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Hi all, Looking for some clarity.. I have an app (Pocket Love: AI Roleplay Chat, Apple ID: 6745031268) that went through a long review process with many resubmissions. The feedback I received across those reviews was often generic “overtly sexual”) message, but without any detail on exactly what needed to change. Because of that, I approached it iteratively making adjustments each time based on what I thought the issue might be. Over time I made quite significant changes across the app (imagery, unlockable content, voice-overs, menus, copy, etc.), and increased the age rating to 18+. I also had a call with a policy eexpert & App Review. In the final interaction, I was asked to ensure all unlockable content was visible, so I re-uploaded a build and provided screenshots with everything pre-unlocked for transparency. Despite this, my account has now been flagged under 3.2(f) for “dishonest or fraudulent activity,” and is pending termination. What I’m struggling to understand is: Can repeated resubmissions / iterative changes alone be interpreted as “evasion” under 3.2(f)? Or does this typically mean App Review believes there was something intentionally misleading? From my perspective, I was trying to respond to feedback and get the app into a compliant state, not bypass review or hide anything. The game does have "sexy" imagery lingerie etc..and adult themes but 0 nudity and is tamer than similar games live on the app store. Would really appreciate any insight from others who’ve experienced similar, or from anyone familiar with how this is interpreted internally. I can't believe my account is pending termination without any intentional wrongdoing, I currently have 3 other live games one with strong revenue, that will be removed too due to this. My initial appeal was rejected today. Thanks!

I have an existing app in App Store Connect. I added the SharedWithYou functionality to the app code and tested it on several devices. Everything is working as expected. One of the first steps was to add the com.apple.developer.shared-with-you entitlement to the Entitlements.plist file. This required a round of updates for app identifiers and provisioning profiles. When I upload the production build for testing in TestFlight I receive the following error: 90919: Invalid entitlement. The “” bundle has the com.apple.developer.shared-with-you entitlement, but it doesn’t use the Shared with You framework. Please remove the entitlement and upload a new build. I'm using SWHighlight, SWHighlightCenter, and SWAttributionView in several places throughout my app... I filed an issue in the Feedback Assistant but so far, have not received any response.

Hello, I am facing a critical issue where the Family Controls (Distribution) entitlement is not being applied to my app extensions, despite the main app ID being approved. Main App ID: com.hayashikento.focuspact (Approved on March 13) Extension ID 1: com.hayashikento.focuspact.ShieldActionExtension (Pending/Not visible) Extension ID 2: com.hayashikento.focuspact.ShieldConfigurationExtension (Pending/Not visible) I have submitted requests multiple times, but the entitlement does not appear in the "Capability Requests" for these extensions in the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles portal. Furthermore, I am unable to contact Developer Support because the "Contact Us" form on the developer website consistently shows a "Request error" or freezes on the submission page. Since I am completely blocked from TestFlight distribution, could someone from Apple please look into my account (Team ID: UHG4J7F7NH) and manually sync these entitlements? Thank you for your help.

I first started using the SwiftUI pushWindow API in visionOS 26.2, and I've reported several bugs I discovered, listed below. Under certain circumstances, pushed window relationships may break, and this behavior affects all other apps, not just the app that caused the problem, until the next device reboot. In other cases, the system may crash and restart. (FB21287011) When a window presented with pushWindow is dismissed, its parent window reappears in the wrong location (FB21294645) Pinning a pushed window to a wall breaks pushWindow for all other apps on the system (FB21594646) pushWindow interacts poorly with the window bar close app option (FB21652261) If a window locked to a wall calls pushWindow, the original window becomes unlocked (FB21652271) If a window locked in place calls pushWindow and the pushed window is closed, the system freezes (FB21828413) pushWindow, UIApplication.open, and a dismissed immersive space result in multiple failures that require a device reboot (FB21840747) visionOS randomly foregrounds a backgrounded immersive space app with a pushed window's parent window visible instead of the pushed window (FB21864652) When a running app is selected in the visionOS home view, windows presented with pushWindow spontaneously close (FB21873482) Pushed windows use the fixed scaling behavior instead of the dynamic scaling behavior I'm posting the issues here in case this information is helpful to other developers. I'd also like to hear about other pushWindow issues developers have encountered, so I can watch out for them. Questions: I've discovered that some of the issues above can be partially worked around by applying the defaultLaunchBehavior and restorationBehavior scene modifiers to suppress window restoration and locking, which pushWindow appears to interact poorly with. Are there other recommended workarounds? I've observed that the Photos and Settings apps, which predate the pushWindow API, are not affected by the issues I reported. Are there other more reliable ways I could achieve the same behavior as pushWindow without relying on that API? I'd appreciate any guidance Apple engineers could provide. Thank you.

