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How to opt out of tinting content in visionOS widgets
During the WWDC Session called "Design widgets for visionOS" the presenter says: You can choose whether the background of your widget participates in tinting. If you opted out, for example to preserve a photo or illustration, make sure it still looks good alongside the selected color palette. https://aninterestingwebsite.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/255 Unfortunately, this session has no example code. Can someone point me to the correct way to do this? Is there a modifier we can use on views? When a user selects one the tint colors using the configuration screen, we would like to prevent some views from being tinted.
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Jul ’25
How to replicate Mail toolbar
The toolbar in the the Mail app uses seems to force a .soft scrollEdgeEffectStyle, however I can't seem to reproduce this. Even when putting .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.soft, for: .top) all over my code, a NavigationSplitView seems to force a "classic" toolbar. Example, top is the mail app, bottom is my swiftUI app:
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Jul ’25
Swift UI の 日時表示の.timerでのコロン(:)のユニコードについて
I'm currently exploring ways to update a widget's display independently of the timeline mechanism. While researching, I came across this thread and started experimenting with the approach: https://aninterestingwebsite.com/forums/thread/720640 As part of the implementation, I'm attempting to render a 00:00-style time string using a single custom font glyph via .timer. However, I noticed that the colon character used in .timer doesn't appear to be the standard Unicode 0x003A (colon). It seems to be a different character entirely. Does anyone happen to know exactly which character this colon is? Any insights would be appreciated.
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Jul ’25
Updating sort order of items in a LazyVGrid
I have a grid setup where I'm displaying multiple images which is working fine. Images are ordered by the date they're added, newest to oldest. I'm trying to set it up so that the user can change the sort order themselves but am having trouble getting the view to update. I'm setting the fetch request using oldest to newest as default when initialising the view, then when its appears updating the sort descriptor struct ProjectImagesListView: View { @Environment(\.managedObjectContext) private var viewContext var project : Project let columns = [ GridItem(.flexible()), GridItem(.flexible()), GridItem(.flexible()), GridItem(.flexible()) ] @FetchRequest var pictures: FetchedResults<Picture> var body: some View { ScrollView { LazyVGrid(columns: columns) { ForEach(pictures) { picture in NavigationLink(destination: ProjectImageDetailView(picture: picture)) { if let pictureData = picture.pictureThumbnailData, let uiImage = UIImage(data: pictureData) { Image(uiImage: uiImage) .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(height: 100) } else { Image("missing") .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(height: 100) } } } } } .navigationBarTitle("\(project.name ?? "") Images", displayMode: .inline) .onAppear() { guard let sortOrder = getSettingForPhotoOrder() else { return } guard let sortOrderValue = sortOrder.settingValue else { return } NSLog("sortOrderPhotos: \(String(describing: sortOrder.settingValue))") if sortOrderValue == "Newest" { NSLog("sortOrderPhotos: Change from default") let newSortDescriptor = NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Picture.dateTaken, ascending: false) pictures.nsSortDescriptors = [newSortDescriptor] } } } func getSettingForPhotoOrder() -> Setting? { let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Setting> = Setting.fetchRequest() fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "name = %@", "photoSortOrder") fetchRequest.fetchLimit = 1 do { let results = try viewContext.fetch(fetchRequest) return results.first } catch { print("Fetching Failed") } return nil } init(project: Project) { self.project = project _pictures = FetchRequest( entity: Picture.entity(), sortDescriptors: [ NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Picture.dateTaken, ascending: true) ], predicate: NSPredicate(format: "project == %@", project) ) } }
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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May ’25
iOS 26 ScrollView with static background image
I need a layout where I have a ScrollView with some content, and ScrollView has full screen background image. Screen is pushed as detail on stack. When my screen is pushed we display navigation bar. We want a new scrollEdgeEffectStyle .soft style work. But when we scroll the gradient blur effect bellow bars is fixed to top and bottom part of the scroll view background image and is not transparent. However when content underneath navigation bar is darker and navigation bar changes automatically to adapt content underneath the final effect looks as expected doesn't use background image. Expected bahaviour for us is that the effect under the navigation bar would not use background image but would be transparent based on content underneath. This is how it is intialy when user didn't interact with the screen: This is how it looks when user scrolls down: This is how it looks when navigation bar adapts to dark content underneath: Minimal code to reproduce this behaviour: import SwiftUI @main struct SwiftUIByExampleApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } } } struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { NavigationStack { ScrollView(.vertical) { VStack(spacing: 0.0) { ForEach(1 ..