When creating and activating AVPictureInPictureController on iPhone 11 running iOS 18.x, the main screen viewport unexpectedly changes from the native 375×812 logical points to 414×896 points (the size of a different device such as iPhone XR/11 Plus). Additionally, a separate UIWindow with zero CGRect is created. This causes UIKit layout calculations, especially related to the keyboard and safeAreaInsets, to malfunction and results in issues like keyboard clipping and general UI misalignment. The problem appears tied specifically to iOS 18+ behavior and does not manifest on earlier iOS versions or other devices consistently.
Steps to Reproduce:
Run the app on iPhone 11 with iOS 18.x (including the latest minor updates).
Instantiate and start an AVPictureInPictureController during app runtime.
Observe that UIScreen.main.bounds changes from 375×812 (native iPhone 11 size) to 414×896.
Notice a secondary UIWindow appears with frame CGRectZero.
Interact with text inputs that cause the keyboard to appear.
The keyboard is clipped or partially obscured, causing UI usability issues.
Layout elements dependent on UIScreen.main.bounds or safeAreaInsets behave incorrectly.
Expected Behavior:
UIScreen.main.bounds should not dynamically change upon PiP controller creation. The coordinate space and viewport should remain accurate to device native dimensions. The keyboard and UI layout should adjust properly with respect to the actual on-screen size and safe areas.
Actual Behavior:
UIScreen.main.bounds changes to 414×896 upon PiP controller creation on iPhone 11 iOS 18+.
A zero-rect secondary UIWindow is created, impacting layout queries.
Keyboard clipping and UI layout bugs occur.
The app viewport and coordinate space are inconsistent with device hardware.
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Topic:
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SubTopic:
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I have a memory leak, when using AVAudioPlayer. I managed to narrow down the issue into a very simple app, which code I paste in at the end.
The memory leak start immediately when I start playing sound, but only in the emylator. On the real iPhone there is no memory leak.
The memory leak on the Simulator looks like this:
import SwiftUI
import AVFoundation
struct ContentView_Audio: View {
var sound: AVAudioPlayer?
init() {
guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "cd201", ofType: "mp3") else { return }
let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: path)
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers])
} catch {
return
}
do {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
} catch {
return
}
do {
sound = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url)
} catch {
return
}
}
var body: some View {
HStack {
Button {
playSound()
} label: {
ZStack {
Circle()
.fill(.mint.opacity(0.3))
.frame(width: 44, height: 44)
.shadow(radius: 8)
Image(systemName: "play.fill")
.resizable()
.frame(width: 20, height: 20)
}
}
.padding()
Button {
stopSound()
} label: {
ZStack {
Circle()
.fill(.mint.opacity(0.3))
.frame(width: 44, height: 44)
.shadow(radius: 8)
Image(systemName: "stop.fill")
.resizable()
.frame(width: 20, height: 20)
}
}
.padding()
}
}
private func playSound() {
guard sound != nil else { return }
sound?.volume = 1
// sound?.numberOfLoops = -1
sound?.play()
}
func stopSound() {
sound?.stop()
}
}
I am seeing a crash on iOS 18.0 in my app due to PHImageManager.default().requestImage. Same crash is seen even while using requestImageDataAndOrientation.
Not sure why this is happening only on iOS 18.0.
Any help on this would be appreciated.
