如何在Appsee分析中隐藏警报标题及时间线内的敏感警报标题与消息？

I’ve dealt with this exact Appsee quirk before—nice call using +(void)markViewAsSensitive:(UIView*)view to hide the alert in your recordings, but you’re right that this API only handles the visual part, not the timeline metadata. Let’s fix that:

The Root Issue #

markViewAsSensitive only obscures or hides the view in the screen recording. Appsee automatically captures alert events (including title and message) as separate timeline entries via its default auto-tracking, which is why those sensitive details are still showing up even after hiding the view.

Step-by-Step Fix #

1. Turn off automatic alert capture
   First, disable Appsee’s default alert tracking so you control exactly what gets logged to the timeline:

   [Appsee setAutoCaptureAlerts:NO];
   

   Add this line early in your app setup (like application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) before any alerts are presented.

2. Manually log non-sensitive alerts
   For alerts without confidential data, explicitly log them with the details you want to keep:

   // Example non-sensitive alert
   UIAlertController *safeAlert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Update Available" message:@"Tap to install the latest version" preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
   // Log to Appsee timeline
   [Appsee logEvent:@"Alert Presented" withParameters:@{
       @"Title": safeAlert.title,
       @"Message": safeAlert.message
   }];
   // Present the alert normally
   [self presentViewController:safeAlert animated:YES completion:nil];
   

3. Handle sensitive alerts properly
   For alerts with confidential info, you have two solid options:

   • Skip logging entirely: Don’t call logEvent for these alerts—they won’t appear in the timeline at all.
   • Redact sensitive details: If you need to track that an alert was shown but don’t want to expose secrets, replace the title/message with generic placeholders:

     // Example sensitive alert
     UIAlertController *confidentialAlert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Account Warning" message:@"Your SSN has been updated" preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
     // Keep using markViewAsSensitive to hide it in recordings
     [Appsee markViewAsSensitive:confidentialAlert.view];
     // Log a redacted entry (optional)
     [Appsee logEvent:@"Sensitive Alert Presented" withParameters:@{
         @"Title": @"[Sensitive Content]",
         @"Message": @"[Sensitive Content]"
     }];
     // Present the alert
     [self presentViewController:confidentialAlert animated:YES completion:nil];
     

Quick Note for Older iOS Versions #

If you’re using UIAlertView instead of UIAlertController, the same logic applies: disable auto-capture, manually log only safe alerts, and mark sensitive alert views with markViewAsSensitive.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者NoliNik