< 101, id: \.self) { i in HStack { Text("Row \(i)") Spacer() } .frame(height: 50) .background(Color.random) } } } .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.soft, for: .all) .scrollContentBackground(.hidden) .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .title) { Label("My Awesome App", systemImage: "sparkles") .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon) } } .toolbarRole(.navigationStack) .background( ZStack { Color.white .ignoresSafeArea() Image(.sea) .resizable() .ignoresSafeArea() .scaledToFill() } ) } } } extension Color { static var random: Color { Color( red: .random(in: 0...1), green: .random(in: 0...1), blue: .random(in: 0...1) ) } } We've also tried using ZStack instead of .background modifier but we observed the same results. We want to basically achieve the same effect as showcased here, but with the static background image: https://youtu.be/3MugGCtm26A?si=ALG29NqX1jAMacM5&t=634
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Jul ’25
Can SwiftUI TextFields in a List on macOS be marked as always editable?
In SwiftUI's List, on macOS, if I embed a TextField then the text field is presented as non-editable. If the user clicks on the text and waits a short period of time, the text field will become editable. I'm aware this is generally the correct behaviour for macOS. However, is there a way in SwiftUI to supress this behaviour such that the TextField is always presented as being editable? I want a scrollable, List of editable text fields, much like how a Form is presented. The reason I'm not using a Form is because I want List's support for reordering by drag-and-drop (.onMove). Use Case A view that allows a user to compose a questionnaire. They are able to add and remove questions (rows) and each question is editable. They require drag-and-drop support so that they can reorder the questions.
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May ’25
Display a broader track of a user on ios app with Mapkit.
Hello I'm currently building a feature within an ios app using SwiftUI and Mapkit to record the gps cordinates of a user as they move and render the track on the map. the idea is not really to have a "track" but to have a visual representation of the area the user sees while they are moving around. I need this width/breadth to be relative to the map and not the screen, such that when I zoom in and out of the map, the size will adjust automatically.
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May ’25
White flash using manageSubscriptionsSheet in SwiftUI
In SwiftUI I am using the manageSubscriptionsSheet modifier to open the iOS subscription screen. When this is presented it immediately flashes a white view and then animated the subscription screen up from the bottom, it looks pretty bad. The view I am calling manageSubscriptionsSheet on is presented in a sheet, so maybe trying to present the subscriptions view as well is causing the visual glitch. Any way to not have this white flashing view when opening the subscription screen?
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Oct ’25
[SwiftUI] Gesture Conflict: simultaneousGesture Causes Incorrect Gesture Recognition in iOS 18
Subject: SwiftUI Gesture Conflict in iOS 18: Simultaneous Recognition of Drag and Tap Gestures Description: In SwiftUI on iOS 18 and above, we've identified an issue with gesture handling that affects user experience. When implementing .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture()), the system incorrectly recognizes and processes both drag and tap gestures concurrently, resulting in unintended behavior. Technical Details: Environment: SwiftUI, iOS 18+ Issue: Simultaneous recognition of horizontal drag gestures and vertical scroll/tap gestures Current Behavior: Both vertical and horizontal scrolling occur simultaneously when using .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture()) Expected Behavior: Gestures should be properly disambiguated to prevent concurrent scrolling in multiple directions Impact: This behavior significantly impacts user experience, particularly in custom carousel implementations and other UI components that rely on precise gesture handling. The simultaneous recognition of both gestures creates a confusing and unpredictable interaction pattern. Steps to Reproduce: Create a SwiftUI view with horizontal scrolling (e.g., custom carousel) Implement .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture()) Add tap gesture recognition to child views Run on iOS 18 Attempt to scroll horizontally Observed Result: Both horizontal dragging and vertical scrolling/tapping are recognized and processed simultaneously, creating an inconsistent user experience. Expected Result: The system should properly disambiguate between horizontal drag gestures and vertical scroll/tap gestures, allowing only one type of gesture to be recognized at a time based on the user's intent. Please let me know if you need any additional information or reproduction steps.
