Hello, I've developed an application using Electron with JAVACRIPT. I have managed to deploy to both Windows and the web but having trouble deploying the application to my Mac users. It's my first time deploying an application for Mac but feel like I'm stuck at the last hurdle and out of ideas so I'm reaching out for help. My application is successfully signing but during the build and when my Notarize.js is running it seems to get stuck indefinitely. I can check and see the status of the Notarize attempts but they seem to be stuck "In Progress". Here are the logs. 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Hey devs, I have a really weird issue and at this point I cannot determine is it a Big Sur 11.1 or M1 issue or just some macOS settings issue. Short description programatically (from node, electron) I'd like to store x509 cert to keychain. I got the following error message: SecTrustSettingsSetTrustSettings: The authorization was denied since no user interaction was possible. (1) I could reproduce this issue on: a brand new mac mini with M1 chip and Big Sur 11.1 another brand new mac mini with M1 chip and Big Sur 11.1 a 2018 MacBook pro with Intel chip and Big Sur 11.1 I couldn't reproduce this issue on: 2020 MacBook pro with intel i9 chip and Big Sur 11.1 2020 MacBook pro with intel i9 chip and Big Sur 11.0 How am I trying to store the cert node test.js test.js const { exec } = require('child_process') exec( 	`osascript -e 'do shell script "security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain /Users/kotapeter/ssl/testsite.local.crt" with prompt "Test APP wants to store SSL certification to keychain." with administrator privileges'`, 	(error, stdout, stderr) => { 		if (error) { 			console.log(error.stack) 			console.log(`Error code: ${error.code}`) 			console.log(`Signal received: ${error.signal}`) 		} 		console.log(`STDOUT: ${stdout}`) 		console.log(`STDERR: ${stderr}`) 		process.exit(1) 	} ) testsite.local.crt: ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE MIIDUzCCAjugAwIBAgIUD9xMnL73y7fuida5TXgmklLswsowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL BQAwGTEXMBUGA1UEAwwOdGVzdHNpdGUubG9jYWwwHhcNMjEwMTE3MTExODU1WhcN NDEwMTEyMTExODU1WjAZMRcwFQYDVQQDDA50ZXN0c2l0ZS5sb2NhbDCCASIwDQYJ KoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBANM08SDi06dvnyU1A6//BeEFd8mXsOpD QCbYEHX/Pz4jqaBYwVjD5pG7FkvDeUKZnEVyrsofjZ4Y1WAT8jxPMUi+jDlgNTiF jPVc4rA6hcGX6b70HjsCACmc8bZd+EU7gm4b5eL6exTsVzHc+lFz4eQFXgutYTL7 guDQE/gFHwqPkLvnfg3rgY31p3Hm/snL8NuD154iE9O1WuSxEjik65uOQaewZmJ9 ejJEuuEhMA8O9dXveJ71TMV5lqA//svDxBu3zXIxMqRy2LdzfROd+guLP6ZD3jUy cWi7GpF4yN0+rD/0aXFJVHzV6TpS9oqb14jynvn1AyVfBB9+VQVNwTsCAwEAAaOB kjCBjzAJBgNVHRMEAjAAMAsGA1UdDwQEAwIC9DA7BgNVHSUENDAyBggrBgEFBQcD AQYIKwYBBQUHAwIGCCsGAQUFBwMDBggrBgEFBQcDBAYIKwYBBQUHAwgwHQYDVR0O BBYEFDjAC2ObSbB59XyLW1YaD7bgY8ddMBkGA1UdEQQSMBCCDnRlc3RzaXRlLmxv