Questions tagged [watchos-8]
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Weird Shortcuts problem on iOS 15 and WatchOS 8
I have an app which allow users to create shortcuts for it. It worked well on my iPhone and my Apple Watch until I upgrading my devices to iOS 15 and WatchOS 8.0
It keep asking me "Allow *** to share data with (null)" every time even after I said…

echo
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SwiftUI: NavigationLink pops out immediately on WatchOS 8.1RC in Tabview
I have discovered a regression in watchOS 8.1RC with NavigationLink triggered from a TabView.
It's immediately dismissed.
It was working in watchOS 8.0 or in Simulator (watchOS 8.0).
Do you know a workaround ?
Thanks
Sample code:
import…

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SwiftUI: NavigationView bug in WatchOS 8.1 When List and ForEach is embedded in TabView
The code below worked fine in WatchOS 7 and 8.0, but now in 8.1 tapping on the row will navigate to the destination but then immediately navigates back to the root view.
I filed Feedback #FB9727188 and included the below to demonstrate the…

GarySabo
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Strange Console log in Watch OS 8: unexpectedly nil frameSpecifier. presentationDate:15:02:48.559 alwaysOnSession
I'm getting this error in the console running Xcode Beta 13, Series 6 Watch with Watch OS 8 beta. It seems to be related to the new AlwaysOnSession API? My app is a workout app that starts an HKWorkout and gathers heart rate data etc. This issue…

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How to change Clock Text Color on WatchOS in SwiftUI?
I am trying to programatically change the Apple Watch StatusBar Clock Text Color in my WatchOS only app written in SwiftUI.
I've tried
.preferredColorScheme(.dark)
.preferredColorScheme(.light)
on var body: some View but that does not seem to take…

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How can I use navigationBarTitleDisplayMode on watchOS 7 and below?
When I try to use navigationBarTitleDisplayMode in my project targeting watchOS 6, I get this error:
'navigationBarTitleDisplayMode' is only available in application extensions for watchOS 8.0 or newer
How can I use it in earlier versions of…

Tamás Sengel
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SwiftUI NavigationLink in WatchOS8
I am just finishing up an iOS/watchOS app. After upgrading my watch to WatchOS8 I discovered a new glitch that was not present with WatchOS7. I have a list of regions each containing some locations and a link in each cell of the list to navigate to…

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watchOS 8 HealtKit background delivery stops working after a few hours in background
I'm trying to implement background delivery of the HealthKit data for an independent watchOS 8 app. I was following Gettings the most out of HealthKit WWDC talk and seems to have added everything that is needed for background delivery to work,…

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watchOS 8: Siri Shortcuts cannot be activated by voice
My watch app supports Siri intents and it works under watchOS 7
Under watchOS 8, Siri Shortcuts execute fine when invoked by the Shortcuts app on the watch
Problem: under watchOS 8, I get the following message after triggering the Siri Shortcuts…

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Watch App getting crashed in M1 chip with watchos 8.5
Watch App getting crashed while running in M1 mac.
Xcode - Version 13.3.1 (13E500a)
watchOs - 8.5
WatchKit 1 apps aren't supported on this version of watchOS. Quitting "(null)"
Previously we are using intel chip mac, It's working fine.
After…

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Error code -1009 and "Operation not supported by device" when using URL(...) on watchOS
Let's say I have the following code:
guard let URLData = URL(string: "https://www.bing.com") else {
print("Unable to access \(URLString)")
return
}
When I run this on my Apple Watch Series 7 (Connected to stable WiFi), it throws a bunch of…

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Xamarin Ios 15.0 failed to Launch app in WatchOS 8
I was working with an project in iOS with WatchOS, once I update my WatchOS to 8.0, I am getting the following error:
Unhandled Exception:
Xamarin.Hosting.MobileDeviceException: Failed to communicate with the device. Please ensure the cable is…
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watchOS 8 - SwiftUI adding additional, unwanted space around Image
When using watchOS 8, there is unwanted space/padding around my Image. I measured it and it's 6 logical pixels on each side. How can I get rid of it?
This is different from this question, because I'm not using a HStack/VStack.

Tamás Sengel
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