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Apr ’25
Appearance of custom control changes depending on where it is used.
I made a custom SwiftUI control with two sliders trying to mimic the appearance of the new sliders in version 26 OSs. I was able to get something close to the way Apple's single slider looks and works. This is how it normally looks: And this is how it looks when one of the sliders is being dragged: This isn't perfect but I could live with it. Except that I want to use that control in a SwiftUI List, and by placing it in the list it doesn't have the same appearance though it functions the same. When the thumbs aren't being dragged it looks like this: Same as before which is great. But when one of the thumbs is being dragged it looks like this: Something about dropping the control into a List broke the transparency effect. All these screenshots were taken using the Xcode simulator for iOS. I achieved the transparency effect using .glassEffect(.clear.interactive(true)) on the thumb, along with a second capsule drawn on top when the thumb isn't being dragged. I needed the second capsule, if I messed with the one with the glass effect applied it would no longer scale when clicked and dragged. I have also tried placing the control inside a GlassEffectContainer at various levels of the hierarchy and it never improves the situation, instead the white capsule I draw on top turns a shade of gray. I tried other colors and it doesn't change those, only white. Why does my control lose transparency when I put it in a List, and more importantly how do I fix it?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Oct ’25
ScrollView paging position is off in iOS 26
Hi everyone, I have the following issue that I have tried to tweak every possible modifier of ScrollView and still got the same result in iOS 26. Description: Create a SwiftUI ScrollView with scrollTargetBehavior of paging, also create a bottom UI view below the ScrollView. If the starting index is not 0, the position of current page will be off with part of previous page shown above it. It only happens on iOS 26, not on iOS 18. Also if bottom UI view (text view in this case) is removed, it also works fine. I want to see if there is a solution for it or it's an iOS 26 bug. Thanks! import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var currentPageIndex: Int? = 3 var body: some View { VStack { scrollView Text("Bottom Bar") .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) .frame(height: 80) .background(.red) } .background(.black) } @ViewBuilder var scrollView: some View { VerticalPagerView( currentPageIndex: $currentPageIndex, itemCount: 10, content: Array(0...9).map { index in content(for: index) } ) } @ViewBuilder private func content(for index: Int) -> some View { // Empty view with random background color Color( red: Double((index * 25 + 0) % 255) / 255.0, green: Double((index * 25 + 80) % 255) / 255.0, blue: Double((index * 25 + 160) % 255) / 255.0 ) } } struct VerticalPagerView<Content: View>: View { @Binding private var currentPageIndex: Int? private let itemCount: Int private let content: [Content] init( currentPageIndex: Binding<Int?>, itemCount: Int, content: [Content] ) { self._currentPageIndex = currentPageIndex self.itemCount = itemCount self.content = content } var body: some View { GeometryReader { geometryReader in ScrollViewReader { reader in ScrollView(.vertical) { LazyVStack(spacing: 0) { ForEach(0 ..< itemCount, id: \.self) { index in content[index] .id(index) .containerRelativeFrame(.vertical, alignment: .center) .clipped() } } .frame(minHeight: geometryReader.size.height) .scrollTargetLayout() } .scrollIndicators(.hidden) .onAppear { guard let currentPageIndex = currentPageIndex else { return } reader.scrollTo(currentPageIndex, anchor: .center) } } .scrollPosition(id: $currentPageIndex, anchor: .center) .ignoresSafeArea() .scrollTargetBehavior(.paging) .onChange(of: currentPageIndex) { oldIndex, newIndex in } } } }
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Sep ’25
Showing space .navigationTitle leads to unexpected results.