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Subtype: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000010
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000010
VM Region Info: 0x10 is not in any region. Bytes before following region: 4310777840
REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL
UNUSED SPACE AT START
--->
Termination Reason: SIGNAL 11 Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process: exc handler [695]
Triggered by Thread: 14
Thread 14 name: Dispatch queue: */file=33) .Generic
Thread 14 Crashed:
0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x1944d7020 objc_msgSend + 32
1 PhotoLibraryServices 0x1b080262c +[PLUniformTypeIdentifier utiWithCompactRepresentation:conformanceHint:] + 40
2 Photos 0x1b0081354 _resourceInfoFromResultDict + 1048
3 Photos 0x1b0080a7c fetchResourcesForChoosing + 584
4 Photos 0x1b0080714 ___fetchNonHintResources_block_invoke.227 + 152
5 PhotoLibraryServices 0x1b026b3c4 __53-[PLManagedObjectContext _directPerformBlockAndWait:]_block_invoke + 48
6 CoreData 0x19f171b00 developerSubmittedBlockToNSManagedObjectContextPerform + 228
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eeff584 _dispatch_client_callout + 16
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eef5728 _dispatch_lane_barrier_sync_invoke_and_complete + 56
9 CoreData 0x19f1c2a0c -[NSManagedObjectContext performBlockAndWait:] + 308
10 PhotoLibraryServices 0x1b026cea4 -[PLManagedObjectContext _directPerformBlockAndWait:] + 144
11 PhotoLibraryServices 0x1b026cdf8 -[PLManagedObjectContext performBlockAndWait:] + 196
12 Photos 0x1b00804a4 _fetchNonHintResources + 292
13 Photos 0x1afeedb38 PHChooserListContinueEnumerating + 144
14 Photos 0x1afeed9f8 -[PHImageResourceChooser presentNextQualifyingResource] + 412
15 Photos 0x1afeed1d0 -[PHImageRequest startRequest] + 2424
16 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eee5aac _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32
17 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eeff584 _dispatch_client_callout + 16
18 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eeee2d0 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 740
19 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eeeede0 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 440
20 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eef91dc _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 292
21 libdispatch.dylib 0x19eef8a60 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 540
22 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x2214d5660 _pthread_wqthread + 292
23 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x2214d29f8 start_wqthread + 8
Dear Sirs,
I'd like to add an icon to my audio driver based on AudioDriverKit. This icon should show up left of my audio device in the audio devices dialog. For an Audio Server Plugin I managed to do this using the property kAudioDevicePropertyIcon and CFBundleCopyResourceURL(...) but how would you do this with AudioDriverKit? Should I use IOUserAudioCustomProperty or IOUserAudioControl and how would I refer to the Bundle? Is there an example available somewhere?
Thanks and best regards,
Johannes
In the AVP project, a selector pops up, only wanting to filter spatial videos. When selecting the material of one of the spatial videos, the selection result returns empty. How can we obtain the video selected by the user and get the path and the URL of the file
The code is as follows:
PhotosPicker(selection: $selectedItem, matching: .videos) {
Text("Choose a spatial photo or video")
}
func loadTransferable(from imageSelection: PhotosPickerItem) -> Progress {
return imageSelection.loadTransferable(type: URL.self) { result in
DispatchQueue.main.async {
// guard imageSelection == self.imageSelection else { return }
print("加载成功的图片集合:(result)")
switch result {
case .success(let url?):
self.selectSpatialVideoURL = url
print("获取视频链接:(url)")
case .success(nil):
break
// Handle the success case with an empty value.
case .failure(let error):
print("spatial错误:(error)")
// Handle the failure case with the provided error.
}
}
}
}
I'm streaming mp3 audio data using URLSession/AudioFileStream/AVAudioConverter and getting occasional silent buffers and glitches (little bleeps and whoops as opposed to clicks). The issues are present in an offline test, so this isn't an issue of underruns.
Doing some buffering on the input coming from the URLSession (URLSessionDataTask) reduces the glitches/silent buffers to rather infrequent, but they do still happen occasionally.
var bufferedData = Data()
func parseBytes(data: Data) {
bufferedData.append(data)
// XXX: this buffering reduces glitching
// to rather infrequent. But why?
if bufferedData.count > 32768 {
bufferedData.withUnsafeBytes { (bytes: UnsafeRawBufferPointer) in
guard let baseAddress = bytes.baseAddress else { return }
let result = AudioFileStreamParseBytes(audioStream!,
UInt32(bufferedData.count),
baseAddress,
[])
if result != noErr {
print("❌ error parsing stream: \(result)")
}
}
bufferedData = Data()
}
}
No errors are returned by AudioFileStream or AVAudioConverter.