With the latest Xcode 26.4 my project fails to compile due to a "compiler unable to type-check in reasonable time" error with a library I've been using for years and has not changed. The library is https://github.com/ngageoint/mgrs-ios and is specifically around this line https://github.com/ngageoint/mgrs-ios/blob/master/mgrs-ios/utm/UTM.swift#L96. Since this isn't my library I can't change it, but again we've been using this library for years now without issue - it was only when Xcode updated this morning that our compilation workflow broke. (Compilation machine is an M3 Pro with 18GB of RAM, so I don't think that's the problem here)

Our Advanced App Clip Experiences have been stuck in "Received" status and are not transitioning to "Published." This matches the issue reported in https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/763374 which was resolved by Apple in September 2024 but appears to have resurfaced. App Clip Diagnostics passes all checks — Advanced Experience registered, App Clip published on App Store, Associated Domains verified, and Smart App Banner detected. Despite all green checks, fresh devices scanning QR codes see "App Clip not available." The App Clip works correctly on devices that already have the full app installed, confirming the binary itself is functional. We have five experiences all stuck in "Received" with none progressing to "Published." The app and App Clip have been approved and are live on the App Store. App Store ID: 6569229589 Has anyone else experienced this recently? Is there a known issue with the Advanced Experience publishing pipeline?

Platform: macOS 26.3.1, M5 Pro MacBook Pro Framework: CoreWLAN Affected applications: NetViews, Air Tool 2, and our own tooling — appears to be specific to the new Wi-Fi 7 hardware Hardware Card Type: chip id: 0x11 api 1.2 firmware [Rev 72.11.260 N1B1 devFused=0] phy [17.1.17.0], core80211 [324.10.260 N1_silicon_b] Firmware: Jan 27 2026 21:18:32 version XBS_BUILD_TAG GIT_DESCRIBE FWID chip id: 0x11 api 1.2 firmware [Rev 72.11.260 N1B1 devFused=0] phy [17.1.17.0], core80211 [324.10.260 N1_silicon_b] Driver: IO80211_driverkit-1540.16 "IO80211_driverkit-1540.16" Jan 27 2026 Background Both issues described below were working correctly on macOS 26 with previous-generation hardware. The regression is specific to the Wi-Fi 7 card shipping in the M5 Pro MacBook Pro. This is not an OS regression — it is a hardware/driver/firmware compatibility issue with the new card under macOS 26. Issue 1: disassociate() + tcpdump/Wireshark -I no longer enters monitor mode Previously, the standard approach of calling disassociate() and then launching tcpdump -i en0 -I or Wireshark -i en0 -I -k would successfully put the interface into monitor mode. On the M5 Pro Wi-Fi 7 card, this no longer works. The capture tool launches but the interface either stays in station mode or enters mode 0 - where there is no connection, but still not able to be a monitor radio. This is the primary regression affecting third-party wireless tools. Issue 2: setWLANChannel reports success but the radio only retunes once As a workaround for Issue 1, we use the built-in Wireless Diagnostics → Sniffer tool to establish monitor mode (which works fairly reliably on this hardware). Once the interface is in monitor mode via that path, we attempt to change the channel using setWLANChannel: let iface = CWWiFiClient.shared().interface(withName: "en0")! let target = iface.supportedWLANChannels()! .first { $0.channelNumber == 6 && $0.channelWidth == .width20MHz }! try iface.setWLANChannel(target) The first call succeeds (eg: channel 48 -> 6) the radio actually tunes to the requested channel and Wireshark captures frames there. Any subsequent call (eg: channel 48 -> 6 -> 1) shows the same apparent success - no error thrown, wlanChannel() updates to reflect the new channel - but the radio does not retune. Wireshark continues capturing on the first changed channel. We have tested with disassociate() and interface power cycling between attempts — neither resets the ability to retune the radio. What we have ruled out Timing: delays between calls make no difference Competing processes holding the interface wlanChannel() returning a stale cache value — it updates correctly, but diverges from actual hardware state after the first channel change Key data point: Wireless Diagnostics Sniffer works The built-in Wireless Diagnostics → Sniffer tool successfully puts the interface into monitor mode on this hardware. This confirms the card and driver are capable - the issue is that the capability is no longer reachable via CoreWLAN or via tcpdump/Wireshark's -I flag. Wireless Diagnostics Sniffer does not support live channel changes, so it cannot serve as a full workaround. The questions Is there a supported path for third-party apps to enter monitor mode on the new Wi-Fi 7 hardware on macOS 26? What is the correct mechanism for changing channels while in monitor mode - is setWLANChannel expected to retune the radio on subsequent calls, or is there a different API intended for this? The fact that Wireless Diagnostics accomplishes both (albeit, not live) confirms the hardware and driver are fully capable - we are looking for the sanctioned equivalent for third-party tools.

