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 can I check whether dark mode is enabled in iOS/iPadOS?

Starting from iOS/iPadOS 13, a dark user interface style is available, similar to the dark mode introduced in macOS Mojave. How can I check whether the user has enabled the system-wide dark mode?
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iOS/iPadOS safari push api support

Does the iOS/iPadOS version of safari support push api standard with service worker? EDIT: there is a petition you can sign to raise awareness on this topic
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FIRAnalyticsConnector: building for Mac Catalyst, but linking in object file built for iOS Simulator

When trying to build for Mac using Catalyst, I get the following build error: FIRAnalyticsConnector(FIRConnectorUtils_77ff1e12be6740765c87f1be0d421683.o), building for Mac Catalyst, but linking in object file built for iOS Simulator The project…
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Tell iPadOS from macOS on the web

The user agent of Safari on iPadOS beta is at this point exactly the same as Safari on macOS. Is there any other way to tell an iPad from a Mac? iPad running iOS Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 10_3_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/603.3.8 (KHTML, like Gecko)…
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iPadOS: Network connected via NEHotspotConfiguration disconnects after a while

My app uses NEHotspotConfigurationManager to connect itself to a certain device using a Wi-Fi. The device acts as an WPA2 access point. In older iOS versions (iOS 12 and lower) everything worked fine, but in iPadOS/iOS 13 the device is being…
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Distinguish between iPad and mac on iPad with iPadOs

In iOS 13 apple changed the user-agent that iPad uses. Instead of (for example) Mozilla/5.0(iPad; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B314 Safari/531.21.10 it become (for…
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How to detect iPad Pro as iPad using javascript?

We were able to detect an iPad device using javascript like this: function isDeviceiPad(){ return navigator.platform.match(/iPad/i); } That worked perfectly in detecting iPad devices, but when we checked from an iPad Pro (10.5 inch), it does…
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SwiftUI Sidebar doesn't remember state

I Have this app that uses the new sidebar introduced in iOS14 for iPad os but I can't figure out why it doesn't remember the state when its hidden This is the sidebar struct import SwiftUI struct Sidebar: View { …
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What is the "Development Assets" feature introduced in Xcode 11 and how to use it?

When I examined settings of a target in Xcode 11.1 (accessed when clicking on a project in the Project navigator sidebar and then clicking on an executable target), I noticed a new expandable section called "Development Assets", which wasn't present…
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How do I convert or load a UIImage into a PKDrawing?

I'd like to be able to load a PNG file into a PKCanvasView to be able to draw on and erase parts of it. Is there a way to accomplish this?
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Debugging sporadic app crashes with dylib in iOS13/iPadOS 13

After updating to iOS 13.x / iPadOS 13.x we see sporadic crashes with our recent Testflight builds. We've not seen reports from users using our pre-13 released version yet, but it seems not many have updated to 13 yet, so we really don't know. The…
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Failure to launch app from dock on iPad with PadOS13

I have a weird problem. My iPad app on iOS12 works fine, but on padOS13 it shows problems. On the simulator, it won't show in the dock. On the device, it shows in the dock, but tapping there won't launch it. I've put breakpoints into the app…
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Fabric installer page on Safari for iPadOS 13.1 is not recognized as a "device"

I recently updated to iPadOS 13.1 and I can't get "Beta by Crashlytics" to accept an iPad Pro 12" as a device that can install the required software from https://apps.crashlytics.com/register/... I am met by a screen that says …
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iOS 14 UISplitViewController (sidebar) with triple column sidebar toggle icon behavior

I'm implementing the iOS 14 (iPadOS 14) sidebar (UISplitViewController with TripleColumn) and having strange "sidebar toggle icon" behavior. In iOS 13 I'm using the tab bar with some split views and table views so I need the Triple Column instead of…
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SwiftUI - unexpected behaviour using onTapGesture with mouse/trackpad on iPadOS and Catalyst

I have in my app a layout showing a list of rectangular cards - each one should be tappable (once) to reveal a set of action buttons and more information, etc. I have implemented this using .onTapGesture() and I have also put…
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