing it to continue receiving and playing the other party's audio while in the background. To achieve background transition during a call and audio reception and playback in the background, is the current implementation of RTPController and the enabled background modes insufficient? Best regards.

Greetings, I have set up two tips in my app, and my app is configured with Tips.configure([.displayFrequency(.daily)]. Tip 1 is set up with no options. Tip 2 has the IgnoresDisplayFrequency(true) option set: var options: [Option] { MaxDisplayCount(3) // We want the user to see these because it's important. IgnoresDisplayFrequency(true) } This option works as expected, as far as I can tell, in terms of making sure that Tip 2 is shown even if I've already seen Tip 1 today. If I interact with my app such that Tip 1 is displayed, and I then interact with it such that Tip 2 should be displayed, Tip 2 shows immediately, even though a day hasn't passed. However, if I do this the other way around, so that Tip 2 is displayed first, and then I interact so that Tip 1 should be displayed, my expectation would be that Tip 1 is not displayed, because another tip has already been shown today. I expected that it would not be shown until the following day, since it is not configured to ignore the tip frequency. That's not what happens, though. Tip 1 is displayed right away, even though Tip 2 has just been shown. This makes me think that setting IgnoresDisplayFrequency on Tip 2 is causing it to also be ignored when considering whether other tips should be shown. I did try omitting IgnoresDisplayFrequency option, and then as expected, only one tip is shown on a day, no matter which one is shown first.

The sequence of events when Fall Detection is triggered is not clear from the documentation. https://aninterestingwebsite.com/forums/thread/763738 This post assumes that when a fall is detected by the watch, the standard UI ("It looks like you've taken a hard fall...") is shown, and only after this is resolved (user taps an option or times out) is an event sent to the CMFallDetectionDelegate in our app - is that correct? Is it possible instead to have our delegate be notified of a fall event immediately, and let our app's UI present options for next steps to the user?

Is there any way to use the screen time API on Mac?

I’m creating an app with the Screen Time API and I would like to know how to make the app show a parental control editing view for parents and a view for child accounts that shows which apps are blocked. How can I do this?

How can I use the Screen Time API to set a restriction for a child account from my app running on the parent’s account?

Hi I'm trying to build a screen time app and the Apple docs and APIs really leave something to be desired. I want to block apps on a schedule. That's it. To do this I need my DeviceActivityMonitorExt to know which apps to block. I need to somehow pass a DeviceActivitySelection from the main app into this DeviceActivityMonitorExt. How can I do this?

I have hosted my AASA file in https://powerbrowser.app/.well-known/apple-app-site-association in signed format as per documentation. I still can not see open in app button when open a link by long press. By the way i have activated 'Associated Domains' and put proper entitlements as per documantation.

Our app includes showing external web service with WebView or Safari and returning to the app with custom URL scheme or universal link. When we set "Hide and Require Face ID" feature which was available on iOS 18, neither custom URL scheme nor universal link activated the app. If we only set "Require Face ID", the deep link worked properly. Here is what we've tried: Define custom URL scheme or universal link in the app https://aninterestingwebsite.com/documentation/xcode/defining-a-custom-url-scheme-for-your-app https://aninterestingwebsite.com/documentation/xcode/supporting-universal-links-in-your-app Implement external web service with one of the following frameworks ASWebAuthenticationSession https://aninterestingwebsite.com/documentation/authenticationservices/aswebauthenticationsession/ SFSafariViewController https://aninterestingwebsite.com/documentation/safariservices/sfsafariviewcontroller Safari WKWebView https://aninterestingwebsite.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview On iOS 18 device, install the app and set "Hide and Require Face ID" Access external web page and tap the link which activates custom URL scheme or universal link We expected the deep link to work, but the results were: Custom URL scheme & ASWebAuthenticationSession/SFSafariViewController/Safari The system shows "Cannot open the page because the address is invalid" Custom URL scheme & WKWebView Nothing happens when tapping the link Universal link Directed to the server with associated domain file, but the system doesn't call the app which is defined in the associated domain file We tested the feature with the app built with Xcode16 beta 6, and the device with iOS 18 Seed 8(22A5350a). Does hide app feature support custom URL scheme and universal link?

