Questions tagged [ios-privacy-settings]
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App killed by SIGKILL when changing privacy settings
My iOS app accesses the user's Photos with ALAssetsLibrary. When I change the privacy settings for the app (Settings → Privacy → Photos), the app gets killed by system (SIGKILL). Is this a bug?

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Toggling Privacy settings will kill the app
I have an app that uses the iPhone's contacts. With iOS 6, the user will be prompted for Contact access on the first try. At this point, the user can hit 'Allow' or 'Don't Allow'. The problem is when the user backgrounds the app, and then navigates…

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Does using audio requires camera usage description as well?
I am creating an app with audio (microphone) calls, In order to do so I request permission for microphone via:
import AVFoundation
let mediaType = AVMediaType.audio
let authorizationStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for:…

Mehboob Alam
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How to properly explain resolution in an info.plist?
Please tell me what Apple did not like.
NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription
This app needs access to location when in the background.
NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
This app needs access to…

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Camera Permission on SwiftUI- Xcode 14.2
I have created a SwiftUI project. I need to add privacy for camera permission in info.plist file. But in my project there is no info.plist available. How do I achieve camera permission on it?
Here is my project Screenshot,

Yasir Arefin Tusher
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What information goes to app developer when user buys in-app purchase on ios 16?
What information goes to app developer when user buys in-app purchase (subscription)? Are anything of the following revealed to developers?
Unique Identifier
First and last name
Apple ID
Email
Age
Address
I'm asking from perspective of developing…

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Apple Tracking Request not appearing in beta testing, app keeps getting rejected for publication
I implemented the Apple Privacy Tracking Request on my app, and I appears whenever I test it in my real device - it appears over the first screen of the OnBoarding. However, after I archive and send it to beta testing, it just doesn't show-up. I…

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Users with iOS sometimes don't see the option to allow our mobile app to access their location
We've built a mobile app for drivers that collects location data. As of a few months ago, half of our drivers no longer have see the option to "Always Allow" access to share location data to our app in their location privacy settings. Our mobile app…
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Is it possible to use camera permission but block "Take video" option in a iOS App?
I'm working on a hybrid project that uses cordova for building both iOS and Android.
My problem is with iOS uploads. There's an option for "uploading" photo, where the users can also "Take photo". For this, I'm usign…

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Data Privacy: Google and Meta Apps on iPhone
I recently bought an iPhone and the reason for it wasn't the price ..duh - primarily I wanted to have as much privacy as possible, which I found just wasn't quite possible when the phone runs on android.
Well.. now I have an iOS but unfortunately I…

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iOS Local Area Network Authorization Status
I have developed an app for which permission for Local Area Network permission is mandatory to give. As this permission will be asked as soon as the app opens, sometimes users will miss this dialog and deny the permission by mistake.
From Apple…

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