func handlePackets(data: Data,
packetDescriptions: [AudioStreamPacketDescription]) {
guard let audioConverter else {
return
}
var maxPacketSize: UInt32 = 0
for packetDescription in packetDescriptions {
maxPacketSize = max(maxPacketSize, packetDescription.mDataByteSize)
if packetDescription.mDataByteSize == 0 {
print("EMPTY PACKET")
}
if Int(packetDescription.mStartOffset) + Int(packetDescription.mDataByteSize) > data.count {
print("❌ Invalid packet: offset \(packetDescription.mStartOffset) + size \(packetDescription.mDataByteSize) > data.count \(data.count)")
}
}
let bufferIn = AVAudioCompressedBuffer(format: inFormat!, packetCapacity: AVAudioPacketCount(packetDescriptions.count), maximumPacketSize: Int(maxPacketSize))
bufferIn.byteLength = UInt32(data.count)
for i in 0 ..< Int(packetDescriptions.count) {
bufferIn.packetDescriptions![i] = packetDescriptions[i]
}
bufferIn.packetCount = AVAudioPacketCount(packetDescriptions.count)
_ = data.withUnsafeBytes { ptr in
memcpy(bufferIn.data, ptr.baseAddress, data.count)
}
if verbose {
print("handlePackets: \(data.count) bytes")
}
// Setup input provider closure
var inputProvided = false
let inputBlock: AVAudioConverterInputBlock = { packetCount, statusPtr in
if !inputProvided {
inputProvided = true
statusPtr.pointee = .haveData
return bufferIn
} else {
statusPtr.pointee = .noDataNow
return nil
}
}
// Loop until converter runs dry or is done
while true {
let bufferOut = AVAudioPCMBuffer(pcmFormat: outFormat, frameCapacity: 4096)!
bufferOut.frameLength = 0
var error: NSError?
let status = audioConverter.convert(to: bufferOut, error: &error, withInputFrom: inputBlock)
switch status {
case .haveData:
if verbose {
print("✅ convert returned haveData: \(bufferOut.frameLength) frames")
}
if bufferOut.frameLength > 0 {
if bufferOut.isSilent {
print("(haveData) SILENT BUFFER at frame \(totalFrames), pending: \(pendingFrames), inputPackets=\(bufferIn.packetCount), outputFrames=\(bufferOut.frameLength)")
}
outBuffers.append(bufferOut)
totalFrames += Int(bufferOut.frameLength)
}
case .inputRanDry:
if verbose {
print("🔁 convert returned inputRanDry: \(bufferOut.frameLength) frames")
}
if bufferOut.frameLength > 0 {
if bufferOut.isSilent {
print("(inputRanDry) SILENT BUFFER at frame \(totalFrames), pending: \(pendingFrames), inputPackets=\(bufferIn.packetCount), outputFrames=\(bufferOut.frameLength)")
}
outBuffers.append(bufferOut)
totalFrames += Int(bufferOut.frameLength)
}
return // wait for next handlePackets
case .endOfStream:
if verbose {
print("✅ convert returned endOfStream")
}
return
case .error:
if verbose {
print("❌ convert returned error")
}
if let error = error {
print("error converting: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
return
@unknown default:
fatalError()
}
}
}
Let's consider the following code.
I've created an actor that loads a list of .mp3 files from a Bundle and then makes it available for audio reproduction.
Unfortunately, I'm experiencing a memory leak.
At the play method.
player.play()
From Instruments I get
_malloc_type_malloc_outlined libsystem_malloc.dylib
start_wqthread libsystem_pthread.dylib
private actor AudioActor {
enum Failure: Error {
case soundsNotLoaded([AudioPlayerClient.Sound: Error])
}
enum Player {
case music(AVAudioPlayer)
}
var players: [Sound: Player] = [:]
let bundles: [Bundle]
init(bundles: UncheckedSendable<[Bundle]>) {
self.bundles = bundles.wrappedValue
}
func load(sounds: [Sound]) throws {
try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true, options: [])
var errors: [Sound: Error] = [:]
for sound in sounds {
guard let url = bundle.url(forResource: sound.name, withExtension: "mp3")
else { continue }
do {
self.players[sound] = try .music(AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url))
} catch {
errors[sound] = error
}
}
guard errors.isEmpty
else { throw Failure.soundsNotLoaded(errors) }
}
func play(sound: Sound, loops: Int?) throws {
guard let player = self.players[sound]
else { return }
switch player {
case let .music(player):
player.numberOfLoops = loops ?? -1
player.play()
}
}
func stop(sound: Sound) throws {
guard let player = self.players[sound]
else { throw Failure.soundsNotLoaded([:]) }
switch player {
case let .music(player):
player.stop()
}
}
}
We’ve encountered a reproducible issue where the iPhone fails to reconnect to a Wi-Fi access point under the following conditions:
The device is connected to a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network.
A Bluetooth audio accessory is connected (e.g. headset).
