I am a developer working on iOS apps. In the demo, I planned to replace the local images with Heic format instead of PNG format, but the actual test results showed abnormalities on this device, while the other test devices displayed normally Heic images are converted by the built-in image conversion function on Mac. I tested multiple Heic images, but none of them were displayed and the image information returned nil,,but PNG images can be displayed normally. device information:

I’m working on real-time object detection using YOLOv8, but I only need to detect objects in approximately 40% of the screen area. Is it possible to limit the captureOut method to focus solely on that specific region of the screen? If this isn’t feasible, I’m considering an approach where the full-screen pixel buffer is captured and then cropped to the target area before running detection. However, I’m concerned about how this might affect real-time performance. I’d appreciate any insights on how to maintain real-time performance or suggestions for better alternatives. Thank you!

I am currently developing an application that requires access to GPS coordinates from photos on iOS. However, with the recent update to iOS 18 beta, I have encountered a challenge: I can only view photos within maps, and I am unable to access the GPS coordinates directly. Could you please provide guidance on how to enable or retrieve GPS coordinates from photos in the current iOS 18 beta version? Any insights or resources you could share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your assistance!

Hello, I’ve encountered an issue where a green line appears only in the thumbnail view of an image in the iPhone photo gallery. The green line is not present in the actual image itself. Here are some additional details: • The issue occurs only when saving the image as a JPEG. When saved as PNG, the green line does not appear. • The green line also shows up when using the PHAsset method requestImage(for:targetSize:). Depending on the targetSize, the resulting image may contain the green line. • Interestingly, this issue does not appear on iPhone Xs Max running iOS 15.2.1. However, the green line does appear on iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 18.0.1 when viewing the same image. I have attached the problematic image for your reference. Following images are the screen captures that shows the issue occurring on my iPhone. iPhone 15 pro max (iOS 18.0.1) iPhone Xs Max (iOS 15.2.1 ) Could this be related to a display or gallery app issue on iOS? Any advice or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

xcode 16: VT_EXPORT void VT_EXPORT OSStatus VTPixelTransferSessionCreate( CM_NULLABLE CFAllocatorRef allocator, CM_RETURNS_RETAINED_PARAMETER CM_NULLABLE VTPixelTransferSessionRef * CM_NONNULL pixelTransferSessionOut) API_AVAILABLE(macos(10.8), ios(16.0), tvos(16.0), visionos(1.0)) API_UNAVAILABLE(watchos); xcode 15: VT_EXPORT OSStatus VTPixelTransferSessionCreate( CM_NULLABLE CFAllocatorRef allocator, CM_RETURNS_RETAINED_PARAMETER CM_NULLABLE VTPixelTransferSessionRef * CM_NONNULL pixelTransferSessionOut) VT_AVAILABLE_STARTING(10_8);

I’m currently working on an iOS project that involves loading and playing stereoscopic/spatial videos. I’m using the AVFoundation framework, specifically AVURLAsset, but I’m having trouble determining how to correctly load and handle stereoscopic videos. I would like to know: Any guidance or code snippets would be greatly appreciated, I´m not understanding pretty well the apple developer videos... Thank you in advance for your help! Best, Lau

I'm using PhotoKit in macOS to add photos to the user's library. Experimenting with Shared Photo Library, it seems that these new photos always end up in the Personal Library, not the Shared Library. I'd like to get them into the Shared Photo Library somehow. Is this possible? Things I've considered: A variation/option for PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAsset: doesn't seem to exist A property of PHAsset: can't find anything A special PHAssetCollection that I could add to: again, doesn't seem to exist

Hi all, I'm working on a particle system. Got it to work using drawn circles. Now I want to replace the circle with an image. Trying to do so in Draw section, but not sure if that's the right place. Any suggestions for coding to: connect the image from BIN to Xcode to replace particles with the image(s). Kindly ty

I cannot mirror or extend my screen from mac mini m2 to iPad 10 gen. Whenever I click on "mirror or extend screen" my external display for mac refreshes after showing "no signal" and comes back on meanwhile my iPad locks out and screen mirror or extending is unsuccessful. But I can mirror my iPad screen to mac mini m2. Earlier everything was working, suddenly it is not working

