Hi guys,
I try to create a content filter app by using network extension api. When it comes to a https/tls remote endpoint, the remoteEndpoint.hostname will always be "" instead of the actual hostname. How can I extract the actual hostname?
private func filterTraffic(flow: NEFilterSocketFlow)
-> NEFilterNewFlowVerdict
{
// Default action from settings will be used if no rules match
logger.error("filter traffic...")
guard let remoteEndpoint = flow.remoteEndpoint as? NWHostEndpoint
else {
logger.error("not a NWHostEndpoint)")
return .allow()
}
logger.error("host name: \(remoteEndpoint.hostname)")
if remoteEndpoint.hostname.hasSuffix("google.com"){
logger.error("google.com")
return .drop()
}
return .allow()
}
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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?
Topic:
App & System Services
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General
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?)
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.
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?
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?
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?
Is there any way to use the screen time API on Mac?
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:
I've made working Spotlight Import Extension with in macOS 15.5 (24F74). mdimport confirm it's installed, and working. The problem is related to accessing data inside document bundles (package directory)
class ImportExtension: CSImportExtension {
override func update(_ attributes: CSSearchableItemAttributeSet, forFileAt url: URL) throws {
// ERROR: The file "QuickSort.notepad" couldn't be opened because you don't have permission to view it.
let fileWrapper = try FileWrapper(url: url)
}
}
forFileAt url points to a bundle. In order to read the metadata the extension needs to load the bundle from url and access its content, however in the sandbox environment,t the url allows only access to the bundle directory itself in particular NSFileWrapper(url: url) fails with error "The file "name.extension" couldn't be opened because you don't have permission to view it.", and effectively prevent from providing useful metadata.
Is there a way to access the Document Bundle content in order to read the metadata for Spotlight?
My app already has UI that allows the user to show/hide a menubar icon. If the user disallows my app's icon via System Settings > Menu Bar > Allow in the menu bar, I'd like to customize my own UI to reflect that. Does macOS provide a way for me to determine the "Allow in the menu bar" state for my application?
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!
Topic:
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SubTopic:
General
Hello,
How do apps like App Lock implement app-opening from a shield? Is this supported for 3rd-party apps or limited to partners?
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app-lock/id6448239603
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.
Hello! I am a relatively new Apple developer and am almost done with my first app. I am implementing the Screen Time API to my app because the app is designed to help the user digitally detox and I am trying to make it so the user can select which apps they would like to monitor from a list of their apps on their phone so I am using the family activity picker but I just can't extract the data needed to track the apps. I am wondering how to do this. Thank you!
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General
Tags:
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Family Controls
Device Activity
Screen Time
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.
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App & System Services
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Is it possible with the current AlarmKit framework?
I tried in code and also reading the docs but couldn't find anyway of doing it.
Even though you can create an alarm with no snooze button that doesn't prevent the user from snoozing via the device volume button, for example.
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App & System Services
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Hi, I didn't find any mentions in the doc about disabling the option for snoozing in an alarm. Although you can create an alarm without a snooze button using AlarmKit, the user can still snooze by clicking on the volume button, for example.
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App & System Services
SubTopic:
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Noticing a few issues with Screen Savers in macOS Tahoe developer beta 1 :
The command
open x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.ScreenSaver-Settings.extension
no longer works to open the Screen Savers preference pane. The reason? There is no longer a Screen Saver preference pane - it still exists, but it's now a Modal dialog (that can not be resized) that is opened from within the Wallpaper preference pane, by clicking a button.
Something funny is happening with legacyScreensaver - I think that
ScreenSaverView.Init(frame:isPreview)
may be passing wrong values, e.g. the isPreview boolean is false in Preview mode?
I've submitted Feedback # FB17895600 about some of these, and will report back more as I figure things out.
Please feel free to add to this thread, thanks!
The value of ProcessInfo.processInfo.operatingSystemVersion on iOS 26 is returning 19.0.0 would of expected 26.0.0