Share Extension isn't working in iOS 18

[bjtitus]

Description

The Share Extension can be used to import mp3 files but isn't working in iOS 18.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Try to share an mp3 file from Files to Pocket Casts
2. Expect Pocket Casts to open and import the file
3. Nothing happens

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Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

iOS 18, Pocket Casts 7.74

[bjtitus]

See this forum thread: https://forums.pocketcasts.com/forums/topic/broken-in-ios-18-share-to-pocket-casts/

[bjtitus]

Looked into this and it looks like the UIApplication.openURL(:) method that we were calling is deprecated and may be the cause of this. This dynamic calling implementation seems super fragile and is actually not possible to do purely in Swift since NSInvocation will probably be required for multiple arguments of the current UIApplication.openURL:options:completionHandler:) method.

I think this was a workaround to get around a restriction on opening the parent application from an extension.

A Today widget (and no other app extension type) can ask the system to open its containing app by calling the openURL:completionHandler: method of the NSExtensionContext class.

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/ExtensionOverview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014214-CH2-SW2