At Apple Developer documentation, https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/avcapturedevice/discoverysession you can find the sentence You can also key-value observe this property to monitor changes to the list of available devices. But how to use it? I tried it with the code above and tested on my MacBook with EarPods. When I disconnect the EarPods, nothing was happened. MacBook Air M2 macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Xcode 16.0 import Foundation import AVFoundation let discovery_session = AVCaptureDevice.DiscoverySession.init(deviceTypes: [.microphone], mediaType: .audio, position: .unspecified) let devices = discovery_session.devices for device in devices { print(device.localizedName) } let device = devices[0] let observer = Observer() discovery_session.addObserver(observer, forKeyPath: "devices", options: [.new, .old], context: nil) let input = try! AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: device) let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "queue") var output = AVCaptureAudioDataOutput() let delegate = OutputDelegate() output.setSampleBufferDelegate(delegate, queue: queue) var session = AVCaptureSession() session.beginConfiguration() session.addInput(input) session.addOutput(output) session.commitConfiguration() session.startRunning() let group = DispatchGroup() let q = DispatchQueue(label: "", attributes: .concurrent) q.async(group: group, execute: DispatchWorkItem() { sleep(10) session.stopRunning() }) _ = group.wait(timeout: .distantFuture) class Observer: NSObject { override func observeValue(forKeyPath keyPath: String?, of object: Any?, change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey : Any]?, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) { print("Change") if keyPath == "devices" { if let newDevices = change?[.newKey] as? [AVCaptureDevice] { print("New devices: \(newDevices.map { $0.localizedName })") } if let oldDevices = change?[.oldKey] as? [AVCaptureDevice] { print("Old devices: \(oldDevices.map { $0.localizedName })") } } } } class OutputDelegate : NSObject, AVCaptureAudioDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate { func captureOutput(_ output: AVCaptureOutput, didOutput sampleBuffer: CMSampleBuffer, from connection: AVCaptureConnection) { print("Output") } }

Hi: I am working with the ObjectCapture frameworks and sample code. Everything works great. We are trying to go from capturing 12MP images as in the sample code to capturing 48MP 6048 × 8064 images. We can't seem to get it to work. Any advice here?

This ideal gonna be cool: When people finish recording a video and later realize there's something else worth capturing, they can only create a second clip. But what if it were possible to reopen the first video and continue recording from where they left off? This would be a great convenience for many people

With iOS 18.1 having call recording out of the box, is it now possible to build apps that can record calls? I could not find anything in the swift ios docs yet.

I'm seeking information about the original file schema for an m4a file recorded directly on an iPhone (iPhone 5 running iOS 9.2.0). I currently have two files from which I extracted metadata using ExifTool. The first file was provided to me by someone who claims it was recorded on an iPhone 5 with iOS 9.2.0. I would like to verify whether this file has been edited. File Permissions: -rwx------ Content Create Date: 2016:03:01 14:21:08+07:00 The second file was recorded by me on the same device model and iOS version. File Permissions: -rw-r--r-- Date/Time Original: 2024:10:03 11:44:16+07:00 As you can see, the file permissions differ, and the key for the recording date also differs: one uses "Content Create Date" while the other uses "Date/Time Original." I would like to determine if the first file was edited, but I haven't been able to find any official documentation on the m4a schema or metadata structure from audio recorder apps. I reached out to support, and they directed me to this forum. Any insights or help would be appreciated.

Hello developer community. I purchase recently my new iPhone 16 Pro Max; it is a premium device with great quality overall. However, I am having a big trouble shotting in ProRaw MAX (48 mode) with native camera. Just to be clear, the problem that i will describe do not happen in 3rd apps, such as ProCam; only with native camera. When I use ProRaw Max, and take the photo, and watch the photo in the gallery the image can’t load and render properly. Even, when I maximize the image to the maximum I can see pixelated portions, defects and super low resolution and excessive denoise. For comparison, this not occur with my previous iPhone 15 PM and/or when I capture photos from ProCam (same settings and configurations) in the 16PM. I proceed to take the photo, open the gallery and I see full of details, when zoomed to 100%. I tried to format the phone, reinstall the software via my mac. Tried even to look at some forums to find if there’s someone with the same issue, the information available so far is very low. I’m in contact with apple assistant from my country (Portugal), and they escalated this problem to the engineers. (that’s what I’ve been told). They did all the tests remotely (via analysis and improvement’s) and they told me that my phone is perfect in the hardware department. I will wait for the next days to be contacted again. I’m on iOS 18.0.1. (The last software available at this time). I tried multiple 16PM, from friends, family and stores (more or less 10 units), and they all showed the exact same problematic. I’m a professional photographer, so I find this frustrating and unacceptable. I would appreciate any additional suggestion or information. Thank you! Cannot add photos or files because they are bigger than 5Mb.