Y2FsMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQBsU6OA4LrXQIZDXSIZPsDhtA7YZWzbrpqP ceXPwBd1k9Yd9T83EdA00N6eoOWFzwnQqwqKxtYdl3x9JQ7ewhY2huH9DRtCGjiT m/GVU/WnNm4tUTuGU4FyjSTRi8bNUxTSF5PZ0U2/vFZ0d7T43NbLQAiFSxyfC1r6 qjKQCYDL92XeU61zJxesxy5hxVNrbDpbPnCUZpx4hhL0RHgG+tZBOlBuW4eq249O 0Ql+3ShcPom4hzfh975385bfwfUT2s/ovng67IuM9bLSWWe7U+6HbOEvzMIiqK94 YYPmOC62cdhOaZIJmro6lL7eFLqlYfLU4H52ICuntBxvOx0UBExn----END CERTIFICATE testsite.local.key: ----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY MIIEpQIBAAKCAQEA0zTxIOLTp2+fJTUDr/8F4QV3yZew6kNAJtgQdf8/PiOpoFjB WMPmkbsWS8N5QpmcRXKuyh+NnhjVYBPyPE8xSL6MOWA1OIWM9VzisDqFwZfpvvQe OwIAKZzxtl34RTuCbhvl4vp7FOxXMdz6UXPh5AVeC61hMvuC4NAT+AUfCo+Qu+d+ DeuBjfWnceb+ycvw24PXniIT07Va5LESOKTrm45Bp7BmYn16MkS64SEwDw711e94 nvVMxXmWoD/+y8PEG7fNcjEypHLYt3N9E536C4s/pkPeNTJxaLsakXjI3T6sP/Rp cUlUfNXpOlL2ipvXiPKe+fUDJV8EH35VBU3BOwIDAQABAoIBAQDDGLJsiFqu3gMK IZCIcHCDzcM7Kq43l2uY9hkuhltrERJNle70CfHgSAtubOCETtT1qdwfxUnR8mqX 15T5dMW3xpxNG7vNvD/bHrQfyc9oZuV6iJGsPEreJaV5qg/+E9yFzatrIam0SCS7 YL6xovPU58hZzQxuRbo95LetcT2dSBY33+ttY7ayV/Lx7k6nh0xU6RmTPHyyr8m7 yHpoJoSxdT/xv5iBSZ8mM9/2Vzhr14SWipVuwVVhDSfbn8ngHpIoQDkaJLMpWr+m 4z3PqfftAwR6s6i96HnhYLnRir618TQh4B9IEngeEwCMn4XAzE3L+VTaKU1hg9el aMfXzPERAoGBAPa+sJ2p9eQsv0vCUUL8KeRWvwjDZRTd+YAIfpLMWrb0tMmrBM4V V0L2joF76kdDxt1SAlHoYCT/3Rn8EPmK0TN3MEskiXQ7v57iv+LZOZcpe0ppG/4A ZihF9+wUjFCDw4ymnRQD463535O6BgZV+rcZksFRD2AwvEjt1nYm93VXAoGBANsh AYM+FPmMnzebUMB0oGIkNkE9nVb9MPbQYZjEeOeHJqmt1Nl6xLuYBWTmWwCy7J4e QPtnuMCdO6C1kuOGjQPBFIpeyFMzll+E3hKzicumgCpt5U8nTZoKc/jZckRD7n3p lbYYgHOR3A/3GCDK5L3rwziWpSRAGMSCQylvkOC9AoGBAKLfZL3t/r3LO8rKTdGl mhF7oUYrlIGdtJ/q+4HzGr5B8URdeyJ9u8gb8B1Qqmi4OIDHLXjbpvtFWbFZTesq 0sTiHCK9z23GMsqyam9XbEh3vUZ082FK6iQTa3+OYMCU+XPSV0Vq+9NPaWGeHXP5 NTG/07t/wmKASQjq1fHP7vCpAoGBAK4254T4bqSYcF09Vk4savab46aq3dSzJ6KS uYVDbvxkLxDn6zmcqZybmG5H1kIP/p8XXoKCTBiW6Tk0IrxR1PsPHs2D3bCIax01 /XjQ1NTcYzlYdd8gWEoH1XwbJQWxHINummBTyowXguYOhVhM9t8n+eWbn1/atdZF 2i+vS3fhAoGAYKw6rkJfTSEswgBKlQFJImxVA+bgKsEwUti1aBaIA2vyIYWDeV10 G8hlUDlxvVkfwCJoy5zz6joGGO/REhqOkMbFRPseA50u2NQVuK5C+avUXdcILJHN zp0nC5eZpP1TC++uCboJxo5TIdbLL7GRwQfffgALRBpK12Vijs195cc=----END RSA PRIVATE KEY What I've already found If I run the following command from terminal It asks my password first in terminal and after that It asks my password again in OS password prompt. sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain /Users/kotapeter/ssl/testsite.local.crt It looks like I'm getting the above error message because osascript hides the second password asking dialog. The cert always gets stored in keychain but when I get the error message the cert "Trust" value is not "Always Trust". References StackOverflow question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65699160/electron-import-x509-cert-to-local-keychain-macos-the-authorization-was-deni opened issue on sudo-prompt electron package: https://github.com/jorangreef/sudo-prompt/issues/137

