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OSX Game Center: Couldn't communicate with a helper application

I'm setting up Game Center for my OSX game, but it can't authenticate player with the following error (OSX 10.10 Yosemite):
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I've got the following setings in iTunesConnect:
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and XCode:
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I'll appreciate any ideas how to make it work!

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deko Avatar asked Mar 27 '15 07:03

deko


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1 Answers

Solution:

This is not documented. I've reported a rdar://23594124

Add this key to the entitlements of the App:

com.apple.developer.game-center

BOOLEAN = YES

This fixes the error.

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Danoli3 Avatar answered Oct 08 '22 16:10

Danoli3