iOS 18 Locked/Hidden apps

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Created Jul ’24

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Is there a way for an app to interact with the new iOS 18 feature "Locked/Hidden Apps"? In our apps we prompt our users for biometric authentication ourselves and found that locking an app seems to interfere with that.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 796651022

Is there a way for an app to interact with the new iOS 18 feature "Locked/Hidden Apps"?

No.

In our apps we prompt our users for biometric authentication ourselves and found that locking an app seems to interfere with that.

If this is affecting an app that’s currently shipping in the App Store, I recommend that you file a bug about it. Please post your bug number, just for the record.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’24

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Is there a way for an app to interact with the new iOS 18 feature "Locked/Hidden Apps"?

No.

In our apps we prompt our users for biometric authentication ourselves and found that locking an app seems to interfere with that.

If this is affecting an app that’s currently shipping in the App Store, I recommend that you file a bug about it. Please post your bug number, just for the record.

Share and Enjoy
—
Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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jzilske OP

Jul ’24

Thanks Quinn, the latest beta 4 seems to have resolved this issue for the time being. I will keep an eye on the upcoming betas nevertheless and report back in case it happens again.

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