I wanted to set navigationTitle value to space symbol on my iOS app (Swift 6, iOS 26.0) (so that navigationBar opens in large mode initially before the actual value is being fetched). In my view I used this: .navigationTitle(" ") And on device I got unexpectedly two quote symbols: Not sure if there is space in between, and the symbols look like opening and closing quote (both quotes in code I think are the same symbols) - so probably it's not part of my code is visible in UI as one might think... . Is this a bug? Or undocumented feature?
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Sep ’25
Live Activity animate without updating data
Is it actually possible to display animation (even a simple one) on Live Activity? But on these cases: The main app is terminated - of course, I know I can use the main app to keep updating the Live Activity to make simple animations work, but in this case, the main app is killed. Live Activity data is not updating - I also understand that the Live Activity can perform animations when its data is being update via push notification or other means, but the current case is the data is not being updated. I’ve tried several ways to achieve this, but nothing seems to work. Just when I was about to give up, I found this video from Apple’s official channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6WMwSj_EbA At 4:14 in this video, you can see the text "Locating Driver" with the breathing animation. Could someone please help me understand how to implement that kind of animation in a Live Activity when: The main app is not running, and The Live Activity data is not updating?
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Apr ’25
SwiftUI 26: How to change new toggles background color?
The .tint modifier doesn't seem to change the background color on the redesigned macOS 26 toggles. For example, using: Toggle("", isOn: isOn) .toggleStyle(.switch) .tint(.cyan) .scaleEffect(0.8) .opacity(isEnabled ? 1.0 : 0.4) the toggles use the system accent color instead of cyan. Has SwiftUI introduced a new modifier for that? I couldn't find anything in the June 2025 changes.
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Sep ’25
Cannot publish iMessage app under sticker category
I have a LIVE imessage sticker app with simple UI that is auto installed under the sticker section. And i am trying to rewrite the app but the new app, when testing, always publish under the imessage app category instead of under the sticker category. here is the live app on app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/qoobee-agapi-stickers/id1176590163 Does anyone know how to get my imessage app published under the sticker category?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Jun ’25
Symbol not found error when using writingToolsBehavior API built with Xcode 26 and run on iOS 18
When using the writingToolsBehavior API on a TextField and the app compiled with the iOS 26 SDK is run on an iOS 18 device, the app crashes with a symbol not found error. It only crashes on the release build configuration and not on debug. dyld[5274]: Symbol not found: _$s7SwiftUI17EnvironmentValuesV21_writingToolsBehaviorAA07WritingfG0VSgvg Referenced from: <1306655E-6DF7-3B2A-94A3-7202149E82F3> /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/88E47904-4884-4279-9E96-0EC366970389/WritingToolsTest.app/WritingToolsTest Expected in: <165D3305-401E-37C2-8387-C1BFB54CFFDE> /System/Library/Frameworks/SwiftUI.framework/SwiftUI Feedback ID: FB17980516
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Jun ’25
Modelactors, Repository and bootloader
In iOS 26, should we have bootloader that runs the repo on startup - or should we have that inside tasks in root view? we have repos that runs as a «closed» functions, we dont throw but updates swiftdata and we use @query in the views. So what is best? and for the repo we should have a repo that runs the upserts manage relations eg? Should that run on a modelactor?
