Questions tagged [swift]
WARNING: Questions relating to programming generally belong on Stack Overflow. Scripting and automation questions using Swift are on topic here and SO but may be received better here if the overall question is less about the details of the Swift language.
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How can I tell if a macOS app is native or just a wrap around a website?
I've got a cookie notice when launching an app for the first time on macOS, which I didn't know was a thing.
Looking at the processes running, I see 3 processes spawned by the app. One looks like a ...
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chmod +x not working as expected, running another tool instead
Just wrote a simple commandline tool which works fine with swift but doesn't run as executable after chmod +x ...
This is happening on my system so might be configuration related but not sure how to ...
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How to disable Apple Watch SOS crash detection temporarily out of app?
I'm currently developing a Apple Watch App for surfers. I've received many requests if we can pause or disable the crash detection of a watch in case our surfers app is running to prevent automatic ...
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Things that need to be considered for releasing an app from a specific country to world wide on App Store
Right now our iOS application is just on the Japanese App Store. But we want to release this app on the global market. Our development is perfect for all countries and there are no changes on the code ...
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Execute Swift when a Safari extension is opened
I'm trying to create a Safari App Extension that executes some local Swift code, instead of executing a classic script.js file.
First of all, can I do it? If so, how?
For the permissions, I need to ...
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What happened to CreateMLUI? Has it been removed?
In my Swift project in Xcode, import CreateMLUI says no such module. Has this been replaced or just removed?
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How change value of "Press Fn to" in Keyboard preferences programmatically?
I need to change value of "Press Fn to" programmatically to "Do Nothing". I can't find a direct way to switch this. I believe that is possible do this with AppleScript, but will ...
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Run Playground Book on an emulated iPad
I'm trying to start off a Swift Playground Book from Apple's "Swift Playground Author Template" for Xcode 13. I've downgraded from Xcode 13.3 to Xcode 13.2 for compatibility issues. This ...
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Run an AppleScript from Swift
I'm trying to return a value from AppleScript to Swift (in XCode). If I do this simple code it works:
let myAppleScript = """
return "hello world"
""&...
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apparent Obsolescence in Apple Xcode and Swift [closed]
am desperately trying to develop in Xcode, Swift, and particularly SwiftUI.
have perfectly good (and incredibly expensive) Apple hardware that is now about 8 to 10 years old.
apparently this means i ...
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Exists someway to update dock preferences plist without killall Dock?
AppleSpacesSwitchOnActivate is represented by the second button on print below
In the code below, I get the current value and after I change. This can be tested in terminal with
defaults read -g ...
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iOS Private APIs
I am interested in some of the technical details behind Apple's private APIs in iOS. I can't seem to find a good writeup on some of these details (beyond how to call the private API functions), though ...
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Can app developers control the way their app handles iCloud save conflicts?
I saved data to iCloud on laptop A, then opened the document on laptop B to update a part of it (with data only available on laptop B). After saving on laptop B, I realized that iCloud didn't give me ...
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Creating your own SF Symbol - for unfound emoji?
I've been looking all around SF Symbols - I can find symbols for lungs - nose - bunny - all kinds of things but no SF Icon for the emoji i want
Is there a way to create my own SF Symbol ?
For my use ...
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What password is sent when a router does not have a password set?
I promise this is not a hypothetical question. I am trying to use this GitHub repo - https://github.com/braineo/airport-bssid
The latest OS X version does not allow specifying the BSSID so I am using ...
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Installing cocoapods to macOS Catalina
In my mac mini I've running Catalina 10.15.7. I've also installed Xcode 12.4. Now as I'm using third party library I'm trying to install cocoapods in my mac.
So I used this -
sudo gem install ...
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Unable to receive packets onto utun interface?
I'm using the NetworkExtension framework to create a virtual utun interface. My application receives packets from a client and the application writes the packet into the utun interface.
Since I have ...
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How can I read the battery level of a MacBook in Swift?
I have seen many post here/on SO and many docs on Apple's website about reading the battery level on iOS, but what's the best way to do this on a MacBook? In the past the only way I've found to do ...
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A website to upload my ios app that anyone can download
Hi there I am looking for a website to upload my ios app(with swift) there and get it's link so that anyone can download it through the link.
thanks for your help :)
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Getting Latest Version of Swift
I’m starting to learn Swift, and have tried the Swift shell. I notice that it is Apple Swift version 5.1.3 . I though it was up to 5.2 by now.
How do I get the latest version of Swift on my MacOS? Is ...
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Is there a way to prevent predictive text from learning what the user typed
I want to prevent predictive text from being stored on the iOS device. Is there a way to do it? If I turn off predictive text, the app doesn't show the predictive text toolbar, but it still learns the ...
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Are there any guidelines by Apple on what content apple TV app should have
We are in the process of developing app for Apple TV, are there any guidelines that app should be either a video playing or gaming app, can I submit app with just readonly content like an iOS app and ...
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Cheapest mac for latest xcode? [closed]
I am doing a uni course which is called iPhone Software Engineering and it says that I need a mac that is able to run latest version of 'Xcode' for app developement and current SWIFT and the Apple iOS ...
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Upgrade Swift without upgrading MacOS X
I am currently using Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6. I cannot upgrade to a more recent OS version as the business applications I am using for WFH will not work.
The default swift installed is 3.1. I want to ...
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App for macOS to add words to personal vocabulary list?
I search for a way to add unknown words in a personal dictionary or vocabulary list only by right-clicking the word and choosing the add option (in macOS). It would be very helpful for me to add the ...
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Swift Playgrounds on MacOS performs badly, spinning up the fans and working the CPU
Using the basic "Learn to Code 1" playground results in the MacBooks that I've tested on, including a 2020 MacBook Air, working far harder than I'd expect. The fans spin up and the CPU usage increases ...
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Where to find the keychain stored by KeychainSwift
I use KeychainSwift to store my user's keychain data using my created iOS app.
The question is:
Where can I see the data it stored?
I already tried going to
Settings -> Password & ...
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Core Graphics or SpriteKit? [closed]
I'm a junior iOS Developer and I have the requirements for a drawing app I need to build for my employee. I need to be able to add graphic elements on the canvas on different layers. These elements ...
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xCODE 11.3.1 - Failed to create provisioning profile
I'm trying to create a project, which will run on the xCODE's simulator, not on an iPhone. Right after the project is created, there are multiple errors. The first one is:
Failed to create ...
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Modify iTunes library from a script
In my project, I have a bunch of music tracks in a directory of my computer.
I want to add them to my iTunes library in an automated way. I also want to group them in playlists depending on the ...
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In iOS: Can my app launch another app and get a response/acknowledgement back? [closed]
In iOS, is there anyway i can launch another app to do something and then get a response back saying that it’s done.
For example: My iOS app APP A launches another app APP B (e.g. Google Pay) to make ...
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Mac swift process blocks system, high memory pressure
Recently, since XCode 11 when I use it, builds and indexes grab a lot of memory.
Activity monitor shows a process (it seems like it does so when indexing or building files) called swift and my Mac ...
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Tools, languages, libraries and API's for development of a MacOS wide application [closed]
Please just assume that the user has accepted whatever permission are required.
Is it possible to listen to window actions under MacOS? In Swift
preferably?
For instance, if a window moves, is ...
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VoiceOver reading results of Swift Playground print statements in Xcode
(By way of background I have been helping a local blind child learn coding. He's switching schools from a Windows based school to a Mac based school so I am trying to familiarise myself with VoiceOver ...
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iOS Newsstand app background mode [closed]
Does Apple still support Newsstand apps? I searched a lot but I can't find any tutorial or a demo for such an app with NewsstandKit.
If this is not used anymore, why does the Newsstand background ...
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Why when I make a change to a project on xcode the previous project is affected? [closed]
I recognize that I'm new in using Xcode but I noticed A very strange behavior from XCODE, when I clone a project and I make changes in the Localizable.strings. these changes are automatically ...
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Do you need a Macbook Pro w touchID to test the authentication in your Swift app?
I'm thinking of buying a MBP base model for Swift programming, and I know that Xcode has a simulator for the touch-bar, but do I need the one with actual touchID hardware if I want my app to require a ...
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Can I lock my app until user give me a permission (like location permission)?
I am developing an app and I am highly in need of location services and without that my app is not working. Can I block users from using my app (showing a page to them) until they go to settings and ...
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Compiling Swift 2 code [closed]
I have an app which is written in Swift 2.1. Is it possible to build it in Xcode 9?
If not, how do I build it?
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How can I remove annoying messages about versioning from Xcode?
Practicing a bit with the Swift language, I am currently using Xcode v.9.2 in the playground mode. While coding, every time I just add a single statement, the following window appears:
Is it possible ...
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What is Visual Studio Code? Is it an efficient tool for Swift Development? [closed]
Scrolling to the #Linkedin feeds I have come across the term #VSCode. Please, anybody, explain the pure purpose of the tool or it's really trending in development
Visual Studio Code combines the ...
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How to find out fully qualified hostname in osX (Terminal / Swift)? [duplicate]
i've checked several posts, for example - (Make `hostname -f` return fully qualified hostname)
My apple machine is connected to the domain and i'm logged on with a domain user.
the thing is, that ...
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cheapest iPad necessary for running Swift Playgrounds application
What's the oldest (read: cheapest) iPad I can purchase that will run the Swift Playgrounds app for learning the Swift programming language?
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Apple Xcode: remapping camera's Pan, Orbit and Dolly controls in SceneKit module
I'd like to remap the following camera controls in SceneKit module of Xcode 9.2 (I'm coding in Swift):
panning – alt + LMB
orbiting – LMB
dollying – alt + MMB
Pan drags the virtual camera ...
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iTunes Connect developer API for own statistics site [duplicate]
I'd like to setup my own statistics site for my own released apps. I'm just wondering, if it's possible to have an iTunes Connect API where I can fetch all statistics from the iTunes Analytics area ...
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Where to find online documentation for older versions of Swift?
Is there an official online Apple source for documentation for Swift 3? (Preferably that can be accessed without signing in to a developer account.) Browser searches for "Swift 3" are finding links to ...
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Terminal problem: "-bash: $: command not found"
I'm trying to start learning Swift and when I use the terminal line
$ export PATH=/Library/Developer/Toolchains/swift-latest.xctoolchain/usr/bin:"${PATH}"
it gives me
-bash: $: command not found
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can't swift auth in Sierra
swift auth yields the error:
error: unable to invoke subcommand: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swift-auth (No such file or directory)
when ...
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How do I stop Xcode from replacing "selected" character with another character?
I made some changes to some source code today, and noticed that when I replaced "inDirectory" in a Bundle.mainBundle.pathForResource call with "subdirectory" and subsequently put it back in, Xcode ...
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How to find duplicate lines of code in Xcode
When I am making applications in Xcode, I sometimes find that I write duplicate code.
Is there a way in Xcode to find duplicate code in all files? I would like to know this because I would put the ...
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