Hi,
I'm getting an "Internal Error" in the CloudKit Dashboard for my user. This happens for the Private database across all of my apps, and in both Development and Production environments. (Screenshot attached).
If I login as a different user via the 'Act as iCloud Account' function, everything works fine - it seems to be an issue with my own user account.
In the JavaScript console, I see "Known response error: The request has failed due to an error.", but no other details (Screenshot attached)
I can see these failures in the Logs tag, showing as 'INTERNAL_ERROR' (another Screenshot)
It appears that the data on my account is currently not sync'ing to CloudKit, although I haven't found any other errors from within the app claiming that there is an issue (using the CoreData+CloudKit integration). I'm assuming my in-app errors and my dashboard errors are related, although it's difficult to say without more information on what these errors actually are.
Mcorey
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I created a new Custom Product Page with a Deep Link, according to the WWDC '24 session "What's new in App Store Connect", and everything has been approved, but the Deep Link does not appear to be working. Is this feature fully operational yet?
When the app is installed via this product page, the user should be directed to a specific page in the app, however this does not happen. It does work properly when installing directly via the Deep Link
This is the link to the product page: https://apps.apple.com/app/bills-to-budget/id1636872963?ppid=ff079a93-be32-43fe-a88e-ad97a68ff725
The 2024 WWDC video 'Meet FinanceKit' has a code example to get the latest 7 AccountBalance entries for a given account:
// Get latest 7 available balances for account
func getBalances(account: Account) async throws -> [AccountBalance] {
let sortDescriptor = SortDescriptor(\AccountBalance.asOfDate, order: .reverse)
let predicate = #Predicate<AccountBalance> { balance in
balance.available != nil &&
balance.accountId == account.id
}
let query = AccountBalanceQuery(
sortDescriptors: [sortDescriptor],
predicate: predicate,
limit: 7
)
return try await store.accountBalances(query: query).reversed()
}
This code does not compile, because the AccountBalance struct has no field named asOfDate - you need to inspect the currentBalance enum, switch over the enum type value, and then extract asOfDate from the associated value.
All of this can't be done in a KeyPath (as far as I know 🤷♂️), which I think means it's impossible to get recent balances, without specifying a date, or getting all balances, and then sorting them in memory.
Am I missing something? I'd love to be proven wrong :)
FB14076698
I just had an awesome lab for FinanceKit, and I have a few pieces of feedback to file, but I don't find FinanceKit as an SDK option in Feedback Assistant.
I first went into "Developer Technologies & SDKs", and then selected 'iOS' as the platform, but 'FinanceKit' is not in the list 🤷♂️
I can select 'Something else not on this list', but I don't want the feedback to get lost! Please help!
Using the 'Create SwiftData Code...' action in Xcode results in Model that have bi-directional relationships between many of my entities (which is correct - my Core Data model includes this).
All of these Relationships are marked as invalid, however, with the following error:
Circular reference resolving attached macro 'Relationship'
Most ORM's, in my experience, have a way to mark one end of a bidirectional relationship as an 'owner'. Is there something similar available in SwiftData, or is this scenario handled in a different way? Or am I going to need to remove all of my bidirectional relationships?
I would love to see more integration between HomeKit and Siri Shortcuts - a common request I get for my app, Home Flash for HomeKit, is to flash a light when motion is detected, or a button is pressed, but it's not possible today.
I could envision this being implemented in one of two ways: Allow a scene to execute a Siri Intent, so an 'Intruder' scene could turn on my porch light, and trigger a Siri Intent either on my phone or Apple TV to flash my bedroom or office light. This is my preferred way, since as a 3rd party developer, I have the ability to create Scene's for my users.
Add more flexibility to HomeKit Automations that are Converted to Shortcuts, so that I could direct my users in how to do this
When using the SidebarListStyle in iOS 14.2 beta 2, all color options are broken, and the view is presented entirely in black and white. This includes both accentColor and listItemTint.
I made a very small sample project to prove this, and submitted it on https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/8775388
Simply removing the .listStyle modifier brings color back, but of course, it loses the styling
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List {
Label(
title: { Text("Should be the accent color") },
icon: { Image(systemName: "gear") }
)
Label(
title: { Text("Should be Red") },
icon: { Image(systemName: "questionmark") }
)
.listItemTint(.red)
}
.listStyle(SidebarListStyle())
}
}
}
Can the behavior of NSPersistentCloudKitContainer be described in App Extensions? I have seen Forum entries that describe its behavior in Widgets - it will save data locally, but will not sync that data until the app is opened.
This is a pretty major downsides for any apps that use SiriKit Extensions to allow for quick, simple data entry -- not syncing the data until the app is opened (which could be days later) would be a deal breaker.
I hope this can be clearly described, and improved (if my understanding is correct) - I've filed a feedback to document this as well: FB9170155
Trying to request a HomeKit lab, and there's no 'Topic' listed in the form - when submitting via the Developer app, it prevents me from submitting the request. I was able to do it via the web, but not via the app!
Typically, using @Published on a property, and then subscribing to the publisher that is created will give you willSet semantics - your subscriber will be notified with the new values before the variable has actually been set.
