So, I'm done with GPTK and decided to delete it. The only thing I installed was brew -v install apple/apple/game-porting-toolkit and the external libraries from the ditto command. Now, I tried to remove it, but even after
brew remove game-porting-toolkit
brew autoremove
all of the dependencies installed with brew are still there. The most obvious was game-porting-toolkit-compiler, but even after removing this there are so many libraries that are now orphaned and it's just impossible to manually identify those. Is there a way or is the easiest way to simply uninstall Homebrew completely and reinstall it again?
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When I enter webp image to the assets catalog I get warrning:
/Users/..../Assets.xcassets The image set "Card-Back" references a file "Card-Back.webp", but that file does not have a valid extension.
It works, I see all my images perfect.
How can I fix the 200+ warrnings?
What is the current [most recent] best practice to instancing Meshes in RealityKit?
I see both MeshInstanceComponent and MeshInstanceCollection.
My intent is to bind a transform to a Circle Agent (GameplayKit Agent), and feed that result to Instancing.
I am attempting to load a jpeg image into a vImage_Buffer.
I am just trying to get the data in an ARGB format. This code works fine in the Xcode 15 build , but fails with kvImageInvalidParameter error from vImageBuffer_InitWithCGImage in the Xcode 26 build.
This code is written in ObjectiveC++.
Here is a code fragment:
int CDib_ARGB::Load(LPCSTR pFilename)
{
int rc = 0;
if (NULL == m_pRaw_vImage_Buffer)
{
NSString *pNS_filename = [[NSString alloc]initWithUTF8String:pFilename];
NSImage *pNSImage = [[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:pNS_filename];
if (nil == pNSImage)
rc = -1;
else
{
int width = pNSImage.size.width;
int height = pNSImage.size.height;
if (pNSImage.representations)
{
NSImageRep *imageRep;
int jj;
width = 0;
height = 0;
for (jj = 0; jj < pNSImage.representations.count; jj++)
{
imageRep = pNSImage.representations[jj];
if (imageRep.pixelsWide > width)
width = imageRep.pixelsWide;
if (imageRep.pixelsHigh > height)
height = imageRep.pixelsHigh;
}
}
NSSize imageSize = NSMakeSize(width, height);
NSRect imageRect = NSMakeRect(0, 0, width, height);
pNSImage.size = imageSize;
CGImageRef cgImage = [pNSImage CGImageForProposedRect:&imageRect context:NULL hints:nil];
if (nil == cgImage)
rc = -1;
else
{
//Alloc and load vImage_Buffer.
vImage_Buffer *pvImage_Buffer = new vImage_Buffer;
if (NULL == pvImage_Buffer)
rc = -1;
else
{
vImage_CGImageFormat format;
format.bitsPerComponent = 8;
format.bitsPerPixel = 32;
format.colorSpace = nil;
format.bitmapInfo = kCGImageAlphaFirst | kCGBitmapByteOrderDefault;//ARGB8888
format.version = 0;
format.decode = nil;
format.renderingIntent = kCGRenderingIntentDefault;
memset(pvImage_Buffer, 0, sizeof(vImage_Buffer));
long status = vImageBuffer_InitWithCGImage(pvImage_Buffer, &format, nil, cgImage, kvImagePrintDiagnosticsToConsole);
if (kvImageNoError != status)
{ //This is where Xcode 26 sends me.
delete pvImage_Buffer;
rc = -1;
}
=========================
I am just starting to learn SpriteKit and I'm having trouble selecting a scene to preview an action in the actions editor.
I created a new macOS Game project (Language: Swift, Game Technology: SpriteKit). When I open the generated 'Actions.sks' file, I see the message "No Preview Scene Selected" in the editor. I see the 'GameScene.sks' scene listed in the "Select..." control in the lower right, but it is greyed out. I'm not able to figure out how to select a scene to preview the action.
I'm running Xcode 26.2 on macOS 15.
Thanks very much for the help.
Topic:
Graphics & Games
SubTopic:
SpriteKit
When building a Unity iOS game, the app name displays incorrectly as "BigBall" on the iPhone home screen, despite setting the project name and bundle identifier to "Big Ball" in Unity and Apple Developer account. The correct name, "Big Ball," appears in TestFlight.
I tried solutions from ChatGPT and DeepSeek, but none were satisfactory.
Please help me.
Hello,
I'm working on a game that features online multiplayer. The game is developed using Unity and Apple Unity plugins.
The "isUnderAge" property restricts the online multiplayer feature. Everything works as expected on all platforms (Mac, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, and visionPro) except on Macs equipped with an Intel chip.
Using the same iCloud and GameCenter, with no restrictions enabled, "isUnderAge" returns false, as expected, but on Mac equipped with an Intel chip, it returns true.
