FACTUAL ACTIVITY RECORD · An activity record based on work that took place
Bringing Control Center forward as a regular macOS app
Setting a regular activation policy for a Swift executable that appeared as BackgroundOnly
Purpose
The Control Center process started, but macOS registered it as BackgroundOnly, so its WindowGroup did not produce a visible foreground window. Development startup needed to behave like a regular interactive app.
Implementation
administration application now sets the AppKit activation policy to regular and activates the app after launch so its window comes forward. Database reset and startup-script waiting behavior were not changed.
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What was confirmed
Verification results
Before the change, the process was confirmed as BackgroundOnly.
After the change, macOS app information reported Foreground (in front), showing the state change corresponding to the identified cause.
All seven Swift tests were rerun and found no regression in existing Control Center behavior.
Basis for completion
Completion required the same development startup path to register the app as a foreground process and visibly confirm foreground activation.