CLIENT OF UIKIT REQUIRES UPDATE: This process does not adopt UIScene lifecycle. This will become an assert in a future version.

[nickredding]

Capacitor Version

npx cap doctor
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Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 7.2.0
@capacitor/core: 7.2.0
@capacitor/android: 7.2.0
@capacitor/ios: 7.2.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/android: not installed
@capacitor/cli: 6.1.1
@capacitor/core: 6.1.1
@capacitor/ios: 6.1.1

[success] iOS looking great!

Other API Details

npm --version
10.9.0
node --version
v21.4.0

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Current Behavior

Xcode build displays message "CLIENT OF UIKIT REQUIRES UPDATE: This process does not adopt UIScene lifecycle. This will become an assert in a future version."

Expected Behavior

No such message or future exception

Project Reproduction

https://github.com/nickredding/testui.git

Additional Information

This repository is a new iOS project. Adding iOS and opening Xcode and building it shows the message.

[WcaleNieWolny]

Having the same error. Any ideas?

[markemer]

Did it start with 7.2.0? Or an XCode upgrade?

[nickredding]

I'm pretty sure it stated after the Capacitor 7.2 upgrade. Note that I rebuilt the project from scratch to get Capacitor 7.2 because the upgrade process often has issues (at least for me).

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[nickredding]

See this Apple note:

[https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3187-migrating-to-the-uikit-scene-based-life-cycle]

It looks like some modifications to the Capacitor framework will be required.

[trzanko]

Hello, also experiencing this warning, first noticed after upgrading to xcode 16.3, running Capacitor 7.0.0.

This is my first app, please excuse any naivety, but were a game to launch and be approved, would the live app then become unsupported until a fix is deployed? Would be unfortunate to launch a game, only to find that a few days later Apple requires a new UIKIT and players can't use your app.

[markemer]

Hello, also experiencing this warning, first noticed after upgrading to xcode 16.3, running Capacitor 7.0.0.

This is my first app, please excuse any naivety, but were a game to launch and be approved, would the live app then become unsupported until a fix is deployed? Would be unfortunate to launch a game, only to find that a few days later Apple requires a new UIKIT and players can't use your app.

This would be an assert - so it would only be included at compile time. Apple is very careful not to break working code in the app store.

That said, this seems like something that needs updating.

[ionitron-bot]

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