Is there any restriction or compatibility issue with those chips? Is there a workaround?
Thanks
Topic:
Graphics & Games
SubTopic:
GameKit
I'm currently learning Metal. While reading the reference, I came across a strange description.
Page 78 in Version 4 Reference (2025-10-25) says:
It is legal to call the following set_indices functions to set the indices if the position in the index buffer is valid and if the position in the index buffer is a multiple of 2 (uchar2 overload) or 2 (uchar4 overload). The index I needs to be in the range [0, max_indices).
void set_indices(uint I, uchar2 v);
void set_indices(uint I, uchar4 v);
However, it seems that the uchar4 overload should be multiple of 4.
Furthermore, there is no explanation of what these methods actually do. I believe it involves setting two to four consecutive indices at once, but there is no mention of that here.
I would like to know if the above understanding is correct.
Matchmaking rules
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/gamekit/matchmaking-rules?language=objc
AppStoreConnectApi rules
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/rules?language=objc
・Environment
Unity 6000.2.2f1
XCode 16.1
iOS 26
3 iPhones
・AppStoreConnectApi rules
"type": "gameCenterMatchmakingRuleSets",
"id": "f6a88caf-85db-42bf-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"attributes": {
"referenceName": "co.mygame.RuleSets.GvERandom34",
"ruleLanguageVersion": 1,
"minPlayers": 3,
"maxPlayers": 4
},
"type": "gameCenterMatchmakingRules",
"id": "6afa68ce-4d2c-496f-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"attributes": {
"referenceName": "GameVersion",
"description": "Check Game Version. GvERandom34",
"type": "COMPATIBLE",
"expression": "requests[0].properties.gameVersion == requests[1].properties.gameVersion",
"weight": null
},
"type": "gameCenterMatchmakingQueues",
"id": "7fb645ef-4eca-4510-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"attributes": {
"referenceName": "co.mygame.que.GvERandom34",
"classicMatchmakingBundleIds": []
},
・Objective-C Execution code
queueName = "co.mygame.que.GvERandom34"
keyStr = "gameVersion "
valueStr = "1.0"
- (void)MatchQueueParamStr1Start:(NSString*)queueName keyStr:(NSString*)keyStr valueStr:(NSString*)valueStr
{
if (@available(iOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, macOS 14.2, visionOS 1.1, *) == NO)
{
DBGLOG(@"MatchQueueParamStr1Start Not support.");
return;
}
self->_matchMakingFlag = YES;
self->_matchFinishFlag = NO;
self->_myMatch = nil;
GKMatchRequest *req = [[GKMatchRequest alloc] init];
if (@available(iOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, macOS 14.2, visionOS 1.1, *))
{
req.queueName = queueName;
req.properties = @{keyStr: valueStr};
}
[[GKMatchmaker sharedMatchmaker] findMatchForRequest:req withCompletionHandler: ^(GKMatch *match, NSError *error)
{
if (error)
{
[self SetupErrorInfo:error descriptionText:@"findMatchForRequest"];
}
else if(match)
{
self->_myMatch = match;
self->_myMatch.delegate = self;
}
self->_matchMakingFlag = NO;
self->_matchFinishFlag = YES;
}];
}
・
I'm trying to match with three devices.
Matching doesn't work.
5 minutes later times out.
What's the problem?
My procedural animation using IKRig occasionally jitters and throws this warning. It completely breaks immersion.
getMoCapTask: Rig must be of type kCoreIKSolverTypePoseRetarget
Any idea where to start looking or what could be causing this?
Hey I wanted to make an app that tracks changes in the room and room lightning and I was wondering if its possible to use VirtualEnvironmentProbeComponent to obtain the EnvironmentResource image and store it?
If so are there any example of similar operation I could use?
Thank you!
after launching a nearby exoerience on quick look or inside our app, all the user in the group watch sometimes teh model blinking abd becoming transparet...
... just one user hasnt the issue, either the one who launched shareplay or the user who force align the immersive space in front
weird
I'm running into a persistent visual issue while deploying a floral corridor scene to Apple Vision Pro using Unity 6.0 with URP and Metal. The issue only appears on the Vision Pro device — everything looks fine in the Unity Editor.
Issue Description
When the frame rate drops to around 60–70 FPS, noticeable distortion artifacts appear around the edges of foliage models. It seems like the background meshes (behind the plants) get warped and leak through the edges of the foliage. Although this is most visible around the leaves, even solid objects like standard URP wall or box models show distorted edges when the issue occurs.
All the foliage uses Opaque or Alpha Clipping materials.
