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# OpenClaw iOS (Super Alpha)
NO TEST FLIGHT AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT
This iPhone app is super-alpha and internal-use only. It connects to an OpenClaw Gateway as a `role: node`.
## Distribution Status
NO TEST FLIGHT AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT
- Current distribution: local/manual deploy from source via Xcode.
- App Store flow is not part of the current internal development path.
## Super-Alpha Disclaimer
- Breaking changes are expected.
- UI and onboarding flows can change without migration guarantees.
- Foreground use is the only reliable mode right now.
- Treat this build as sensitive while permissions and background behavior are still being hardened.
## Exact Xcode Manual Deploy Flow
1. Prereqs:
- Xcode 16+
- `pnpm`
- `xcodegen`
- Apple Development signing set up in Xcode
2. From repo root:
```bash
pnpm install
./scripts/ios-configure-signing.sh
cd apps/ios
xcodegen generate
open OpenClaw.xcodeproj
```
3. In Xcode:
- Scheme: `OpenClaw`
- Destination: connected iPhone (recommended for real behavior)
- Build configuration: `Debug`
- Run (`Product` -> `Run`)
4. If signing fails on a personal team:
- Use unique local bundle IDs via `apps/ios/LocalSigning.xcconfig`.
- Start from `apps/ios/LocalSigning.xcconfig.example`.
Shortcut command (same flow + open project):
```bash
pnpm ios:open
```
## APNs Expectations For Local/Manual Builds
- The app calls `registerForRemoteNotifications()` at launch.
- `apps/ios/Sources/OpenClaw.entitlements` sets `aps-environment` to `development`.
- APNs token registration to gateway happens only after gateway connection (`push.apns.register`).
- Your selected team/profile must support Push Notifications for the app bundle ID you are signing.
- If push capability or provisioning is wrong, APNs registration fails at runtime (check Xcode logs for `APNs registration failed`).
- Debug builds register as APNs sandbox; Release builds use production.
## What Works Now (Concrete)
- Pairing via setup code flow (`/pair` then `/pair approve` in Telegram).
- Gateway connection via discovery or manual host/port with TLS fingerprint trust prompt.
- Chat + Talk surfaces through the operator gateway session.
- iPhone node commands in foreground: camera snap/clip, canvas present/navigate/eval/snapshot, screen record, location, contacts, calendar, reminders, photos, motion, local notifications.
- Share extension deep-link forwarding into the connected gateway session.
## Location Automation Use Case (Testing)
Use this for automation signals ("I moved", "I arrived", "I left"), not as a keep-awake mechanism.
- Product intent:
- movement-aware automations driven by iOS location events
- example: arrival/exit geofence, significant movement, visit detection
- Non-goal:
- continuous GPS polling just to keep the app alive
Test path to include in QA runs:
1. Enable location permission in app:
- set `Always` permission
- verify background location capability is enabled in the build profile
2. Background the app and trigger movement:
- walk/drive enough for a significant location update, or cross a configured geofence
3. Validate gateway side effects:
- node reconnect/wake if needed
- expected location/movement event arrives at gateway
- automation trigger executes once (no duplicate storm)
4. Validate resource impact:
- no sustained high thermal state
- no excessive background battery drain over a short observation window
Pass criteria:
- movement events are delivered reliably enough for automation UX
- no location-driven reconnect spam loops
- app remains stable after repeated background/foreground transitions
## Known Issues / Limitations / Problems
- Foreground-first: iOS can suspend sockets in background; reconnect recovery is still being tuned.
- Background command limits are strict: `canvas.*`, `camera.*`, `screen.*`, and `talk.*` are blocked when backgrounded.
- Background location requires `Always` location permission.
- Pairing/auth errors intentionally pause reconnect loops until a human fixes auth/pairing state.
- Voice Wake and Talk contend for the same microphone; Talk suppresses wake capture while active.
- APNs reliability depends on local signing/provisioning/topic alignment.
- Expect rough UX edges and occasional reconnect churn during active development.
## Current In-Progress Workstream
Automatic wake/reconnect hardening:
- improve wake/resume behavior across scene transitions
- reduce dead-socket states after background -> foreground
- tighten node/operator session reconnect coordination
- reduce manual recovery steps after transient network failures
## Debugging Checklist
1. Confirm build/signing baseline:
- regenerate project (`xcodegen generate`)
- verify selected team + bundle IDs
2. In app `Settings -> Gateway`:
- confirm status text, server, and remote address
- verify whether status shows pairing/auth gating
3. If pairing is required:
- run `/pair approve` from Telegram, then reconnect
4. If discovery is flaky:
- enable `Discovery Debug Logs`
- inspect `Settings -> Gateway -> Discovery Logs`
5. If network path is unclear:
- switch to manual host/port + TLS in Gateway Advanced settings
6. In Xcode console, filter for subsystem/category signals:
- `ai.openclaw.ios`
- `GatewayDiag`
- `APNs registration failed`
7. Validate background expectations:
- repro in foreground first
- then test background transitions and confirm reconnect on return