Currently we tested iOS AAC LC encoder using AudioToolbox framework, no matter we set mManufacturer to kAppleHardwareAudioCodecManufacturer or kAppleSoftwareAudioCodecManufacturer, it always run on CPU.

I would like to offer the functionality that the user aims the camera at a graph (including axes and scales) and the app detects the graph and the app replicates the graph using the image. I have the whole camera setup finished with a AVCaptureSession, VNDetectContoursRequest, VNImageRequestHandler, etc. However, now I get many many results so I guess I will now need to tell the image processing process what I am looking for. i.e. filter the VNContoursObservations. I 'think' I first need to detect two perpendicular lines (the two axes). How do I do that? If I do not see them, I can just ignore that input and wait for the next VNContoursObservation. When I found the axes of the graph, I will need to find the curve (graph) that I need to scan. Any tips on how I can find that curve and turn that curve into a bunch of coordinates? Thanks! Wouter

I’m working on an iOS app for a client, and I have a question regarding a specific feature we're looking to implement. We want the app to respond to a user pressing the volume button three times while the app is in the background. The goal is to allow users to discreetly trigger a safety feature without drawing attention, particularly in situations where they may be in danger or at risk. This feature is critical for the app and would be a valuable addition, as it could potentially help protect users in emergency situations. However, I haven’t found much information on whether iOS allows background listening for volume button presses. Therefore, I would greatly appreciate your insights on the following: Is it possible to listen for volume button presses when the app is in the background, or are there system-level restrictions that prevent this? If it's not directly possible, are there any special provisions, APIs, or entitlements that can be requested from Apple to enable this functionality? In case this feature is not supported, are there alternative approaches to achieve a similar discreet activation mechanism? If this is something that requires special permission or a process, could you please guide me on how to proceed? I understand that maintaining user privacy and security is a priority for iOS, and I want to ensure that any implementation fully complies with Apple's guidelines. Thanks in advance for your help!

When we tested the audio quality of our VoIP App, we found that when the iOS18.0 device was played with AirPods Pro 2, we could hear noises similar to peak clipping and distortion, especially when the sound source played was loud and high-pitched. Here is the device information we tested: Model: iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro System version: iOS 18.0 (22A3354) Bluetooth headset model: AirPods Pro 2 Bluetooth firmware version: 6F8 We tested multiple apps (including phone calls, FaceTime, Zoom, WeChat, Tencent Meeting), and they all had the above noise problem. We also found two phenomena: If we use the same iOS 18 device to connect HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro or FreeBuds 2, there is no such noise problem; If we use an iOS 17 device to connect to the same AirPods Pro 2 for testing, there is no such noise problem; Therefore, we suspect that it is caused by the compatibility problem between iOS 18.0 and AirPods firmware 6F8. The firmware version of our AirPods Pro 2 is 6F8, which was released on June 26, and iOS 18.0 was released on September 16. Maybe they are not very compatible. I hope that subsequent firmware updates can fix this problem.

Hi Apple Engineer, My app is using ImageCaptureCore framework to communicate to external DSLR Camera. When I connect my device to a camera, I execute the requestContentsAuthorization(completion:) to request for Access Files on Connected Cameras. This is the dialog when the request is executed: When I tap "OK", the status of content authorization keeps "Denied". even when I open "Files and Folders" permission in "Privacy & Security" Settings. When I switched ON the permission, the switch keeps back to turned off. You could see the reproduce in this GoogleDrive video https://drive.google.com/file/d/15B-R5TONgMWg8qFiYUGK0hTy62dsVGUX/view?usp=sharing The occurrence keeps happen even: I uninstall and install the app back Do "Reset Location & Privacy" Do "Reset All Settings" I attached the sysdiagnose files in this GoogleDrive file https://drive.google.com/file/d/11lovl_xC95AKXQTkZ1_e6UbEgS5md0Z3/view?usp=sharing I firstly experience this issue after researching ImageCaptureCore's API. I executed resetContentsAuthorizationWithCompletion:. After that, my permission request keeps denied as described above :( There are other developer that experiences the same as mine https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/756960 . There is a simple sample project there and it's reproducible in my case. Could you help me how to accomplished my app can be granted for permission to "Files and Folders" permission when using ImageCaptureCore? Could it be a bug from the system?