Hi, I’m running into a persistent issue in App Store Connect related to TestFlight and app reviews, and I’m hoping someone has seen this before. Around two weeks ago, I started getting the following error when trying to create external TestFlight builds: ENTITY_UNPROCESSABLE.BETA_CONTRACT_MISSING Since then: I cannot create any external TestFlight tests Internal TestFlight builds appear, but cannot be downloaded (“The requested app is not available or doesn’t exist”) My apps do not progress properly through review One app got stuck in “In Review” for ~10 days; I eventually withdrew it and resubmitted it At this point, I cannot update two existing apps, and I can’t start testing a new app at all Important details: This is an individual developer account I am the Account Holder All contracts appear active and valid The issue affects multiple apps, not just one Nothing changed on my side (no contract updates, no account changes) before this started happening. I’ve already reached out to Apple Developer Support multiple times, but unfortunately haven’t received any response so far, which makes it unclear how to proceed. Has anyone experienced this issue or found a resolution? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Starting yesterday, the API is returning 302 Moved Temporarily" redirecting the API to Location: https://developer.apple.com/weatherkit/ Is this happening for anyone else? This is incorrect, it should be giving an API JSON response as specified by: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/weatherkitrestapi/get-api-v1-weather-_language_-_latitude_-_longitude_

After having built the SwiftUI project numerous times from Xcode and allowing the plugins after the first build post install using xcodebuild -scheme <SchemeName> build fails with: The following build commands failed: Validate plug-in “SwiftLintBuildToolPlugin” in package “swiftlintplugins” Validate plug-in “OpenAPIGenerator” in package “swift-openapi-generator” How are we supposed to grant the plugins permission to run in the CLI? Everything I'm getting from Gemini is for packages, not apps.

There appears to be a serious issue in iOS 26.4 regarding text alignment. All text strings are rendered right-aligned instead of left-aligned, even when explicitly setting the paragraph style to NSTextAlignmentLeft. This behavior is unexpected and seems to indicate a regression in text rendering. Could you please confirm whether this is a known issue in iOS 26.4? I am using the following code in a central function that has been working reliably for years across all my apps. Best regards, Rolf Code: NSMutableParagraphStyle* paragraphLeft = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init]; if (paragraphLeft != nil) { paragraphLeft.alignment = NSTextAlignmentLeft; NSDictionary *settings = @{ NSFontAttributeName : font, NSForegroundColorAttributeName : fontclr, NSParagraphStyleAttributeName : paragraphLeft }; [theString drawAtPoint:CGPointMake(x, y - font.ascender) withAttributes:settings]; [paragraphLeft release]; }

Hi, On a 1920 points wide monitor, running maximized, Xcode 26.4 can't show more than 10 editor tabs at a time. Under the same conditions, Xcode 26.2 adapts tab widths to file names and fits 12-14 tabs. That's 2-4 more files I can see and access at a glance, without extra interaction. How can I get that level of information density back in the Xcode 26.4 editor tab bar? Screenshots Xcode 26.4 (10 tabs) Xcode 26.2 (12 tabs) Xcode 26.2 (14 tabs)