AVAudioSession is active (such as during a voice call or when using the Voice Memos app).
The user moves away from the access point, causing a disconnect.
Upon returning within range, the access point is no longer recognized or reconnected while AVAudioSession remains active.
However, if the Bluetooth device is disconnected or the AVAudioSession is deactivated, the Wi-Fi access point is immediately recognized again.
We confirmed this behavior not only in my app but also using Apple's built-in Voice Memos app, suggesting this is not specific to our implementation.
It appears that the Wi-Fi system deprioritizes reconnection while AVAudioSession is engaged. Could this be by design? Or is this a known issue or limitation with Wi-Fi and AVAudioSession interaction?
Test Environment:
Device: iPhone 13 mini
iOS: 17.5.1
Wi-Fi: 2.4GHz band
Accessories: Bluetooth headset
We’d appreciate clarification on whether this is expected behavior or a bug. Thank you!
Hello,
Has anyone else experienced variations in the accuracy of the playbackTime value? After a few seconds of playback, the reported time adjusts by a fraction of a second, making it difficult to calculate the actual playbackTime of the audio.
This can be recreated by playing a song in MusicKit, recording the start time of the audio, playing for at least 10-20 seconds, and then comparing the playbackTime value to one calculated using the start time of the audio. In my experience this jump occurs after about 10 seconds of playback.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm working on an app where a user needs to select a video from their Photos library, and I need to get the original, unmodified HEVC (H.265) data stream to preserve its encoding.
The Problem
I have confirmed that my source videos are HEVC. I can record a new video with my iPhone 15 Pro Max camera set to "High Efficiency," export the "Unmodified Original" from Photos on my Mac, and verify that the codec is MPEG-H Part2/HEVC (H.265).
However, when I select that exact same video in my app using PHPickerViewController, the itemProvider does not list public.hevc as an available type identifier. This forces me to fall back to a generic movie type, which results in the system providing me with a transcoded H.264 version of the video.
Here is the debug output from my app after selecting a known HEVC video:
⚠️ 'public.hevc' not found. Falling back to generic movie type (likely H.264).
What I've Tried
My code explicitly checks for the public.hevc identifier in the registeredTypeIdentifiers array. Since it's not found, my HEVC-specific logic is never triggered.
Here is a minimal version of my PHPickerViewControllerDelegate implementation:
import UniformTypeIdentifiers
// ... inside the Coordinator class ...
func picker(_ picker: PHPickerViewController, didFinishPicking results: [PHPickerResult]) {
picker.dismiss(animated: true)
guard let result = results.first else { return }
let itemProvider = result.itemProvider
let hevcIdentifier = "public.hevc"
let identifiers = itemProvider.registeredTypeIdentifiers
print("Available formats from itemProvider: \(identifiers)")
if identifiers.contains(hevcIdentifier) {
print("✅ HEVC format found, requesting raw data...")
itemProvider.loadDataRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: hevcIdentifier) { (data, error) in
// ... process H.265 data ...
}
} else {
print("⚠️ 'public.hevc' not found. Falling back to generic movie type (likely H.264).")
itemProvider.loadFileRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: UTType.movie.identifier) { url, error in
// ... process H.264 fallback ...
}
}
}
My Environment
Device: iPhone 15 Pro Max
iOS Version: iOS 18.5
Xcode Version: 16.2
My Questions
Are there specific conditions (e.g., the video being HDR/Dolby Vision, Cinematic, or stored in iCloud) under which PHPickerViewController's itemProvider would intentionally not offer the public.hevc type identifier, even for an HEVC video?
What is the definitive, recommended API sequence to guarantee that I receive the original, unmodified data stream for a video asset, ensuring that no transcoding to H.264 occurs during the process?
Any insight into why public.hevc might be missing from the registeredTypeIdentifiers for a known HEVC asset would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Issue Description
I'm implementing a system audio capture feature using AudioHardwareCreateProcessTap and AudioHardwareCreateAggregateDevice. The app successfully creates the tap and aggregate device, but when starting the IO procedure with AudioDeviceStart, it sometimes fails with OSStatus error 1852797029. (The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error 1852797029.)) The error occurs inconsistently, which makes it particularly difficult to debug and reproduce.
Questions
Has anyone encountered this intermittent "nope" error code (0x6e6f7065) when working with system audio capture?