I've observed that if my subscriber receives the notification on a different thread, such as RunLoop.main, the result is that I get didSet semantics - my subscriber is notified after the variable has been set. My question is this: how reliable is this? Can I expect this to be the case 100% of the time, or am I setting myself up for a race condition?
I am creating a Sidebar-style view for an iPad app, using the NavigationLink(destination:tag:selection:label) to control the detail view. Visually, everything appears to be working correctly, however a subtle issue exists when tapping an item to change the selection. The contents of my List are being processed twice, which is observed by putting a breakpoint at the first Text component in the code below - the first time through, my selectedHomeId value is populated correctly (and does load the HomeView correctly), however the second time through, the selectedSignalId is nil.
This does not impact the HomeView, and the app is still usable, however it does clear out the SceneStorage that I'm attempting to configure, and it results in the HomeView not being able to respond to changes in my model.
		@SceneStorage("selectedHome")
		var selectedHomeId:String?
		var sidebarType = SidebarType.full
		var body: some View {
				List {
						if sidebarType == .full || sidebarType == .homes {
								Text("Homes")
										.font(.headline)
								ForEach(homeStore.homes) { home in
										NavigationLink(destination: HomeView(home: home), tag: home.id.description, selection: $selectedHomeId) {
												Label(home.name, systemImage: "house")
										}
								}
						}
				}
				.listStyle(SidebarListStyle())
				.navigationTitle(sidebarType == .homes ? "Homes" : "Other")
				.navigationBarItems(trailing: SettingsButtonView())
		}
I've also filed a feedback for this (FB7845359) - if any other developers have experienced this, please file your own as well!
Note - I have filed a Feedback for the following feature request, but I believe these features could be useful to other apps as well: FB8077889
I am the developer of Home Flash for HomeKit, designed to take advantage of the HomeKit lights in our homes for communication purposes - my app works great for calling the kids to dinner, but I'm currently exploring the accessibility uses, and finding the API support lacking in a few places. Consider the following:
My example user is my father - in his 70's, and having difficulty hearing. He has had hearing aids for years, but the only place I have ever seen them are charging on the counter - I have never seen him use them. Additionally, he does not have his iPhone or iPad on him at all times (I know, I don't understand it either :) )
I would like to be able to use some strategically placed smart bulbs in his office and in the living room to be able to help communicate with him. I can do this today verbally using Siri, so my mother can say "Hey Siri, Get Dad", and have the lights pulse or flash -- setting this up can be done in the app, and my app can guide the user through it.
The following two scenarios cannot be setup through the app, and in once can't be setup at all:
Scenario 1:
Flash a light when a text/email/call is received from a specific person - this would be useful to signal to him that one of his kids and/or friends is trying to communicate with him. NOTE: This CAN be done via the Shortcuts app in iOS 14, but with a huge caveat -- my dad needs to configure it himself, which he will NOT do. I could set this up for him myself, but I am hesitant to do so, because if he ever wants to adjust it or turn it off, he likely would not -- instead, I believe he would get frustrated, and just remove the light bulbs.
FEATURE REQUEST #1 - provide an API similar to the HomeKit ActionSet API to be able to programmatically create Shortcut automations.
Scenario 2:
Trigger Siri Intents from HomeKit triggers. This would be ideal for signaling that someone is at the door, however it is currently not possible. I am aware that it's possible to program a shortcut to flash a light via the Shortcuts app, but my father doesn't even know the Shortcuts app exists, much less is he likely to figure this out. I understand in iOS 14 that the HomePod and Apple TV will be able to announce visitors at the door with an HSV-compliant doorbell, but my dad has neither of these products, nor is he interested in buying them (it would also raise the cost of such a solution significantly).
FEATURE REQUEST #2 - allow a HomeKit trigger (Button Press, Accessory is Controlled or Sensor Detects Something) to trigger Siri Intents in 3rd party apps.
I see there are some new focus-related View Modifiers in SwiftUI in iOS 14, but they don't appear to apply to iOS yet. Is there an equivalent for a TextField to use becomeFirstResponder in iOS?
Most HomeKit objects (HMHome, HMService, HMCharacteristic, etc) have a uniqueIdentifier property that identifies it, however it appears that this value will be different on different devices, and that it can even change over time.
I have three questions here: Is it possible to delineate the cases where we should expect it to be different or change
Is it possible to make these id's more consistent?
If not, can you recommend another means to identify a service or characteristic in a way that's more consistent over time?
This causes several complications for 3rd party developers: My app uses Siri Shortcuts to flash a light, and stores the uniqueIdentifier in the Intent, however because this identifier is different on various devices, I can't share this shortcut with my wife, or even on my own iPad
I have seen some cases where a shortcut has stopped working -- I believe it's because there are some circumstances where the values actually changes over time.
There is currently no way to easy way to tell whether an HMActionSet is 'active' without reading the individual characteristics - because each of these reads is an independent, asynchronous process, this check can be delayed, and it is often error prone.
Adding a simple state to read and track this information, similar to the value of a characteristic, would simplify a significant burden. A callback notification to be alerted to changes in this state would also be outstanding.