Hi everyone, I have a SwiftUI app using CKQuerySubscription on the public database for social notifications (friend requests, recommendations, etc.). Push notifications work perfectly in the Development environment but never fire in Production (TestFlight). Setup: iOS 26.4, Xcode 26, Swift 6 Container: public database, CKQuerySubscription with .firesOnRecordCreation 5 subscriptions verified via CKDatabase.allSubscriptions() registerForRemoteNotifications() called unconditionally on every launch Valid APNS device token received in didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken Push Notifications + Background Modes (Remote notifications) capabilities enabled What works: All 5 subscriptions create successfully in Production Records are saved and queryable (in-app CloudKit fetches return them immediately) APNS production push works — tested via Xcode Push Notifications Console with the same device token, notification appeared instantly Everything works perfectly in the Development environment (subscriptions fire, push arrives) What doesn't work: When a record is created that matches a subscription predicate, no APNS push is ever delivered in Production Tested with records created from the app (device to device) and from CloudKit Dashboard — neither triggers push Tried: fresh subscription IDs, minimal NotificationInfo (just alertBody), stripped shouldSendContentAvailable, created an APNs key, toggled Push capability in Xcode, re-deployed schema from dev to prod Additional finding: One of my record types (CompletionNotification) was returning BAD_REQUEST when creating a subscription in Production, despite working in Development. Re-deploying the development schema to production (which reported "no changes") fixed the subscription creation. This suggests the production environment had inconsistent subscription state for that record type, possibly from the type being auto-created by a record save before formal schema deployment. I suspect a similar issue may be affecting the subscription-to-APNS pipeline for all my record types — the subscriptions exist and predicates match, but the production environment isn't wiring them to APNS delivery. Subscription creation code (simplified): let subscription = CKQuerySubscription( recordType: "FriendRequest", predicate: NSPredicate(format: "receiverID == %@ AND status == %@", userID, "pending"), subscriptionID: "fr-sub-v3", options: [.firesOnRecordCreation] ) let info = CKSubscription.NotificationInfo() info.titleLocalizationKey = "Friend Request" info.alertLocalizationKey = "FRIEND_REQUEST_BODY" info.alertLocalizationArgs = ["senderUsername"] info.soundName = "default" info.shouldBadge = true info.desiredKeys = ["senderUsername", "senderID"] info.category = "FRIEND_REQUEST" subscription.notificationInfo = info try await database.save(subscription) Has anyone encountered this? Is there a way to "reset" the subscription-to-APNS pipeline for a production container? I'd really appreciate any guidance on how to resolve and get my push notifications back to normal. Many thanks, Dimitar - LaterRex

The Welcome page of AppStoreConnect has slightly changed. Analysis section is out, with an explanation message: News Access Analytics in the Apps section Analytics is now available in the Apps section. Get access to over 100 new metrics, improved filtering capabilities, and new monetization benchmarking reports. Learn more Problem: link does not work. https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=hh6v4b55 And I found nothing in the apps section… Same for you ?