We've been creating iOS apps for a few years now, but when I tried last month, I got an error in my XCode that says: No profiles for 'com.os.hub.mth2' were found Xcode couldn't find any iOS App Development provisioning profiles matching 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'. I'm not sure if it's the cause or not, but when I look at the signing certificates, the Developer ID Application Certificate says: Missing Private Key The weird part of that is that I see a private key with this name in my Keychain access, so I'm not sure what's wrong. There has been a significant time gap between now and the last time we created a mobile app, so I'm not sure if something changed in XCode/MacOS to cause this issue, or if something expired. I'd appreciate any advice.

The problem is described in full with log output in #16844 We are having an issue with TCC prompting users for access to the app group container despite signing with entitlements following all guidelines. This is a regression from the Feb 2025 Changes discussed in App Groups: macOS vs iOS: Working Towards Harmony The problem can only be reproduced with Xcode 16.0 and later. The entitlements for the app include access for the group container with [Key] com.apple.security.application-groups [Value] [Array] [String] G69SCX94XU.duck The documentation notes the group name can be arbitrary, e.g. <team identifier>.<group name>. Cyberduck uses G69SCX94XU.duck by default. Interestingly enough the alert is not shown when a group name matching the bundle identifier is used, e.g. G69SCX94XU.ch.sudo.cyberduck.

Hi Apple Developer Community, I'm trying to resolve the following Xcode build error: *"Provisioning profile 'iOS Team Provisioning Profile: ' doesn't include the com.apple.developer.live-activities entitlement." To fix this, I understand I need to add the Live Activity capability to my App ID and ensure it’s included in the provisioning profile. However, when I go to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, select my App ID, and click Edit under "App ID Configuration," the Live Activity capability is not available in the list of capabilities. As a result, I can’t proceed with enabling the entitlement or regenerating a correct provisioning profile. I’ve confirmed: My App ID is explicit (not a wildcard). The app’s deployment target is set to iOS 16.1 or later. I’m signed in with the correct Apple Developer Team account. etc. Has anyone experienced this? Is there a prerequisite that I might be missing? Thanks in advance for your help! Best regards, David Winograd Rokfin, Inc.

Hello, My project fails to build/run on a physical device or archive, due to a persistent provisioning error. Exact Error: Provisioning profile "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: com.huiwan.Ohra-Journal" doesn't include the BGTaskSchedulerPermittedIdentifiers entitlement. I have already performed extensive troubleshooting, and all local configurations appear to be correct: Capabilities: "Background Modes" with the "Background processing" option is enabled in the target's "Signing & Capabilities" tab. Info.plist: The Permitted background task scheduler identifiers key is present in the target's Info.plist, and it contains the correct task identifier (com.huiwan.ohra-journal.refresh). Entitlements File: The .entitlements file is correctly configured by Xcode. Full Reset: I have tried a complete reset procedure, including deleting ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData and ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/, restarting Xcode, and letting the automatic signing system regenerate the profile from scratch. The issue persists. Despite all these correct local settings, the provisioning profile automatically generated by Xcode is consistently missing the required entitlement. This strongly suggests a server-side issue with the provisioning service for my App ID (com.huiwan.Ohra-Journal). I filed a bug report on the Feedback Assistant (FB20268285) a week ago but have not received a response. This issue is completely blocking my development and ability to submit the app. Could you please investigate the status of my App ID and the provisioning services associated with it? Thank you.

