My app needs to prevent the Apple screen saver from coming on automatically. I understand that to do this means inserting the following code into the launch with options function:
application.idleTimerDisabled = true
Additionally I understand that this may not work on a development build so I have tested it via a release build directly from Test Flight.
Net result is that it is not working. I have the Apple screen saver set to kick in at 2 minutes from the Apple settings screen. At exactly 2 minutes after inaction within my app, the screen saver fires off. In other words the above line of code is not working and I have been unable to find a different way or reason why.
Any idea why the above isn't working or if there is a different way to disable screen savers for Apple TV? This is running on tvOS 15.2.
Turns out the solution was to put it directly in the view (SwiftUI in this case) and not within
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool
When put into the .onAppear of the SwiftUI view as UIApplication.shared.isIdleTimerDisabled = true it worked.
I'll leave this question up for others who will invariably find the same issue.