System-wide deadlock in removexattr from revisiond / APFS We're experiencing a deadlock on certains systems when our software is installed, which is causing side effects in our process (and likely others) such as blocked queues and increased memory usage. According to the spindump, revisiond appears to be holding an exclusive lock within the kernel. Process: revisiond [426] UUID: 5E9B9E04-984B-31AD-A4FF-A1A90B7D53A1 Path: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GenerationalStorage.framework/Versions/A/Support/revisiond Codesigning ID: com.apple.revisiond Shared Cache: 25AE5A2A-FE2A-3998-8D4E-F3C5C6E6CEB6 slid base address 0x189834000, slide 0x9834000 (System Primary) Architecture: arm64e Parent: launchd [1] UID: 0 Sudden Term: Tracked Memory Limit: 50MB Jetsam Priority: 40 Footprint: 6225 KB Time Since Fork: 1740319s Num samples: 940 (1-940) Num threads: 5 Note: 1 idle work queue thread omitted [...] Thread 0xc0616d 940 samples (1-940) priority 46 (base 4) last ran 241692.754s ago 940 start_wqthread + 8 (libsystem_pthread.dylib + 7068) [0x189d0ab9c] 940 _pthread_wqthread + 292 (libsystem_pthread.dylib + 11852) [0x189d0be4c] 940 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 692 (libdispatch.dylib + 85356) [0x189b65d6c] 940 _dispatch_root_queue_drain_deferred_wlh + 292 (libdispatch.dylib + 87156) [0x189b66474] 940 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 440 (libdispatch.dylib + 45048) [0x189b5bff8] 940 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 944 (libdispatch.dylib + 42420) [0x189b5b5b4] 940 _dispatch_client_callout + 16 (libdispatch.dylib + 113364) [0x189b6cad4] 940 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32 (libdispatch.dylib + 7004) [0x189b52b5c] 940 ??? (revisiond + 168768) [0x10494d340] 940 ??? (revisiond + 165940) [0x10494c834] 940 ??? (revisiond + 40264) [0x10492dd48] 940 ??? (revisiond + 56680) [0x104931d68] 940 <patched truncated backtrace> 940 removexattr + 8 (libsystem_kernel.dylib + 23768) [0x189cd1cd8] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 15240) [0xfffffe000886fb88] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 1886348) [0xfffffe0008a3888c] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 7730436) [0xfffffe0008fcb504] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 2759592) [0xfffffe0008b0dba8] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 2808244) [0xfffffe0008b199b4] *940 apfs_vnop_removexattr + 1044 (apfs + 474512) [0xfffffe000be8d4d0] *940 decmpfs_cnode_set_vnode_state + 80 (kernel.release.t6000 + 2945816) [0xfffffe0008b3b318] *940 IORWLockWrite + 184 (kernel.release.t6000 + 496184) [0xfffffe00088e5238] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 494624) [0xfffffe00088e4c20] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 619452) [0xfffffe00089033bc] *940 ??? (kernel.release.t6000 + 624472) [0xfffffe0008904758] The bulk of the other processes are waiting for that lock. (suspended, blocked by krwlock for reading owned by revisiond [426] thread 0xc0616d) (blocked by krwlock for writing owned by revisiond [426] thread 0xc0616d) Around the time of the event, these messages were logged by revision: 2026-03-06 18:49:37.781673-0500 0x16b7 Error 0x7f92f364 426 14 revisiond: [com.apple.revisiond:default] [ERROR] CSCopyChunkIDsForToken failed for 41639 2026-03-06 18:49:37.781716-0500 0x16b7 Error 0x7f92f365 426 14 revisiond: [com.apple.revisiond:default] [ERROR] updateEntry for new entry <private> failed 2026-03-06 18:49:37.781738-0500 0x16b7 Error 0x7f92f366 426 14 revisiond: [com.apple.revisiond:default] [ERROR] no entry for '<private>' 2026-03-06 18:49:37.781754-0500 0x16b7 Error 0x7f92f367 426 14 revisiond: [com.apple.revisiond:default] [ERROR] failed assembleInfoForOffset for fsid 16777234 fileid 359684022 offset 0 size 14334 (path <private>) Our agent uses Endpoint Security Framework to monitor events, and provide anti-tamper functionality for installed components and processes. While several EndpointSecurity calls appear in the spindump stack traces, we don't have any evidence that any calls from revisiond were blocked. What we'd really like to to understand what that lock is (appears to be decompressing an object on an APFS volume), what revisiond and APFS are doing with it, and what might cause it to deadlock. Of note, one of our processes is also waiting on that lock, one thread for reading and the other for writing. This issue affects machines running several macOS versions (15.x, 26.x). The machine in the examples is running macOS 26.3 (25D125)

Hello, I got Purchase Error Couldn’t communicate with a helper application. when button 'Buy Pro' clicked in my app it uses storekit subscription created (correct id in configuration.storekit) got this error in console: Purchase did not return a transaction: Error Domain=ASDErrorDomain Code=5115 "Received failure in response from Xcode" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Received failure in response from Xcode, NSUnderlyingError=0xc5bc1c510 {Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "The connection to service created from an endpoint was invalidated from this process." UserInfo={AMSDescription=An unknown error occurred. Please try again., AMSURL=http://localhost:49913/WebObjects/MZBuy.woa/wa/inAppBuy, NSDebugDescription=The connection to service created from an endpoint was invalidated from this process., AMSStatusCode=200, AMSServerPayload={ "app-list" = ( Thx for any help : )

After I updated to visionOS 26.4, I noticed my website environment would suddenly turn off occasionally while I was watching YouTube in Safari. My M2 AVP was still warm after the update. Is turning off a website environment expected behavior when the headset gets warm (e.g., perhaps to reduce load)? If not, anyone have an idea this might happen?

