Use this tag for version specific questions about tvOS 13 - the operating system developed by Apple for the Apple TV. When using this tag also include the more generic [tvos] tag where possible.
Questions tagged [tvos13]
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Removing sandbox accounts from tvOS 13
I have been developing a tvOS app that uses in-app purchasing. As part of the development process, the app must be tested using iTunes sandbox user accounts. When beginning the in-app purchase using a local build, the user is prompted for the…

picciano
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Getting error when trying to use AVPictureInPictureController in iOS 13 or tvOS 13
I have small app which runs on iOS and tvOS where I’m displaying a video in UIView.It does support iOS 12 and tvOS 12.
Now want to show PIP for tvOS hence trying to use AVPictureInPictureController gives error “Use of undeclared identifier…

sia
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Use tvOS 13 UITabBarController compiled with Xcode 11 - tabBarObservedScrollView to scroll with content
My current project has a UITabBarController and in the UIViewController I have a ScrollView and inside that I have a Stack View.
The new default behaviour for the UITabBarController is to be pinned to the screen and allow the content to scroll…

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iOS 13.1 doesn't receive silent CKQuerySubscription notifications
My app uses CloudKit Query subscriptions and notifications as part of a CloudKit-based synchronization solution. This works perfectly with iOS 12, macOS 10.14 and even macOS 10.15 beta, but NOT with iOS 13.0, iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1 and tvOS…

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Use tvOS 12 UITabBarController default UI in tvOS 13 app compiled with Xcode 11
tvOS 13 introduces a completely new default UI for UITabBarController.
Is it possible to use the default UI of UITabBarController that was in previous versions of tvOS, 9-12, in a tvOS 13 application compiled with Xcode 11?
tvOS 9-12…

Daniel Storm
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SwiftUI TabView: .tabItem with custom font does not work
Is anybody familiar with the issue that the tabItem of a SwiftUI TabView, doesn't apply custom fonts? At least not for tvOS13.
For the TabView itself a custom font is easily applied, but when trying to customise the font for the actual .tabItem, it…

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iOS/tvOS use different application extensions depending on OS version
Is there a way to use different application extensions on different OS versions on iOS/tvOS?
My use case is that I want to use the new tvOS 13 top shelf extension but keep using the legacy top shelf extensions for devices running tvOS 12.
If I add a…

tom
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TVTopShelfCarouselItem title display on top of image
I have implemented a tvOS 13 fullscreen top shelf extension with TVTopShelfCarouselItems that have a imageURL and a previewVideoURL set.
The item's title however is only displayed when the video is playing, not while the image is shown. It doesn't…

tom
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Picture-in-Picture on tvOS 13
tvOS 13 now supports picture-in-picture mode, and it works well in the official Apple TV app - the video player has a specific PiP button.
I thought that this PiP button would be present by default in all applications that use the native player. But…

Alexander
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change tvOS tab bar focus color
I created an appleTV app on tvOS 13! and I'm faced with some tabbar customization problems.
I want to change the focused item color, I can change the text color, but I can't change the white focus background!
And also the tabBar add an alpha to 0.5…

sivanesan Jegathas
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is there a way to use glyphs in a tvml menubar?
I'm looking for a way to use sf symbols (glyph icons) like Gear and magnifyingglass inside the menu bar item, instead of a title.
Apple talks about it in its documentation for tvos, but I have not been able to find any reference to tvml js here.
So,…

Subhan
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Adding shadow on view breaks focusable buttons within it
When I add shadow on a view that contains a button then the button will no longer be clickable. The same code on iOS works as expected, but on tvOS it breaks the button. Am I doing something wrong here? Is there a workaround?
Here is my…

Jeff
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Cannot set UITabBar leadingAccessoryView on tvOS 13
In the Human Interface Guidelines for tvOS under "Tab Bar Customization" it states that:
In addition, you can display a logo or other information when the tab
bar is visible by supplying accessory views that appear near the
leading and trailing…

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How do I add firebase to my tvOS project?
I'm trying to add firebase to my tvOS project for analytics and have followed the instructions from here exactly as they have it in there but it's not working. The files Pods_BethanyChurch.framework, Pods_TopShelf.framework, FBLPromises.framework…

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Sign In With Apple ID AKAuthenticationError Code=-7014
I have been trying to implement Apple ID Sign in for both iOS and tvOS applications. iOS is able to sign in with Apple ID just fine, but whenever I tried to sign in through our tvOS app, it shows a generic unknown error in the UI (error 1000) and in…

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