After upgrading the virtual machines used for building and testing our macOS application, it seems that something new in Sequoia is preventing virtual machines from running anything signed with a Mac Development certificate. At first glance the issue seems very similar to this thread, but it could be unrelated. We are using the tart toolset to build and run our VMs. People seem to be having related issues there with Sequoia in particular. I have added the VM's hardware UUID to the Devices list of our account. I have included that device in the devices list of our Mac Development provisioning profile. I have re-downloaded the profile, ensured that it is properly getting built into the app, and ensured that the hardware UUID of the VM matches the embedded provisioning profile: Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep UUID Hardware UUID: 0CAE034E-C837-53E6-BA67-3B2CC7AD3719 Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % grep 0CAE034E-C837-53E6-BA67-3B2CC7AD3719 ../../App.app/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile Binary file ../../App.app/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile matches However, when I try to run the application, it fails, and while I have searched the system logs to find a more informative error message, the only thing I can find is that the profile doesn't match the device somehow: Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % open ../../App.app The application cannot be opened for an unexpected reason, error=Error Domain=RBSRequestErrorDomain Code=5 "Launch failed." UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Launch failed., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000039440f0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=153 "Unknown error: 153" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Launchd job spawn failed}}} Virtual-Machine App.app/Contents % log show --info --debug --signpost --last 3m | grep -i embedded.provisionprofile 2025-01-21 16:33:32.369829+0000 0x65ba Error 0x0 2872 7 taskgated-helper: (ConfigurationProfiles) [com.apple.ManagedClient:ProvisioningProfiles] embedded provisioning profile not valid: file:///private/tmp/builds/app/.caches/Xcode/DerivedData/Build/Products/Debug/App.app/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile error: Error Domain=CPProfileManager Code=-212 "Provisioning profile does not allow this device." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Provisioning profile does not allow this device.} I don't understand why the provisioning profile wouldn't allow the device if the hardware UUID matches. I have also attempted to add the Provisioning UDID in the devices list instead, but the form rejects that value because it's a different format (the form specifically requests a hardware UUID for macOS development, and a provisioning UDID for everything else). If there is any debugging tool that lets me check a provisioning profile against the running hardware and print a more verbose reason for why it's not allowed on the device, please let me know. Otherwise I'd have to conclude that, since I haven't experienced this issue before on an earlier OS, it has something to do with virtual machines running macOS Sequoia. (The same Mac Development-signed application runs just fine on my MacBook Pro running 15.2, as well as the VM host, which is also running 15.2.) I have also tried resetting the VM's hardware UUID and adding that one to the devices list, to no effect. This is obviously seriously impacting our CI/CD pipelines to allow for proper UI testing of our application. If anyone is aware of any workarounds, I would love to hear them!

Hello everyone, I’ve been stuck for weeks on an issue with Family Controls + Device Activity entitlements in my iOS app, and Apple Developer Support has not provided a solution so far. I’m hoping someone here who has successfully implemented Family Controls + Device Activity can point me in the right direction. About the App • The app is a Digital Wellbeing app called Breakloop. • It lets users select apps they want to block, requires them to complete a positive affirmation before opening those apps, and can re-block apps after a set time (e.g., 10 minutes). • This functionality exactly matches the purpose of Family Controls and Device Activity APIs. What Works So Far • Family Controls capability is enabled in the main app target in Xcode. • We have valid Apple Developer certificates (Apple Development) and a team account. • The main app builds and runs fine when using Family Controls alone. • We have App IDs for: • bl.Breakloop (main app) • bl.Breakloop.BreakloopMonitorExtension • bl.Breakloop.BreakloopShieldConfigurationExtension The Problem The provisioning profiles for the extension targets (BreakloopMonitorExtension and BreakloopShieldConfigurationExtension) do not include the com.apple.developer.device-activity entitlement even though: • The App IDs in the Developer Portal have Family Controls (Development) enabled. • The extensions have the correct entitlements file with both: com.apple.developer.family-controls com.apple.developer.device-activity • Xcode Signing & Capabilities points to the correct provisioning profile + certificate. Because the provisioning profiles don’t include the entitlement, the build fails with: Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.device-activity entitlement. What Apple Support Said Apple Support told me: • “Family Controls grants access to Device Activity.” • They cannot enable it manually or guarantee that profiles will include the entitlement. • They sent links to the documentation but no further assistance. What I Need Help With 1. Has anyone successfully built extensions using Family Controls + Device Activity? 2. Do I need to request any additional approval for Device Activity, or should it appear automatically once Family Controls is enabled? 3. Is there a known Xcode or Apple Developer Portal configuration issue that causes the entitlement to be missing in provisioning profiles? 4. Any working example of a project setup that uses Family Controls + Device Activity in extensions would be extremely helpful. Extra Info • We use the latest Xcode + iOS SDK. • Tried recreating certificates, profiles, and App IDs multiple times. • Followed Apple’s docs for Family Controls + Device Activity exactly. I would greatly appreciate any guidance, especially from someone who has this working with iOS app extensions. Thank you!

Team ID: MB9VR977ND We have changed apple developer account for the our application, after changing account we have submitted app for notarization multiple times but all showing in-progress without any logs. do we need to wait until this passed from apple side ? does submitting many request has any issue ? Submission id: 8c5ac51d-bcd3-4fc4-9b38-671e5ea2bf14

I have a macOS app that captures screen images. The first time I run this application, a dialog is shown directing the user to give my app Screen Recording permission. Is there a way I can trigger this dialog earlier and detect whether the permission was granted?

