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fopen() always return NULL on iOS device

File exists in iOS bundle directory. fopen() always return NULL on iOS device, but OK on iOS sumulator, codes as below:

NSString *path = [NSBundle.mainBundle pathForResource:@"yuv420p_640x360" ofType:@"yuv"];
BOOL exists = [NSFileManager.defaultManager fileExistsAtPath:path];
NSLog(@"%d", exists); //prints "1"
const char *path2 = [path UTF8String];
FILE *fp = fopen(path2, "rb+"); //fp is NULL

Environment: macOS 12.0.1, M1 MacBook Pro, iPadOS 15.0

Solution

  • The iOS execution environment is sandboxed, and you can not open a file in the bundle with "writing" mode, since the files in the bundle can not be modified (try with just "r" for the mode).