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Sep ’25
Translate extension bahvior
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM We need to add an implementation that will have the same swipe/scroll behavior as the Apple Translator extension, here is the code that we are currently using: import SwiftUI import TranslationUIProvider @main class TranslationProviderExtension: TranslationUIProviderExtension { required init() {} var body: some TranslationUIProviderExtensionScene { TranslationUIProviderSelectedTextScene { context in VStack { TranslationProviderView(context: context) } } } } struct TranslationProviderView: View { @State var context: TranslationUIProviderContext init(context c: TranslationUIProviderContext) { context = c } var body: some View { ScrollableSheetView() } } struct ScrollableSheetView: View { var body: some View { ScrollView { VStack(spacing: 20) { ForEach(0..<50) { index in Text("Item (index)") .padding() .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) .background(Color.blue.opacity(0.1)) .cornerRadius(8) } } .padding() } .padding() } } Using this code, on the first extension run, swipe up will expand the extension (which is OK) but swiping down on the expanded state of the extension works only as a scroll instead of swiping the extension from expanded mode back to compact mode. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Select a text in Safari Tap on Translate in the contextual menu Swipe up on the text ->the extension expands into full mode Swipe down->only scrolls work, I cannot swipe the extension from full mode to compact mode. Expected behavior: when i swipe down on the expanded extension, the extension should get into compact mode, not continuously scroll down.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Apr ’25
Inconsistent subviews redrawing in LazyVStack
Hello Apple forum ! I spotted a weird behaviour with LazyVStack in a ScrollView. I understand that it loads its views only once upon appearance unlinke VStack that loads everything in one shot. What I noticed also, it seems to reload its views sometimes when scrolling back up to earlier loaded views. The thing is, it isn't always the case. struct LazyVStackTest: View { var body: some View { ScrollView { LazyVStack { ForEach(0..<1000, id: \.self) { _ in // if true { MyText() // } } } } } struct MyText: View { var body: some View { let _ = Self._printChanges() HStack { Text("hello") } } } } If we consider the code above on XCode 26 beta 7 on an iOS 26 or iOS 18.2 simulator. Scroll to the bottom : you'll see one "LazyVStackTest.MyText: @self changed" for each row. Then scroll back up to the top, we'll see again the same message printed multiple times. --> So I gather from this that LazyVStack not only loads lazily but also removes old rows from memory & recreates them upon reappearance. What I don't get however is that if you uncomment the "if true" statement, you won't see the reloading happening. And I have absolutely no clue as to why 😅 If someone could help shed some light on this weird behaviour, it would be greatly appreciated ^^ PS : the issue is also present with XCode 16.2 but at a deeper lever (ex: if we embed another custom View "MyText2" inside "MyText", the reloading is in "MyText2" & not "MyText")
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Aug ’25
How to opt out of tinting content in visionOS widgets
During the WWDC Session called "Design widgets for visionOS" the presenter says: You can choose whether the background of your widget participates in tinting. If you opted out, for example to preserve a photo or illustration, make sure it still looks good alongside the selected color palette. https://aninterestingwebsite.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/255 Unfortunately, this session has no example code. Can someone point me to the correct way to do this? Is there a modifier we can use on views? When a user selects one the tint colors using the configuration screen, we would like to prevent some views from being tinted.
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Jul ’25
How to replicate Mail toolbar
The toolbar in the the Mail app uses seems to force a .soft scrollEdgeEffectStyle, however I can't seem to reproduce this. Even when putting .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.soft, for: .top) all over my code, a NavigationSplitView seems to force a "classic" toolbar. Example, top is the mail app, bottom is my swiftUI app:
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Jul ’25
Swift UI の 日時表示の.timerでのコロン(:)のユニコードについて
I'm currently exploring ways to update a widget's display independently of the timeline mechanism. While researching, I came across this thread and started experimenting with the approach: https://aninterestingwebsite.com/forums/thread/720640 As part of the implementation, I'm attempting to render a 00:00-style time string using a single custom font glyph via .timer. However, I noticed that the colon character used in .timer doesn't appear to be the standard Unicode 0x003A (colon). It seems to be a different character entirely. Does anyone happen to know exactly which character this colon is? Any insights would be appreciated.