Are there specific conditions or system states that might trigger this error sporadically?
Are there any known workarounds for handling this intermittent failure case?
Any insights or guidance would be greatly appreciated. I'm wondering if anyone else has encountered this specific "nope" error code (0x6e6f7065) when working with system audio capture.
The documentation for the Apple Music API indicates that the genreNames field for a given artist (see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applemusicapi/artists/attributes-data.dictionary) is an array of strings. However, it only appears as though you return ONE SINGLE GENRE per Artist, regardless of how many genres might be attached to that artist's albums.
Am I missing something? Is there an artist where multiple genres may be returned, or is this a bug in the documentation?
AVCaptureSession's startRunning method is thread blocking and seems to be slow. What is this method doing behind the scenes?
For context: I'm working on Simulator Camera support and I have a 'fake' AVCaptureDevice that might be causing this. My hypothesis is that AVCaptureSession tries to connect to the device and waits for a notification to be posted back.
I'd love to find a way to let my fake device message AVCaptureSession that it's connected.
AVCaptureVideoDataOutput.preparesCellularRadioForNetworkConnection requires com.apple.developer.avfoundation.video-data-output-prepares-cellular-radio-for-machine-readable-code-scanning. But I cannot acquire its entitlement. I can't find its entitlement on 'Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles'. Any solutions?
Provisioning profile "iOS Team Provisioning Profile: ......" doesn't include the com.apple.developer.avfoundation.video-data-output-prepares-cellular-radio-for-machine-readable-code-scanning entitlement.
We are encountering an issue where AVPlayer throws the error:
Error Domain=AVFoundationErrorDomain Code=-11819 "Cannot Complete Action" > Underlying Error Domain[(null)]:Code[0]:Desc[(null)]
This error seems to occur intermittently during video playback, especially after extended usage or when switching between different streams. We observe Error 11819 (AVFoundationErrorDomain) in Conviva platform that some of our users experience it but we couldn't reproduce it so far and we’re need support to determine the root cause and/or best practices to prevent it.
Some questions we have:
What typically triggers this error?
Could it be related to memory/resource constraints, network instability, or backgrounding?
Are there any recommended ways to handle or recover from this error gracefully?
Any insights or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Topic:
Media Technologies
SubTopic:
Streaming
I am getting high error rates from the Apple Music API. This has been happening for months now, and it is quite frustrating. It is a mix of 404, 504, and random 500 errors. I hit these endpoints all of the time, so it is not like I am hitting a resource that doesn't exist. Why is this happening? Is this a known issue that is getting worked on?
I am work an app development on an app which request an audio function in background as an alert sound.
during debug testing , the function work fine,
but once I testing standalone without debugging , The function not work , it will play out the sound when I back to app.
does any way to trace the issues ?
AVPictureInPictureControllerContentSource *contentSource = [[AVPictureInPictureControllerContentSource alloc] initWithSampleBufferDisplayLayer:self.renderView.sampleBufferDisplayLayer playbackDelegate:self];
AVPictureInPictureController *pictureInPictureController = [[AVPictureInPictureController alloc] initWithContentSource:contentSource];
pictureInPictureController.delegate = self;
(void)pictureInPictureController:(AVPictureInPictureController *)pictureInPictureController failedToStartPictureInPictureWithError:(NSError *)error
{
//error NSError * domain: @"PGPegasusErrorDomain" - code: -1003 0x00000002819fe3a0
}
when first start the PiP play, I got the error "//error NSError * domain: @"PGPegasusErrorDomain" - code: -1003 0x00000002819fe3a0", why?
and second start is Ok.
Xcode Version 16.3 (16E140)
App developed in Flutter Flutter 3.29.3
Test iPhone device: iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18.5
I have an app that requires Camera access. This used to work before with iOS 18.4.x. I have dumbed down my app to just get Camera permission. Even then it fails
flutter: Camera permission: PermissionStatus.denied
flutter: Photos permission: PermissionStatus.denied
flutter: Microphone permission: PermissionStatus.denied
flutter: --- End Debug Info ---
flutter: Loaded translations from asset for en_US
container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled
container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled
container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled
container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled
container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled
container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled
flutter: CAMERA PERMISSION STATUS: PermissionStatus.permanentlyDenied
Camera permissions don't show up in my App settings or under "Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Camera" and I am at loss to understand why this is happening.