I have installed the macOS 26 WWDC beta on a secondary volume, and set it up with two user accounts (both administrators). However, the options for switching users without fully logging out are nowhere to be found. The topic is still included in macOS Help and is shown when searching for “fast” in System Settings, however, the option is hidden/missing in the pref pane when selected. Filed FB18155517 (macOS 26 beta: No Fast User Switching?)

How to use wifi-aware to connect third-party device with iPhone？ The document mention that "Your app can use the Wi-Fi Aware framework to connect with Wi-Fi Aware certified accessories", but How to be Wi-Fi Aware certified accessories? it there any detail?

I just adding a way to donate my app's data to Core Spotlight using CSSearchableIndex, but I'm finding that spotlight is only searching for the title of the CSSearchableItem I create. I know the index is working, because it always finds the item through the title property, but nothing else. This is how I'm creating the CSSearchableItem: - (CSSearchableItem *) createSearchableItem { CSSearchableItemAttributeSet* attributeSet = [[CSSearchableItemAttributeSet alloc] initWithContentType: UTTypeText]; attributeSet.title = [self titleForIndex]; attributeSet.displayName = [self titleForIndex]; attributeSet.contentDescription = [self contentDescriptionForIndex]; attributeSet.thumbnailData = [self thumbnailDataForIndex]; attributeSet.textContent = [self contentDescriptionForIndex]; CSSearchableItem *item = [[CSSearchableItem alloc] initWithUniqueIdentifier: [self referenceURLString] domainIdentifier:@"com.cjournal.cjournal-Logs" attributeSet:attributeSet]; item.expirationDate = [NSDate distantFuture]; return item; } There's a lot of confusing tips around which say specifying the 'textContent' should work, and/or setting the displayName is essential, but none of these are working. Is there something I'm missing with my setup? Thanks.

We have an application which is written in Swift, which activates Transparent Proxy network extension. We are using Jamf MDM profile for deployment. To avoid the user deleting / disabling the extension from General -> LogIn Items & Extension -> Network Extensions screen, we are using "Non-removable system extensions from UI" attribute under Allowed System Extensions and Teams IDs section. In new Mac OS 26 (Tahoe), user can also enable/disable the extension from General -> LogIn Items & Extension -> Apps tab. The "Non-removable system extensions from UI" attribute set in Jamf MDM profile does not apply to this tab. Same attribute is working for General -> LogIn Items & Extension -> Extensions tab and there the slider is greyed out and Remove option is not available under more menu. Is there any new key/configuration defined to disable the slider from General -> LogIn Items & Extension -> Apps tab? Created https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/18198031 - FB18198031 feedback assistant ticket as well.

Hey folks! I'm working on a macOS app which has a Finder Quick Action extension. It's all working fine, but I'm hitting a weird struggle with getting the icon rendering how I would like, and the docs haven't been able to help me. I want to re-use a custom SF Symbol from my app, so I've copied that from the main app's xcassets bundle to the one in the extension, and configured it for Template rendering. The icon renders in the right click menu in Finder, the Finder preview pane and the Extensions section of System Settings, but all of them render with the wrong colour in dark mode. In light mode they look fine, but in dark mode I would expect a templated icon to be rendered in white, not black. I've attached a variety of screenshots of the icons in the UI and how things are set up in Xcode (both for the symbol in the xcassets bundle, and the Info.plist) I tried reading the docs, searching Google, searching GitHub and even asking the dreaded AI, but it seems like there's not really very much information available about doing icons for Finder extensions, especially ones using a custom SF Symbol, so I would love to know if anyone here has been able to solve this in the past! Finder preview pane in light mode: Finder preview pane in dark mode: Finder quick action context menu: System Settings extension preferences: The custom symbol in my .xcassets bundle: The finder extension's Info.plist: