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I have an iOS app with a WatchKit target (companion app). Both the iOS app and Watch app have the App Group capability enabled. I am trying to share data between the iOS app and Watch app using a ...
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On the California watchface (white) there are two complication slots. The upper one is seemingly not a standard slot and limited to a few Apple-owned apps (Calender, Time, …). It adopts the (default ...
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FIRST I understand this cannot be shared period! That including App Store, Enterprise Accounts, or TestFlight. I am not asking if it should be done. I am asking if there is anyknown information that ...
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Ios App and WatchOS app are developed by different organization, so they are in different workSpace, but we need to use WatchConnectivity to transfer data from iphone to watch. In this case, can ...
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I’m building a watchOS app for desk treadmills (walking while typing), where the user’s arms stay fixed (no arm swing). What works: I create an HKWorkout for indoor walking, start a HKWorkoutSession +...
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We try to replace the depreated reverseGeocodeLocation call by MKReverseGeocodingRequest for WatchOS 26. However, the call always returns error -1009 indicating that there is no connection to the ...
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I'm encountering an issue with navigation title behavior in watchOS SwiftUI. When using a String for the navigation title, long titles automatically scroll as expected. However, when switching to Text ...
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I am looking for a way to hide sensitive information on my Complication, basically whenever the user does not actively look at it. That includes Always-On state Locked State (e.g. Watch not on wrist) ...
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For a watchOS app, do you have to call end() on a HKWorkoutSession even if your app doesn't care about the transition to the ended state? Apple's Running workout sessions article includes it in the ...
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Background I'm compiling a native library written in Rust for watchOS target using cargo swift package. I'm using Xcode 16.4 that shipped with watchOS SDK watchOS 11.5. The watchOS app's minimum ...
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I want to show a watchOS control that has a Text as its Label. I tried achieving this with this code (the provider and action are just placeholders): StaticControlConfiguration(kind: "codecontrol&...
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I'm working on an independent watchOS app and I was looking for the best solution to persist data locally and have an online sync with the iCloud storage. I've found out about the SwiftData which is ...
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I'm recently developing watch complications using WidgetKit. How can I determine my inline complications is in top or bottom slot context of Motion watch face for different designing, since the top ...
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I am working on App Intents, Shortcuts, and Siri on iOS. It seems that Siri delivers Strings, what I would need is a Double. I found that there is a Resolvers API within the App Intents Framework. ...
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I am working on an iOS app with a watchOS companion app. I have implemented WatchConnectivity and all is working fine. The code for watch and phone is the same. I can send direct messages with ...
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I’m trying to implement a collapsible section in a List on watchOS (watchOS 10+). The goal is to have a disclosure chevron that toggles a section open/closed with animation, similar to DisclosureGroup ...
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I'm using Fastlane to make promo screens on watchOS simulator. The problem is that Fastlane starts watchOS simulator alone, without the paired iPhone. So the screenshots have "iPhone disconnected&...
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After I updated to Xcode Version 16.4 I'm not able to run my WatchOS-App anymore. No Run Destination are shown. Even if I add a Simulator manually it doesn't appear. Has anyone a solution for this ...
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I set up my project as 2 different targets (watch and phone) in the same project, same group identifier, imported the framework, named them as per apple requirements. My session is activated on both ...
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I'm trying to build a simple WatchOS app that uses WKHapticType.notification for haptic feedback. However, whenever I use it, there is always some (unwanted) sound associated with each notification. ...
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I have an iOS dependent watchOS app. I want to trigger iOS app's launch from watchOS app. Can I use Watch Connectivity framework to achieve this or any other way?
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We are developing a mobile application dedicated to work safety and do not include any fitness tracking or workout-related features. Our use of HKWorkoutSession is strictly for enabling background ...
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I'm curious, why DynamicOptionsProvider is available on watchOS? Is there any way to present options to the user? For example in Emoji Rangers project that supports both watchOS and iOS: struct ...
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I want to share a file from my app memory to external places but: 1- The airdrop option is not available in the sharing menu 2- Saving to watch memory is not in options, either 3- Mail and messaging ...
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I have followed this video on implementing a custom view for the watchOS 11 Smart Stack Live Activities. However, the UI of my iOS app keeps showing up on the watchOS. struct widgetLiveActivity: ...
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I'm trying to validate and Apple Watch app to put it into TestFlight. However, I'm facing a conundrum with an error in the process relating to the NSHealthShareUsageDescription. I get the following ...
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I have developed a WatchOS app that records the voice while user is sleeping. I have noticed that this app is getting closed after several hours. How can I prevent this? PS. The app can be running on ...
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I am getting this error while running my flutter app in Xcode after adding the WatchOS app. Cycle inside Runner; building could produce unreliable results. Cycle details: → Target 'Runner' has copy ...
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I am building a cornerAccessory Widget / complication for a WatchOS app. It turns out that different watch faces seems to enforce different design-rules, and what looks good on one watch face does not ...
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I am building a workout app that has an option to add segments to differentiate the stages of the training session. However, the segments are not visible in Fitness app. Segments are added the ...
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I'm a beginner with swift. I'm working on a Parkinson's disease app for a research project, and have the entitlement and plist.info sorted and working. I can't seem to get the results function to ...
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I’m developing an app where the iOS app (written in Flutter) communicates with a watchOS companion app. While the main app is built with Flutter, the communication between iOS and watchOS is ...
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I'm working on a watchOS timer app that needs to run for 3 1/2 minutes while showing countdown numbers. I think that I've discovered that there's nothing to do with the watch dimming- that's a system ...
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There are a number of posts on stackoverflow from about 10 years ago asking if it's possible to keep the Apple Watch screen on programmatically and the answer at that time was no. I'm building an app ...
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I decided to start practicing how to communicate data between iOS/iPad and WatchOS. It seems like it’s not syncing correctly because when I add or remove a person, my watch doesn’t update. I have two ...
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My app is being rejected arguing it needs to add the location permission usage description when asked. It is a watchOS only app and there's no iPhone counterpart. I have two info.plist files. One in ...
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I have a watchOS and iOS app that are set to run independently from one another, I can install each separately and there is no reliance on each other with anything like WKSession. The issue I'm having ...
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I'm having an issue getting my widget to schedule updates with the timeline. My watch is in Developer mode so the normal budget should not apply along with the app being attached to the debugger. I ...
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I'm pretty sure this is a pretty simple problem and it's root is in the ForEach(group.films) section having to redraw whenever $config is changed. The issue is that when I change the Toggle value, ...
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I have the following Picker: Picker("Film", selection: $fields.filmId) { ForEach(config.films.filter { $0.active }, id: \.id) { film in Text(film.stock).tag(film.id) } } ID ...
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I'm using Live Activity features in my app, but I want to customize the user experience across different Apple devices. Specifically, I'd like to: Keep Live Activity enabled and functioning on the ...
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I'm trying to have my notification show when my app is in the foreground or background. They are showing when the app is in the background but when I open the app and try to have one show, it doesn't. ...
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I have an iOS app where in onboarding I ask for the user's location before proceeding to the app: let manager: CLLocationManager = CLLocationManager() manager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization() And I ...
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For my stand-alone(!) watchOS app, I can't seem to get the location authorisation dialog to appear. The code is dead simple: struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { ...
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I am working on a "HealthController" who's responsibility is to expose helpers for HealthKit and in the future track various health kit data points like heartrate, calories etc... My setup ...
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is it possible to add functional buttons to the widgets in the smart stack of the Apple watchOS 10+? It's similar to the widget that come with the Stopwatch app in watchOS: Note that when we click the ...
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I am using SwiftUI to develop a WatchOS application for activity pacing; the main feature in question is monitoring the users' heart rate and sending a notification when it exceeds a threshold they ...
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I have a Companion Watch App for my iPhone App and communicate via the messages and applicationContext between the watch and the phone. If I start an Event at my iPhone and my watch is turned on the ...
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I'm developing a watchOS app where I need to handle notifications. I've implemented the UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate methods, but it seems that userNotificationCenter(_:didReceive:...
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I'm facing problems when attempting to update my watchOS complication when relevant data on the iPhone app changes. The issue I am facing is that the watchOS complication only gets refreshed when I ...
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