With updateAppShortcutParameters, I can now see all my beautiful kittens in the Shortcuts app. To make them easier to recognize, I replaced the generic cat symbol in displayRepresentation with each cat’s image. When Siri works, I can now open my cats directly using the phrase.

I initially suspected that not implementing EnumerableEntityQuery/allEntities or not declaring the cat’s name as a property had caused all the trouble, but neither was the issue. The problem was that I wasn’t calling MyShortcutsProvider.updateAppShortcutParameters at launch.

You may have noticed that the result in Spotlight isn’t very visually appealing. We can easily fix that by defining a custom attributeSet in our AppEntity. By the way, tapping the result automatically opens the cat in the app using the OpenIntent we defined earlier 🪄

The next step for Gadse is to make my cats discoverable via Spotlight. This is quite easy: I index the AppEntity instances using CSSearchableIndex.indexAppEntities. The method adds new entities and updates existing ones. To remove entities from the index, use deleteAppEntities.

Oddly, the phrase is unreliable on OS 27. It sometimes reports that in-app search is unsupported, which is correct. More on that later. FB24148994. Replacing the app name with target to open the cat by name does not work. The phrase must include the app name.

For now, you can only view an overview of your cats and add new ones. To speed up prototyping, you can generate cats using Foundation Models and get cute kitty pictures from cataas.com.

As has happened several times before, I noticed a bug while creating new content. This time, I noticed that the Subscribe button on tvOS has been unreadable since at least tvOS 26. FB24104261

If you're annoyed that App Store Connect is down again, give @connectwizard.app a try! Not only is your synced App Store Connect data stored locally, keeping it completely private, but it also unlocks insights and data you've probably never seen before. #iOSDev

I am going completely insane. Why isn't Siri AI even able to find and run my app shortcut? 😭 Help!

Stats in @connectwizard.app are getting a major upgrade soon. You’ll be able to switch between different visualizations, toggle between absolute and relative values, and finally apply filters – just like in the raw data view. #iOSDev #SwiftUI

First time seeing Explore SwiftUI mentioned in Google’s AI Overview 👀 Looking at the OG image, I should probably improve it so it actually shows part of the screenshot. More content coming this weekend. #iOSDev #SwiftUI

Here’s another fun case of #SwiftUI not working the same way on macOS as on iOS: listRowBackground in a grouped form works on iOS, but does absolutely nothing on macOS. Why? 😭 FB23411911 #iOSDev

To all the #SwiftUI experts out there: What’s the proper way to give a menu in the toolbar a background tint on macOS? I only got it working using this mess. Applying .menuStyle(.button) and then treating it as a button doesn’t work. #iOSDev

I am not sure if I fully got your question, but are you searching for @IntentParameterDependency?

Here is my setup. No fancy dependencies.

Subscriptions will be available for groups and organizations. This is big! #WWDC26

What a neat new Xcode 27 feature, which is even available in previews.

The new Xcode 27 launch screen

Meet me at the Indie Fair on Wednesday with @connectwizard.app! I also have a few sweet discounts to give away, but they’re limited.

The first thing I see in the US 🥴

My current app portfolio

Then, dive deeper by exploring the raw data and creating your own presets. Categorize and filter by any of the report properties and values. Overlay the values of the prior period or aggregate them across the entire time frame.

You can quickly get started with many pre defined stats. This includes stats you are already familiar with from App Store Connect, but also many new ones you might not have known were possible. I will regularly add new ones, so expect the collection to grow.

My first batch of 3D-printed app icons is done, and I’ll be giving them away at #WWDC. All of them have NFC tags inside with special discounts. I won’t password-lock them, so they can be repurposed later. I messed up the print quality a bit, though :(

I’m currently working on 3D-printed app icons as #WWDC giveaways. They’ll be printed in color and have NFC tags inside with discount codes. Should I also add a hole for lanyards or keychains? #iOSDev

The App Store Apple Account sheet

They do as there are roles for both and they are actively using them 🔈

Here is a close button on the trailing edge

Yes, Apple puts Cancel buttons on the leading edge. Close buttons on the trailing edge.

What a lovely new Apple Developer icon