After updating to visionOS 26.4, I went to Safari's Feature Flags page to reenable Website environment, and I found the Website environment switch had been moved from the top and into the list of switches below. In its place is "Immersive API". I could not find any documentation on this. Anyone know what it is for or can point me to documentation?

Hello everyone, I'm experiencing a critical issue with App Store Connect for our macOS application and I'm hoping someone from Apple or the community can help. THE PROBLEM: The "In-App Purchases and Subscriptions" section is completely missing from the version page in App Store Connect. According to Apple's documentation, this section should appear between "Build" and "App Review Information" on the version page, allowing developers to select and attach IAP products before submitting for review. In our case, this section simply does not exist. WHAT WE'VE TRIED: Submitted 4 separate app versions , ALL approved by App Review Each time, the IAP products were NOT included because the section to attach them is missing Opened a support case on March 23 - no response after 2 business days Opened a second case through the App Setup channel Requested expedited review multiple times Added notes in the App Review Notes field explaining the issue OUR SETUP: We have three IAP products configured (two auto-renewable subscriptions and one non-consumable). All have complete metadata, localizations, and pricing set up correctly across all 175 countries/regions. The Paid Apps Agreement is active. IMPACT: The app is live on the Mac App Store but no user can make any purchase. This has been ongoing for over 3 days and is severely impacting our business. QUESTIONS: Has anyone else experienced the "In-App Purchases and Subscriptions" section being completely absent from the macOS version page in App Store Connect? Is there a known workaround to attach IAP products to a macOS app version when this section is missing? Can IAP products be approved independently without being attached to an app version, given that our app has already been approved multiple times? I found a thread on these forums reporting the same missing section issue, which suggests this may be a broader bug affecting macOS apps in App Store Connect. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,

I submitted this to Feedback Assistant as FB22331090 and wanted to share a minimal reproducible example here in case others are seeing the same issue. Environment: Xcode 26.4 or Xcode 26.3 Apple Swift version 6.3 (swiftlang-6.3.0.123.5 clang-2100.0.123.102) Effective Swift language version 5.10 Deployment target: iOS 17.0 The sample app builds successfully for normal development use, but archive fails. The crash happens during optimization in EarlyPerfInliner while compiling the synthesized deinit of a nested generic Coordinator class. The coordinator stores a UIHostingController. Minimal reproducer: import SwiftUI struct ReproView<Content: View>: UIViewRepresentable { let content: Content func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UIView { context.coordinator.host.view } func updateUIView(_ uiView: UIView, context: Context) { context.coordinator.host.rootView = content } func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator { Coordinator(content: content) } final class Coordinator { let host: UIHostingController<Content> init(content: Content) { host = UIHostingController(rootView: content) } } } Used from ContentView like this: ReproView(content: Text("Hello")) Steps: Create a new SwiftUI iOS app. Set deployment target to iOS 17.0. Add the code above. Archive. Expected result: Archive succeeds, or the compiler emits a normal diagnostic. Actual result: The Swift compiler crashes and prints: "Please submit a bug report" "While running pass ... SILFunctionTransform 'EarlyPerfInliner'" The crash occurs while compiling the synthesized deinit for ReproView.Coordinator. Relevant log lines from my archive log: line 209: Please submit a bug report line 215: While running pass ... EarlyPerfInliner line 216: for 'deinit' at ReproView.swift:19:17 One more detail: The same sample archived successfully when the deployment target was higher. Lowering the deployment target to iOS 17.0 made the archive crash reproducible. This may be related to another forum thread about release-only compiler crashes, but the reproducer here is different: this one uses a generic UIViewRepresentable with a nested Coordinator storing UIHostingController.