Add to Login Item - SandBox-friendly solution

Question

OK, here's my situation :

• I'm having several apps (Status bar apps, actually), having to start at login (if user wishes so)
• I've been using Uli Kuster's LoginItem code, which worked flawlessly
• As per latest Apple guidelines, all newly-submitted apps HAVE TO be sandboxed.

The issue :

• UKLoginItem and SandBox don't work together. So, I'm looking for an alternative (and acceptable) way to do the very same thing.

Any ideas? Any reference to point me to?

Answer 1

You can use an helper tool to start the apps at login.

An example is here:

http://blog.timschroeder.net/2012/07/03/the-launch-at-login-sandbox-project/

Answer 2

Use the Service Management framework. Specifically, SMLoginItemSetEnabled. See Adding Login Items Using the Service Management Framework.

Note that you must use the Service Management framework. The LaunchServices methods are not available in a sandboxed environment.