The iOS App Group Container is a protected folder for sharing content with trusted apps. The most common use it to exchange information between the main App and a shared extension.
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Share datas between two apps with iOS 7 App Groups (using NSUserDefaults)
Can I use method of NSUserDefaults "initWithSuitName:" in iOS 7 to share preferences between two apps with same bundle seed ID (com.my_company)?
On iOS 8.0 and later works fine, but on iOS 7.x not working, though documentation says: "Available in…

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Appending custom objects to txt file and reading it back
I am developing todo list app for iOS. I have a custom class called ToDoItem. My design is to write the users contents to a text file and read it back from the file when the user again opens the app. I have implemented the methods that confirms to…

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Today's app extension app group issue
I have get stuck in a code sign issue in today’s extension implementation the whole scenario is as follow :
I am implementing today’s extension in my existing app which is signed with appId 123456789com.mycomapany.myApp
I have a distribution…

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App rejected for crash on persistenstore creation
My app got rejected for crash on launch and after symbolizing the crash log i have this:
Incident Identifier: --
CrashReporter Key: --
Hardware Model: xxx
Process: BUDGT [1029]
Path: …

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Share Plist between iOS App and WatchKit Extension
I have an app that saves and uses data from a plist file. I'm working on a WatchKit extension that needs to access the same plist file to display data and save to the file. I know I need to be using app groups but I don't know how to share the plist…

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ITMS-90289 - Using App Groups in Mac App Store
I have tried to submit my app to the Mac App Store and I am being shown Error ITMS-90289.
I am not sure where I am going wrong. Should I be naming the app group something different?
ERROR ITMS-90289: "Invalid code signing entitlements. Your…

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Copying plist to App Group Container - iOS 8
I am adding an App Group to my app for sharing a single plist between the app and the watch. I used to copy a plist from the bundle to Documents for when the app first started up. But with the watch I am now trying to convert it to save to the…

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Simultaneous iAD's results in only one getting served
I seem to have a peculiar problem, which is as follows. I have two views in an iOS app 1) TableViewController View as a table and a click on a particular row of the table would land me in new UIView. I am using iAd to serve banner ads on those two…

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ios app group container sqlite fails after first use
I've created an app that uses a SQLite database.
The existing code CAN create and use a database in the Library directory.
Now I am creating an App Extension that needs the same database so
the database needs to be located in a shared directory.
So…

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App Group within Embedded Framework Does Not Share
I am trying to share data between my iOS and WatchKit extension using a common module contained in an embedded framework. The common module class has shared data held in an NSUserDefault with an App Group.
However what I write to the App Group share…

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Why Do Many-To-Many Relationships Disappear When Moving a Core Data Persistent Store?
I have an application that uses Core Data to persist information. I'm adding a Share Extension to my application, which will need to access the same data, so I need to move my persistent store from my app's sandbox into an app group sandbox. As…

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Sharing large assets between app and extension while supporting iOS7
At its basic level my app could be described as a viewer for a large (61M) readonly sqlite database. I am developing a today extension which will require access to this database, but I am struggling to find a way to share this data.
These are the…

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Adding App Group Capabilities to iOS app
I need to enable App group capabilities to one of my apps. I created a new group from Xcode and selected it, it has automatically added group capabilities to my App ID. But still I see two errors.
When I look up my app ID in apple site, I can see…

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Check full access for custom keyboard extension
I need to check full access for custom keyboard extension. I found this link.
How to check the "Allow Full Access" is enabled in iOS 8?
It say we can check App group. I have app group called "group.TTT.TGroup". It share access between main app and…

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Find Element id,name,Path for iOS app
I am using Appium for the automation of my iOS app. The problem is, iOS recorder is too slow which makes my script writing process slow. I can write the script manually but I need object/element name,id,xpath etc. Is there any free tool which can…

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