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Jul ’25
Updating sort order of items in a LazyVGrid
I have a grid setup where I'm displaying multiple images which is working fine. Images are ordered by the date they're added, newest to oldest. I'm trying to set it up so that the user can change the sort order themselves but am having trouble getting the view to update. I'm setting the fetch request using oldest to newest as default when initialising the view, then when its appears updating the sort descriptor struct ProjectImagesListView: View { @Environment(\.managedObjectContext) private var viewContext var project : Project let columns = [ GridItem(.flexible()), GridItem(.flexible()), GridItem(.flexible()), GridItem(.flexible()) ] @FetchRequest var pictures: FetchedResults<Picture> var body: some View { ScrollView { LazyVGrid(columns: columns) { ForEach(pictures) { picture in NavigationLink(destination: ProjectImageDetailView(picture: picture)) { if let pictureData = picture.pictureThumbnailData, let uiImage = UIImage(data: pictureData) { Image(uiImage: uiImage) .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(height: 100) } else { Image("missing") .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(height: 100) } } } } } .navigationBarTitle("\(project.name ?? "") Images", displayMode: .inline) .onAppear() { guard let sortOrder = getSettingForPhotoOrder() else { return } guard let sortOrderValue = sortOrder.settingValue else { return } NSLog("sortOrderPhotos: \(String(describing: sortOrder.settingValue))") if sortOrderValue == "Newest" { NSLog("sortOrderPhotos: Change from default") let newSortDescriptor = NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Picture.dateTaken, ascending: false) pictures.nsSortDescriptors = [newSortDescriptor] } } } func getSettingForPhotoOrder() -> Setting? { let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Setting> = Setting.fetchRequest() fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "name = %@", "photoSortOrder") fetchRequest.fetchLimit = 1 do { let results = try viewContext.fetch(fetchRequest) return results.first } catch { print("Fetching Failed") } return nil } init(project: Project) { self.project = project _pictures = FetchRequest( entity: Picture.entity(), sortDescriptors: [ NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Picture.dateTaken, ascending: true) ], predicate: NSPredicate(format: "project == %@", project) ) } }
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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May ’25
iOS 26 ScrollView with static background image
I need a layout where I have a ScrollView with some content, and ScrollView has full screen background image. Screen is pushed as detail on stack. When my screen is pushed we display navigation bar. We want a new scrollEdgeEffectStyle .soft style work. But when we scroll the gradient blur effect bellow bars is fixed to top and bottom part of the scroll view background image and is not transparent. However when content underneath navigation bar is darker and navigation bar changes automatically to adapt content underneath the final effect looks as expected doesn't use background image. Expected bahaviour for us is that the effect under the navigation bar would not use background image but would be transparent based on content underneath. This is how it is intialy when user didn't interact with the screen: This is how it looks when user scrolls down: This is how it looks when navigation bar adapts to dark content underneath: Minimal code to reproduce this behaviour: import SwiftUI @main struct SwiftUIByExampleApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } } } struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { NavigationStack { ScrollView(.vertical) { VStack(spacing: 0.0) { ForEach(1 ..< 101, id: \.self) { i in HStack { Text("Row \(i)") Spacer() } .frame(height: 50) .background(Color.random) } } } .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.soft, for: .all) .scrollContentBackground(.hidden) .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .title) { Label("My Awesome App", systemImage: "sparkles") .labelStyle(.titleAndIcon) } } .toolbarRole(.navigationStack) .background( ZStack { Color.white .ignoresSafeArea() Image(.sea) .resizable() .ignoresSafeArea() .scaledToFill() } ) } } } extension Color { static var random: Color { Color( red: .random(in: 0...1), green: .random(in: 0...1), blue: .random(in: 0...1) ) } } We've also tried using ZStack instead of .background modifier but we observed the same results. We want to basically achieve the same effect as showcased here, but with the static background image: https://youtu.be/3MugGCtm26A?si=ALG29NqX1jAMacM5&t=634
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Jul ’25
Can SwiftUI TextFields in a List on macOS be marked as always editable?
In SwiftUI's List, on macOS, if I embed a TextField then the text field is presented as non-editable. If the user clicks on the text and waits a short period of time, the text field will become editable. I'm aware this is generally the correct behaviour for macOS. However, is there a way in SwiftUI to supress this behaviour such that the TextField is always presented as being editable? I want a scrollable, List of editable text fields, much like how a Form is presented. The reason I'm not using a Form is because I want List's support for reordering by drag-and-drop (.onMove). Use Case A view that allows a user to compose a questionnaire. They are able to add and remove questions (rows) and each question is editable. They require drag-and-drop support so that they can reorder the questions.