Okay, I just pushed a release and notarized. Works great on my test laptop (macOS 26.2) and my test desktop (macOS 14.x) But it seems to fail for a friend who's running macOS 15. I've been using the same GitHub actions successfully for months. How can notarization work for macOS 14 and 26, but not for macOS 15? I think everything looks okay as far as the signing? I've checked codesign -dvv Executable=/Applications/Avogadro2.app/Contents/MacOS/Avogadro2 Identifier=cc.avogadro Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (arm64) CodeDirectory v=20500 size=11607 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=352+7 location=embedded Signature size=8986 Authority=Developer ID Application: Geoffrey Hutchison (…..) Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority Authority=Apple Root CA Timestamp=Feb 5, 2026 at 8:47:21 PM Info.plist entries=24 TeamIdentifier=….. Runtime Version=15.5.0 Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=3306 Internal requirements count=1 size=172 And from spctl -a -vv /Applications/Avogadro2.app: accepted source=Notarized Developer ID origin=Developer ID Application: Geoffrey Hutchison (….)

Hello, we have a product package which is structured like this: / Installer.pkg / Distribution / Main Component.pkg / Scripts / preinstall / postinstall / helper [ Mach-O executable ] / Payload / Application Bundle.app / Another Component.pkg ... The helper is our custom CLI helper tool which we build and sign and plan to use it in pre/post install scripts. I'd like to ask if we need to independently notarize and staple the helper executable or just the top level pkg notarization is sufficient in this case? We already independently notarize and staple the Application Bundle.app so it has ticket attached. But that's because of customers who often rip-open the package and pick only the bundle. We don't plan to have helper executable used outside of installation process. Thank you, o/

My iOS version of the app is available on the App Store with a non-team ID prefix for its bundle ID. It has been available there for a long time and I am not sure why I chose a custom prefix for it. The Mac version of the same app is available on the Mac App Store with a different bundle ID and with a prefix that matches my team ID. I am currently looking to "merge" both apps into a single bundle ID. The plan is to stop using the current Mac app and release a new one as a universal app under the existing bundle ID for the iOS app. Unfortunately, it looks like that the Mac App Store does not actually allow any submissions that have a non-team ID for a prefix. I know that it is a very specific case but any suggestions would be welcomed.

Hi Apple Developer Support, We are reaching out to request guidance on a testing constraint we have encountered related to iOS Universal Links and Associated Domains entitlements. As part of aligning with updated recommendations from our authentication provider, we have transitioned our mobile apps to use HTTPS redirect callbacks (Universal Links) instead of custom URI schemes. This works as expected in production and on real physical devices. However, we are encountering a significant issue in our cloud-based device testing environment. When our testing platform re-signs the app to run it on their infrastructure, the re-signing process strips the Associated Domains entitlement from the app bundle. As a result, iOS no longer honors our Universal Links, which breaks the authentication redirect flow — the callback cannot route back into the app after the user authenticates. We have identified a potential workaround that would involve disabling app re-signing in the testing platform, but this requires provisioning under an Apple Enterprise Developer account. This introduces considerable operational complexity, as it would require us to maintain separate signing and distribution paths alongside our existing Apple Developer Program membership. Before pursuing that path, we wanted to understand Apple's perspective on the following: Is there a supported or recommended approach for preserving Associated Domains entitlements when an app is re-signed by a third party (e.g., a cloud testing platform)? Are there any provisioning or entitlement configurations that would allow Universal Links to function correctly in re-signed builds without requiring an Enterprise Developer account? Does Apple have documented best practices for validating Universal Link–based flows in automated or cloud-based testing environments? Are there any alternative deep linking patterns that would be more resilient to re-signing while still meeting App Store and platform security requirements? Any guidance or recommendations from Apple on how to handle this within the bounds of the standard Apple Developer Program would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Hello, At work, we want to release a new version of our cross-platform desktop application this week. Unfortunately, I've had issues getting the dmg signed by the Apple notary service, which will delay the release until it's successful. However, I remade and successfully signed the previously released version (also dmg) with the same credentials, so I know it's not a problem with the file format or my account. I have tried the following to no avail: Lots of Googling Running xcrun notarytool submit with the -v option (verbose) to see more error messages Going to the URL given (appstoreconnect.apple.com/notary/v2/submissions/{submission_id}) and examining the file it downloaded (not much info, let alone helpful info) Contacting Apple developer support over the phone (they couldn't help with this particular issue, since it's "code-level support") The only big change we made this time was switching to Maven for our build tool and dependency management (we previously used Ant with manual dependency management). Does anyone here have any insight? Is there a list of known issues or dependencies that will cause a submission to be invalidated? Or, even better, any way to see why the submission is invalid? Thanks.

