iOS / iPadOS / tvOS 18 compatibility

[defagos]

As a developer I need Pillarbox to be compatible with new major versions of Apple operating systems.

Hints

Here is a list of the issues we noticed and of work that needs to be done.

Fixes on our side

• ✅ Version plugin: Deprecation errors if package version set to 6.0.

Upgrade work

• Update pbxproj to use folders instead of groups (https://iosdev.space/@kern/113012885194302061). Can only be done after Xcode 16 release.
• Update CI to build with Xcode 16 (ready on a Update Xcode version to 16 #988).

Xcode 16 / iOS 18 / iPadOS 18 bugs or regressions

• DocC warnings (some symbols not found, working correctly with Xcode 15).
• High-speed gesture not working: System gesture gate timed out is logged to the console.
• 🤔 Settings picker is incorrectly displayed as toolbarTitleMenu at the root level of the Lists section (iPadOS 18: New tab bar presentation and inline navigation title / toolbar title menus do not work well together filed under FB14924375).
• ✅ Startup time incorrect after seeking (✅ local / ✅ AirPlay)
• Playback fails very fast if buffer gets empty (e.g. start playback and enable airplane mode immediately)
• Podcastator: Speed / Timer menus do not open anymore when player displayed as a sheet.

Acceptance criteria

• Pillarbox is compatible with iOS / iPadOS / tvOS 18.
• Issues which cannot be fixed on our side have been reported.
• The project builds with Xcode 16.

Tasks

• Update Xcode project to synced folders.
• Fix high-speed gesture.
• Fix settings combo.
• Fix speed / timer menus in Podcastator.
• Document unresolved issues under known issues if appropriate.
• Fix compilation warnings.

[defagos]

Though we won't update the Swift Package version to 6.0 yet here is here is the required change:

import Foundation
import PackagePlugin

@main
struct PackageInfoPlugin: BuildToolPlugin {
    func createBuildCommands(context: PackagePlugin.PluginContext, target: PackagePlugin.Target) async throws -> [PackagePlugin.Command] {
        [
            .prebuildCommand(
                displayName: "Provide package information as a generated Swift file",
                executable: try context.tool(named: "PackageInfo").url,
                arguments: [
                    context.package.directoryURL.path(),
                    context.pluginWorkDirectoryURL.path()
                ],
                outputFilesDirectory: context.pluginWorkDirectoryURL
            )
        ]
    }
}

See #908.

[defagos]

The Xcode project cannot be updated to synced folders since they are not supported by xcodeproj / fastlane yet, see #988.

[defagos]

The long-press issue is a known and has been reported. Quite incredible that this kind of regression could sneak in.

[defagos]

All issues are not our own and have been reported. To avoid unnecessary work we will wait until iOS / tvOS 18 updates are released to see what is fixed and what isn't (since those are really minor annoyances).