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May ’25
Display a broader track of a user on ios app with Mapkit.
Hello I'm currently building a feature within an ios app using SwiftUI and Mapkit to record the gps cordinates of a user as they move and render the track on the map. the idea is not really to have a "track" but to have a visual representation of the area the user sees while they are moving around. I need this width/breadth to be relative to the map and not the screen, such that when I zoom in and out of the map, the size will adjust automatically.
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May ’25
White flash using manageSubscriptionsSheet in SwiftUI
In SwiftUI I am using the manageSubscriptionsSheet modifier to open the iOS subscription screen. When this is presented it immediately flashes a white view and then animated the subscription screen up from the bottom, it looks pretty bad. The view I am calling manageSubscriptionsSheet on is presented in a sheet, so maybe trying to present the subscriptions view as well is causing the visual glitch. Any way to not have this white flashing view when opening the subscription screen?
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Oct ’25
[SwiftUI] Gesture Conflict: simultaneousGesture Causes Incorrect Gesture Recognition in iOS 18
Subject: SwiftUI Gesture Conflict in iOS 18: Simultaneous Recognition of Drag and Tap Gestures Description: In SwiftUI on iOS 18 and above, we've identified an issue with gesture handling that affects user experience. When implementing .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture()), the system incorrectly recognizes and processes both drag and tap gestures concurrently, resulting in unintended behavior. Technical Details: Environment: SwiftUI, iOS 18+ Issue: Simultaneous recognition of horizontal drag gestures and vertical scroll/tap gestures Current Behavior: Both vertical and horizontal scrolling occur simultaneously when using .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture()) Expected Behavior: Gestures should be properly disambiguated to prevent concurrent scrolling in multiple directions Impact: This behavior significantly impacts user experience, particularly in custom carousel implementations and other UI components that rely on precise gesture handling. The simultaneous recognition of both gestures creates a confusing and unpredictable interaction pattern. Steps to Reproduce: Create a SwiftUI view with horizontal scrolling (e.g., custom carousel) Implement .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture()) Add tap gesture recognition to child views Run on iOS 18 Attempt to scroll horizontally Observed Result: Both horizontal dragging and vertical scrolling/tapping are recognized and processed simultaneously, creating an inconsistent user experience. Expected Result: The system should properly disambiguate between horizontal drag gestures and vertical scroll/tap gestures, allowing only one type of gesture to be recognized at a time based on the user's intent. Please let me know if you need any additional information or reproduction steps.
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Apr ’25
Appearance of custom control changes depending on where it is used.
I made a custom SwiftUI control with two sliders trying to mimic the appearance of the new sliders in version 26 OSs. I was able to get something close to the way Apple's single slider looks and works. This is how it normally looks: And this is how it looks when one of the sliders is being dragged: This isn't perfect but I could live with it. Except that I want to use that control in a SwiftUI List, and by placing it in the list it doesn't have the same appearance though it functions the same. When the thumbs aren't being dragged it looks like this: Same as before which is great. But when one of the thumbs is being dragged it looks like this: Something about dropping the control into a List broke the transparency effect. All these screenshots were taken using the Xcode simulator for iOS. I achieved the transparency effect using .glassEffect(.clear.interactive(true)) on the thumb, along with a second capsule drawn on top when the thumb isn't being dragged. I needed the second capsule, if I messed with the one with the glass effect applied it would no longer scale when clicked and dragged. I have also tried placing the control inside a GlassEffectContainer at various levels of the hierarchy and it never improves the situation, instead the white capsule I draw on top turns a shade of gray. I tried other colors and it doesn't change those, only white. Why does my control lose transparency when I put it in a List, and more importantly how do I fix it?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Oct ’25
ScrollView paging position is off in iOS 26