Things I've Tried
Changing the foliage materials to Transparent mode —distortion around edges disappears, but using Transparent for a large number of foliage assets is not ideal for performance or sorting complexity.
Reducing the number of foliage objects — with only a few plants in the scene and the frame rate staying around 100 FPS, the distortion disappears. However, this isn’t a practical solution for a full environment.
Possible Cause?
I came across this note in the Unity documentation:
"Ensure depth-buffer for each pixel is non-zero - on visionOS, the depth buffer is used for reprojection. To ensure visual effects like skyboxes and shaders are displayed beautifully, ensure that some value is written to the depth for each pixel."
Could this be related to the issue? Is it possible that Alpha Clipping with low pixel coverage leads to some pixels not writing to the depth buffer, which then causes problems during Vision Pro’s reprojection or foveated rendering? However, even when I disable Alpha Clipping entirely, the distortion issue still persists, so it may not be solely caused by clipping itself.
Project Setup
Unity 6.0 (URP)
Depth Texture: Enable
Using Metal as the graphics backend
Running on real Vision Pro hardware (not simulator)
Any advice on how to avoid these distortion issues on Vision Pro would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Hi. I'm a 3D designer, using Blender for most of my work. The most recent Blender conference discussed utilizing the Open Shading Language (OSL) in their latest versions, which allows designers to write custom shaders for their workflows.
At the moment, only Nvidia Optix GPU's can utilize this language for rendering (from what I understand), but Blender developers stated they are waiting on other GPU manufacturers to implement this feature as well. I'm not sure if there are any licensing issues here, but would this be something Apple could implement in Metal to make their hardware more attractive to the 3D design community?
Any help or knowledge on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
I am trying to load some PNG data with MTKTextureLoader newTextureWithData,but the result shows wrong at the alpha area.
Here is the code. I have an image URL, after it downloads successfully, I try to use the data or UIImagePNGRepresentation (image), they all show wrong.
UIImage *tempImg = [UIImage imageWithData:data];
CGImageRef cgRef = tempImg.CGImage;
MTKTextureLoader *loader = [[MTKTextureLoader alloc] initWithDevice:device];
id<MTLTexture> temp1 = [loader newTextureWithData:data options:@{MTKTextureLoaderOptionSRGB: @(NO), MTKTextureLoaderOptionTextureUsage: @(MTLTextureUsageShaderRead), MTKTextureLoaderOptionTextureCPUCacheMode: @(MTLCPUCacheModeWriteCombined)} error:nil];
NSData *tempData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(tempImg);
id<MTLTexture> temp2 = [loader newTextureWithData:tempData options:@{MTKTextureLoaderOptionSRGB: @(NO), MTKTextureLoaderOptionTextureUsage: @(MTLTextureUsageShaderRead), MTKTextureLoaderOptionTextureCPUCacheMode: @(MTLCPUCacheModeWriteCombined)} error:nil];
id<MTLTexture> temp3 = [loader newTextureWithCGImage:cgRef options:@{MTKTextureLoaderOptionSRGB: @(NO), MTKTextureLoaderOptionTextureUsage: @(MTLTextureUsageShaderRead), MTKTextureLoaderOptionTextureCPUCacheMode: @(MTLCPUCacheModeWriteCombined)} error:nil];
}] resume];
Unable to find intelgpu_kbl_gt2r0 slice or a compatible one in binary archive 'file:///System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IconRendering.framework/Resources/binary.metallib'
available slices: applegpu_g13g, applegpu_g13s, applegpu_g13d, applegpu_g14g, applegpu_g14s, applegpu_g14d, applegpu_g15g, applegpu_g15s, applegpu_g15d, applegpu_g16g, applegpu_g16s, applegpu_g17g, applegpu_g15g, applegpu_g15s, applegpu_g15d, applegpu_g16s
Is it related to performance of applications in macOS 26.2 on Intel Macs?
I am currently using RealityKit (perspective camera) to render a character in my swiftUI app.
The character has customization such as clothing items and hair and all objects are properly weighted to the rig.
The way the model is setup in Blender is like so: Groups of objects that will be swapped (ex: Shoes -> Shoes objects) and an armature. I then export it to usdc with all objects active. This is the resulting entity hierarchy, viewed in Reality Composer Pro:
My problem is that when I export with the Armature Modifier applied to the objects, so that animations get exported, the ModelComponent gets flattened to the armature and swapping entities is no longer as simple as removing the entity with the corresponding name.
What's the best practice here? Should animation be exported separately and then applied to the skeleton? If so, how is that achieved? I'm not really sure how to proceed here.
In my turn-based game, I receive GKListener event receivedTurnEventForMatch and decode the match.matchData. On occasion, the matchData is clearly stale and is from the previous turn. If I call the MatchMaker ViewController up and select that same match, the data is not stale, so it's not a matter of not calling endTurn.
