I'm currently exploring how to implement the AppIntent parameter with a list of apps similar to what's shown in the screenshots provided below:
I'm particularly interested in how the searchable list of apps is implemented. My current approach involves creating an enum for the apps, but it lacks searchability and requires manual addition of each app.
Does anyone have an idea on how this functionality might be implemented? It appears that the searchable list might be a native Apple view, but I haven't been able to find any documentation or resources on it. Any insights or pointers would be greatly appreciated!
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I'm using the Screen Time API to shield apps the user selects. The problem is, that the apps are always shielded, even outside of the schedule. Here is my function initiateMonitoring:
func initiateMonitoring(scheduleStart: DateComponents, scheduleEnd: DateComponents) {
let schedule = DeviceActivitySchedule(
intervalStart: scheduleStart,
intervalEnd: scheduleEnd,
repeats: true
)
let center = DeviceActivityCenter()
do {
try center.startMonitoring(.daily, during: schedule)
logger.log("STARTED MONITORING")
} catch {
logger.log("FAILED MONITORING: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
The expected result should be that the selected Apps should be blocked during the schedule the user specified, but not outside the schedule, but it is blocked 24/7. I've experimented with the DateComponents, but the issue may be somewhere else.
What's maybe interesting is, I tried Logging the DeviceActivityMonitor and somehow it doesn't get called. The logging-output from initiateMonitoring is printed in the console, but for the DeviceActivityMonitor it's not. I implemented it as recommended as a separate Extension Target. For more context, here is my DeviceActivityMonitor:
class DeviceActivityMonitorExtension: DeviceActivityMonitor {
let store = ManagedSettingsStore()
let logger = Logger()
override func intervalDidStart(for activity: DeviceActivityName) {
super.intervalDidStart(for: activity)
logger.log("INTERVAL STARTED")
let model = ShieldManager.shared
let applications = model.selectionToDiscourage.applicationTokens
let categories = model.selectionToDiscourage.categoryTokens
let webCategories = model.selectionToDiscourage.webDomainTokens
store.shield.applications = applications.isEmpty ? nil : applications
store.shield.applicationCategories = ShieldSettings.ActivityCategoryPolicy.specific(categories, except: Set())
store.shield.webDomains = webCategories.isEmpty ? nil : webCategories
}
...
What's confusing me is that the apps are in fact shielded, so the MonitorExtension should be called, but neither the logging works nor my separate ShieldConfigurationExtension, maybe the issues are connected...
Any help would be gladly appreciated!
I want to block specific Websites with FamilyControls in my App. To do this, I need to access the WebDomainTokens of a specific Website, without the user selecting it in the FamilyActivityPicker. I basically just want to have a button e.g. "Block Instagram" and when clicking it, the instagram website is blocked. I don't see any way in accessing the WebDomainToken without the FamilyActivityPicker. Or is there maybe another approach to this problem?
Currently I tried the following:
var selectionToDiscourage = FamilyActivitySelection() {
willSet {
let applications = newValue.applicationTokens
store.shield.applications = applications.isEmpty ? nil : applications
let webDomain: WebDomain = .init(domain: "https://www.instagram.com/")
print("TOKEN: \(webDomain.token)")
print("DOMAIN: \(webDomain.domain)")
if let webDomainToken = webDomain.token {
let webDomainTokenSet: Set<WebDomainToken> = [webDomainToken]
store.shield.webDomains = webDomainTokenSet
}
}
}
But when only giving the domain, the token always prints nil.
Hope someone can help!
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I have implemented a shielding mechanism via Family Controls to prevent unauthenticated users from deleting specific shortcuts within the Shortcuts app. While this successfully secures the app, it has an unintended consequence: the Shortcuts app no longer appears in Spotlight Search and becomes inaccessible for users subject to this shielding. I understand that this is the default behavior when implementing app shielding or time limits on specific apps. Is there a way to retain the app's visibility in Spotlight Search despite it being shielded?
Maximillian-Dev.