Hi Apple Engineers and fellow developers,
I'm a student developer working on an educational focus management app that helps users hide distracting apps during study sessions. The app consists of:
macOS app: Simple "Hide apps" button that triggers app hidding sessions
iOS app: Uses Screen Time API to temporarily hide selected apps from home screen
Communication: Bonjour networking between Mac and iPhone for session coordination
The Challenge My app requires two entitlements that aren't available with Personal Developer Teams:
com.apple.developer.family-controls (for Screen Time API)
com.apple.developer.networking.multicast (for Bonjour device discovery)
Current Error Messages text Cannot create a iOS App Development provisioning profile for "focuser.focuser-app". Personal development teams, including "My Name", do not support the Family Controls (Development) capability.
Provisioning profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.family-controls and com.apple.developer.networking.multicast entitlements. My Question for Apple Engineers Is there any legitimate way to test these privacy-sensitive APIs on my own devices for educational/learning purposes without purchasing the $99/year Apple Developer Program membership?
I understand the security reasons behind these restrictions, but as a student just learning iOS development, it creates a significant barrier to experimenting with these technologies.