I have tried both loadMatchWithID and loadMatchesWithCompletionHandler after receiving the receivedTurnEventForMatch, but the data is still stale.
Advice?
Topic:
Graphics & Games
SubTopic:
GameKit
RealityKit spatial audio crackles and pops on iOS 26.0 beta 5.
It works correctly on iOS 18.6 and visionOS 26.0 beta 5.
The APIs used are AudioPlaybackController, Entity.prepareAudio, Entity.play
Videos of the expected and observed behavior are attached to the feedback FB19423059.
The audio should be a consistent, repeating sound, but it seems oddly abbreviated and the volume varies unexpectedly.
Thank you for investigating this issue.
Hello everyone,
I'm working on a screen recording app using ScreenCaptureKit and I've hit a strange issue. My app records the screen to an .mp4 file, and everything works perfectly until the .captureMicrophone is false
In this case, I get a valid, playable .mp4 file.
However, as soon as I try to enable the microphone by setting streamConfig.captureMicrophone = true, the recording seems to work, but the final .mp4 file is corrupted and cannot be played by QuickTime or any other player. This happens whether capturesAudio (app audio) is on or off.
I've already added the "Privacy - Microphone Usage Description" (NSMicrophoneUsageDescription) to my Info.plist, so I don't think it's a permissions problem.
I have my logic split into a ScreenRecorder class that manages state and a CaptureEngine that handles the SCStream. Here is how I'm configuring my SCStream:
ScreenRecorder.swift
// This is my main SCStreamConfiguration
private var streamConfiguration: SCStreamConfiguration {
var streamConfig = SCStreamConfiguration()
// ... other HDR/preset config ...
// These are the problem properties
streamConfig.capturesAudio = isAudioCaptureEnabled
streamConfig.captureMicrophone = isMicCaptureEnabled // breaks it if true
streamConfig.excludesCurrentProcessAudio = false
streamConfig.showsCursor = false
if let region = selectedRegion, let display = currentDisplay {
// My region/frame logic (works fine)
let regionWidth = Int(region.frame.width)
let regionHeight = Int(region.frame.height)
streamConfig.width = regionWidth * scaleFactor
streamConfig.height = regionHeight * scaleFactor
// ... (sourceRect logic) ...
}
streamConfig.pixelFormat = kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA
streamConfig.colorSpaceName = CGColorSpace.sRGB
streamConfig.minimumFrameInterval = CMTime(value: 1, timescale: 60)
return streamConfig
}
And here is how I'm setting up the SCRecordingOutput that writes the file:
ScreenRecorder.swift
private func initRecordingOutput(for region: ScreenPickerManager.SelectedRegion) throws {
let screeRecordingOutputURL = try RecordingWorkspace.createScreenRecordingVideoFile(
in: workspaceURL,
sessionIndex: sessionIndex
)
let recordingConfiguration = SCRecordingOutputConfiguration()
recordingConfiguration.outputURL = screeRecordingOutputURL
recordingConfiguration.outputFileType = .mp4
recordingConfiguration.videoCodecType = .hevc
let recordingOutput = SCRecordingOutput(configuration: recordingConfiguration, delegate: self)
self.recordingOutput = recordingOutput
}
Finally, my CaptureEngine adds these to the SCStream:
CaptureEngine.swift
class CaptureEngine: NSObject, @unchecked Sendable {
private(set) var stream: SCStream?
private var streamOutput: CaptureEngineStreamOutput?
// ... (dispatch queues) ...
func startCapture(configuration: SCStreamConfiguration, filter: SCContentFilter, recordingOutput: SCRecordingOutput) async throws {
let streamOutput = CaptureEngineStreamOutput()
self.streamOutput = streamOutput
do {
stream = SCStream(filter: filter, configuration: configuration, delegate: streamOutput)
// Add outputs for raw buffers (not used for file recording)
try stream?.addStreamOutput(streamOutput, type: .screen, sampleHandlerQueue: videoSampleBufferQueue)
try stream?.addStreamOutput(streamOutput, type: .audio, sampleHandlerQueue: audioSampleBufferQueue)
try stream?.addStreamOutput(streamOutput, type: .microphone, sampleHandlerQueue: micSampleBufferQueue)
// Add the file recording output
try stream?.addRecordingOutput(recordingOutput)
try await stream?.startCapture()
} catch {
logger.error("Failed to start capture: \(error.localizedDescription)")
throw error
}
}
// ... (stopCapture, etc.) ...
}
When I had the .captureMicrophone value to be false, I get a perfect .mp4 video playable everywhere, however, when its true, I am getting corrupted video which doesn't play at all :-