Hi there, We've discovered a problem with our iOS app. We've been attempting to add a Driverkit driver to it, but any time we run the app through Testflight, the driver installs fine, but when we go to enable the driver toggle in the app's settings, the toggle stays on, but in the device logs I can see: could not insert bundle at <private> into manager: <private> As you would expect - this means the driver is not actually enabled and does not respond to a device being connected to the iPad. This does not happen when building & running the app locally, nor does it happen when installing an Ad Hoc build. We also have a different app, not yet shipped. We are able to add the driver to that app without issue. It works after going through Testflight. What we have discovered now is that everything works fine even if we just create an entirely new app with it's own bundle IDs. I should point out that in all cases, we're keeping the capabilities the same for each of these apps/IDs - including the managed capabilities. The bundle IDs that have this problem are older (5 years old or more). It seems like any newer ID will work, but trying to add the driver (and the associated managed capabilities) to an older app/ID results in this vague error message, with no further details. If we inspect the resulting dexts, we can also see that the "Internal requirements code size" is different on the ones that fail. The failing ones have a size of 204 bytes, whereas the working ones all have a size of 220 bytes. Not sure if that's related but it's strikingly consistent. Does this mean there is an issue with older app IDs, and we need Apple to manually refresh them in some way before the driverkit capabilities will work after going through Testflight? We have two apps in this state, both are of the same vintage (~5 years+). We've been battling this issue for months on and off, so would appreciate some help.

I had submitted my app for notarization and it shows the below error - "status": "Rejected", "statusSummary": "Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at aninterestingwebsite.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.", "statusCode": 7000, I have raised a ticket in the support but no reply yet. Kindly help ASAP

Hi everyone, I am attempting to generate an Ad Hoc provisioning profile for my iOS app that includes MusicKit capabilities, but the generated .mobileprovision file consistently lacks the required entitlement, despite the configuration appearing correct in the developer portal. The Issue: I have enabled MusicKit under the "App Services" tab for my App ID. I have saved this configuration, verified it is checked in the UI, and then regenerated and downloaded my provisioning profile. However, when I inspect the internal contents of the .mobileprovision file, the Entitlements dictionary does not contain the com.apple.developer.music-kit key. It only contains the standard keys (Team ID, App ID, etc.). Steps Taken: Created a brand new App ID to rule out legacy data issues. Explicitly enabled "MusicKit" under the App Services tab for this new identifier. Created a fresh Ad Hoc Distribution profile linked to this new ID. Downloaded the profile and inspected the file structure: the MusicKit entitlement is completely absent. Attempted toggling the service off and on, saving, and regenerating the profile multiple times. Has anyone experienced a specific bug where "App Services" (like MusicKit) fail to propagate to the Provisioning Profile generator? Is there a secondary "Capability" (e.g., Media Library) that must also be enabled to trigger the inclusion of the MusicKit entitlement? Any guidance would be appreciated.

Hello We have a pkg installer whose signing certificate is expiring next month. It has a trusted timestamp on it. As per https://aninterestingwebsite.com/support/certificates/ it states Developer ID Installer Certificate (Mac applications) If your certificate expires, users can still install packages that were signed with this certificate as long as the package includes a trusted timestamp. Previously installed apps will continue to run. However, new installations won’t be possible until you have re-signed your installer package with a valid Developer ID Installer certificate. If your certificate is revoked, users will no longer be able to install applications that have been signed with this certificate. Wanted to check on behavior for new installations post expiration date. Since the installer has a trusted timestamp we would not need to release a new installer with new cert ?? Any guidance here would be much appreciated.

The process has been stuck "In Progress" for 8 days now. We had a scheduled New Year Offer for our software that would run based around this important new update, and obviously we missed it because of this crazy issue. Notarization used to take a few seconds. Now it does not work, neither on my newly set up Mac, nor in my old (completely unchanged) one. My company and finances are totally frozen at this point due to this issue. PLEASE help, look into my actual account and do what is needed!