'sharedApplication' is unavailable: not available on iOS (App Extension)

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 qmacfunctions_ios.mm:66:21: error: 'sharedApplication' is unavailable: not available on iOS (App Extension) - Use view controller based solutions where appropriate instead.
 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator9.2.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework/Headers/UIApplication.h:105:1: note: 'sharedApplication' has been explicitly marked unavailable here
 qmacfunctions_ios.mm:78:28: error: 'sharedApplication' is unavailable: not available on iOS (App Extension) - Use view controller based solutions where appropriate instead.
 make[2]: *** [.obj/qmacfunctions_ios.o] Error 1
 make[1]: *** [sub-macextras-make_first] Error 2
 make: *** [sub-src-make_first] Error 2