This is awkward.
I am trying to upload my first app to apple, and since it has a free version, I'd like to use iAd services. In the itunesConnect, in order to allow iAd services you'd need to configure ad services. What I find weird UX wise, is that it is not clear if the button enables iAd services, or actually pressing it would enable them?
So is iAd services ON or OFF?
What even weirder is that the save button would make this somewhat not so easy to undo in case you were mistaken.
Apple is known for their brilliant UX/UI. This is puzzling. Thanks
If you click the blue iAd Enable button, and then click "save".. that will do the trick. Then just upload the binary through iTunes Connect and you will be good to go.
iAd is currently off.
If you want to use iAd, then you should click the button. If you do not want to use iAd, do not click the button.
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In my app design, I have a dropdown menu from the top as the user swipes down the top edge of the screen. This interferes with the Push notification tray. Is there any way to disable the default tray dropdown when my app is in the foreground?
Currently, there is no public API for manipulating the behavior of the notification center or how to prevent it.
I think it is a design decision to keep a consistent user experience at the price of developer freedom. I do not think it's not likely that an app will ever be able to block a notification's appearance, and only slightly less unlikely that an app would be able to prevent the notification center from appearing.
After all, it is what made iOS so successful. The consistency between the operating system and apps in general.
Can a Mac app temporarily disable Notification Center, for example while it is doing a full-screen presentation? Apple says alerts are "automatically disabled while you’re presenting in Keynote. They also won’t appear if your display is mirrored on an external monitor." Do third-party apps also have the ability to temporary disable notifications?
I don't think so, but my assumptions are base on iOS, where you can't turn off notification center at all.
You can enable Focus (aka Do Not Disturb) which will hide current notifications and prevent new ones from popping up. See https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/turn-a-focus-on-or-off-mchl999b7c1a/mac for how to enable/disable it.
I do not know if applications themselves have control over enabling/disabling Focus.
I use the Touch Bar and add the Focus button to quickly enable it if I need to present or share screen. I do not see a keyboard shortcut you can set in Monterrey like you could in Big Sur.
Is there any way to completely disable Siri within the app? I am not only talking about the proximity sensor, but the long-press on the home key as well.
Thanks.
No. It's impossible to override the functionality of the home button. In general, Apple does not allow you to modify the behavior of something that is outside of the scope of your app.
I thought that it was not allowed to customize the taskbar on the iPhone. However, I noticed this app called iHandy Tip Calculator which replaces the battery icon with a fast switch icon, that pops up a view as shown. How is this allowed, and if so how can I be doing something different?
If you run the app on an iPad, you'll see, how they do it: they are overlaying the normal status bar. Also note, that the screenshots in the app store don't show this feature. I assume, they were fearing to get rejected and disabled the overlay for the screenshots.
Apps from this developer iHandy incorporate this into the status bar, but I've never seen another company do this. I am surprised that the status bar is able to be modified in this way in any event.
My question on apple.stackexchange is posted over here:
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/71969/what-is-the-meaning-of-this-status-bar-icon
It is possible to create your own statusbar and "simulate" the network status and battery life etc in a 'full-screen' app. But apple doesn't allow it, but this might be one that 'slipped through' just like Gaz_Edge said.
You are correct. You are not suppose to be able to modify the 'springboard'. Apple normally refuse apps that do anything that modifies it. Maybe this one slipped through the net?
I just downloaded the latest version of iHandy Level (version 1.62.0) on an iPhone 5 running iOS 6 but don't see the icon (it's within the app rather than in the status bar). (And the status bar is hidden.)
I was curious to see if they actually hid the status bar and created their own custom status bar. If that was the case, you'd be able to tell because when you swipe down from the top for notification center, it would first show a little tab and then you'd have to swipe again to pull down the menu.
Guessing maybe they removed this functionality at Apple's request.
If anyone still has a version that shows it, please let us know if it shows the tab when you swipe for notification center. If not, they likely found some private api to allow them to replace the battery icon (which would be interesting).
My application need to know are external keyboard connect or no. How could i do to know that? No Private API please. :)
If this is iOS related, I'm not sure why you'd want to detect this as the hardware keyboard acts exactly the same as the software keyboard (except with a few extra shortcuts for sound, brightness etc. which your app shouldn't use anyway).
If you're considering screen space, then the software keyboard will still send it's notifications when it is displayed or when it is hidden, so you can respond to those. For example, say you have the software keyboard up and then you connect your external keyboard. The software keyboard will hide, and will post the UIKeyboardWillHideNotification. So you can respond to that.