Questions tagged [ipados]

iPadOS is the operating system running on the Apple iPad. Use this tag only for questions specific to iPad OS. Use the [ios] tag in most cases. Use the related tags [objective-c] and [swift] for issues specific to those programming languages.

iPadOS is the iOS-based operating system for iPad devices, created and developed by Apple. It was introduced on June 3, 2019.

Latest version: 13.2.3 released on November 18, 2019.

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How does UIApplication.shared.requestSceneSessionRefresh actually work?

I'm having a hard time understanding how UIApplication.shared.requestSceneSessionRefresh actually works. According to Apple, this is used to update scenes that are in background. But does the API call something in your background scene to allow the…
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Too Many Files Open while monitoring file changes

I am developing a document-browser-based app for the iPad. I have been using SKQueue to monitor changes to the files in order to make sure their metadata remains current when the user performs actions in the document browser. The code for initiating…
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Directly access file from External drive without UIDocumentPickerViewController

According to this: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/view_controllers/providing_access_to_directories iOS 13 adds the ability of UIDocumentPickerViewController to select a directory, including directories from 3rd party file…
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Scene delegate class couldn't be loaded even though "Delegate Class Name" is provided in plist

I'm trying to write an iPadOS/macOS Catalyst app that supports multiple windows. When I run, I get the log error message: [SceneConfiguration] Info.plist configuration "Default Configuration" for UIWindowSceneSessionRoleApplication contained…
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Context Menu blocks Drag and Drop into new window

This iPadOS/iOS 13 app implements both multiple windows and drag and drop. In almost every case, both work perfectly. We encounter our only problem in a table view that implements the context menu methods of UITableViewDelegate. -…
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Cordova Hybrid Apps

Does Cordova Hybrid Apps work on iPadOS or is iOS Platform enough.
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Setting eraser type to bitmap for PencilKit (iOS)

Using PencilKit for iOS, how do I set the eraser tool to .bitmap for PKToolPicker? I can't find any setting for PKToolPicker. Trying to use PKCanvasView to observe and set the tool's eraserType as .bitmap also does not work. override func…
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How to set the small keyboard appearance in swiftUI iPadOS app as default

In iPadOS the keyboard can appear in one of 3 states, the standard full screen width keyboard, the split view keyboard , or the small floating keyboard. Is there anyway to set this programatically in an app using SwiftUI?
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View is smaller than the viewcontoller after updating to iPadOS

After updating to Xcode 11 and iPadOS this is how my view looks: https://i.stack.imgur.com/NUUzt.jpg Before the view was filling the whole screen. When I switch to iPhone layout the issue disappears, but stays on all iPads.
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iOS - Is there a programmatically way to create multiple windows that don't split the screen?

I'm using UIScenes and SwiftUI to create a simple app. I need to create multiple windows programmatically, but not with the same design outcome from requestSceneSessionActivation, that splits the screen into 2 pieces. I need the other one, like the…
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iOS 13 app requests a new scene each time the app icon is tapped

I'm setting up my app with multiple windows. It's working well. But when I open my app from the springboard, it creates a new window every time. I'm on the latest Xcode & iPadOS 13.0 betas. All my viewcontrollers, views, etc, are made…
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Why does PKDrawing() != PKDrawing()? (PencilKit)

According to the docs, PKDrawing conforms to Equatable. But if you compare 2 blank drawings with ==, it returns false. I submitted a bug via the feedback app, but I am posting here hoping I missed something or others will also submit a bug report…
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Xcode 11 Beta 5: Preview on Device not working on iPadOS 13.0 (17A5556d)

I am trying to "Preview on Device" using Xcode 11 Beta 5 oniPadOS 13 beta 6 (17A5556d), and got this error: "Cannot preview this file, unexpected error occurred". Before updating to iPadOS 13 beta 6 (17A5556d), it was working fine. Anyone know if…
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Removing content in PencilKit

When using PencilKit in iOS 13/iPadOS, how do you remove all content from the screen, or remove those content selected (via lasso)? I can't find any functions in PKDrawing or PKCanvasView that do these?
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Can react native build to iPad OS?

Can react native build to iPad OS ? till now we have react native to build iOS apps and android apps. Apple is separating iPad OS from iOS, do you think react Native still be able to solve the cross platform problem....? iPad OS is supposed to be…
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