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Summary:
From time to time, but not always (I have had this working for a bit), the app/extension gets in a state where I can't read a flag set in my App Group between my companion app and my app extension. Don't know how it gets in this state or why the values differ, but it's ***critical*** to my application these always be in sync.

**Companion app viewDidLoad**:


    NSUserDefaults *myAppSettings = [[NSUserDefaults alloc] initWithSuiteName:@"group.myapp"];

    .....

    [myAppSettings setBool:true forKey:@"myBool"];
        
    [myAppSettings synchronize];
    
    NSLog([myAppSettings boolForKey:@"myBool"] ? @"Companion app - bool TRUE" : @"Companion app - bool FALSE");


**App extension viewDidLoad**

    NSUserDefaults *myAppSettings = [[NSUserDefaults alloc] initWithSuiteName:@"group.myapp"];
        
    [myAppSettings synchronize];
    
    NSLog([myAppSettings boolForKey:@"myBool"] ? @"App extension app - bool TRUE" : @"App extension - bool FALSE");

**Console output**

    Companion app - bool TRUE
    App extension - bool FALSE

I also synchronize before my companion app will enter background. I have my app group set up in the portal etc.

**EDIT**

Apparently others having this problem too:
https://devforums.apple.com/message/977151#977151

> "I think that this is currently very glitchy.
 
> Sometimes the data sharing works, then a change and all of a sudden the widget can't see the shared data anymore (both on Simulator and device).
 
> Annoying and hope it's a bit more reliable in next beta!"

Steps to Reproduce:
Use NSUserdefaults with group suite to set a bool, read the bool from an app extension

Expected Results:
Bool value should always be set/read accurately, and it's sometimes inconsistent

Actual Results:
Sometimes inconsistent data, e.g. companion app shows it in one state, app extension shows it in another

Version:
iOS 8 Beta 5

Notes:


Configuration:
iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 4S

Attachments:


It occurred to me that this could be because the keyboard is losing it's RequestOpenAccess privileges, either because it crashed, or just over time.