Hi everyone, I have the following issue that I have tried to tweak every possible modifier of ScrollView and still got the same result in iOS 26. Description: Create a SwiftUI ScrollView with scrollTargetBehavior of paging, also create a bottom UI view below the ScrollView. If the starting index is not 0, the position of current page will be off with part of previous page shown above it. It only happens on iOS 26, not on iOS 18. Also if bottom UI view (text view in this case) is removed, it also works fine. I want to see if there is a solution for it or it's an iOS 26 bug. Thanks! import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var currentPageIndex: Int? = 3 var body: some View { VStack { scrollView Text("Bottom Bar") .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) .frame(height: 80) .background(.red) } .background(.black) } @ViewBuilder var scrollView: some View { VerticalPagerView( currentPageIndex: $currentPageIndex, itemCount: 10, content: Array(0...9).map { index in content(for: index) } ) } @ViewBuilder private func content(for index: Int) -> some View { // Empty view with random background color Color( red: Double((index * 25 + 0) % 255) / 255.0, green: Double((index * 25 + 80) % 255) / 255.0, blue: Double((index * 25 + 160) % 255) / 255.0 ) } } struct VerticalPagerView<Content: View>: View { @Binding private var currentPageIndex: Int? private let itemCount: Int private let content: [Content] init( currentPageIndex: Binding<Int?>, itemCount: Int, content: [Content] ) { self._currentPageIndex = currentPageIndex self.itemCount = itemCount self.content = content } var body: some View { GeometryReader { geometryReader in ScrollViewReader { reader in ScrollView(.vertical) { LazyVStack(spacing: 0) { ForEach(0 ..< itemCount, id: \.self) { index in content[index] .id(index) .containerRelativeFrame(.vertical, alignment: .center) .clipped() } } .frame(minHeight: geometryReader.size.height) .scrollTargetLayout() } .scrollIndicators(.hidden) .onAppear { guard let currentPageIndex = currentPageIndex else { return } reader.scrollTo(currentPageIndex, anchor: .center) } } .scrollPosition(id: $currentPageIndex, anchor: .center) .ignoresSafeArea() .scrollTargetBehavior(.paging) .onChange(of: currentPageIndex) { oldIndex, newIndex in } } } }
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Sep ’25
Showing space .navigationTitle leads to unexpected results.
I wanted to set navigationTitle value to space symbol on my iOS app (Swift 6, iOS 26.0) (so that navigationBar opens in large mode initially before the actual value is being fetched). In my view I used this: .navigationTitle(" ") And on device I got unexpectedly two quote symbols: Not sure if there is space in between, and the symbols look like opening and closing quote (both quotes in code I think are the same symbols) - so probably it's not part of my code is visible in UI as one might think... . Is this a bug? Or undocumented feature?
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Sep ’25
Live Activity animate without updating data
Is it actually possible to display animation (even a simple one) on Live Activity? But on these cases: The main app is terminated - of course, I know I can use the main app to keep updating the Live Activity to make simple animations work, but in this case, the main app is killed. Live Activity data is not updating - I also understand that the Live Activity can perform animations when its data is being update via push notification or other means, but the current case is the data is not being updated. I’ve tried several ways to achieve this, but nothing seems to work. Just when I was about to give up, I found this video from Apple’s official channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6WMwSj_EbA At 4:14 in this video, you can see the text "Locating Driver" with the breathing animation. Could someone please help me understand how to implement that kind of animation in a Live Activity when: The main app is not running, and The Live Activity data is not updating?
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Apr ’25
SwiftUI 26: How to change new toggles background color?
The .tint modifier doesn't seem to change the background color on the redesigned macOS 26 toggles. For example, using: Toggle("", isOn: isOn) .toggleStyle(.switch) .tint(.cyan) .scaleEffect(0.8) .opacity(isEnabled ? 1.0 : 0.4) the toggles use the system accent color instead of cyan. Has SwiftUI introduced a new modifier for that? I couldn't find anything in the June 2025 changes.
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Sep ’25
Liquid glass questions
I'm still unable to achieve the effects as shown. The tinting of the buttons in a .toolbar. The iOS Beta 2 shows in Mail show at can be done. The creation of a true clear glass container as use extensively in iOS26.
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Jun ’25
Cannot publish iMessage app under sticker category
I have a LIVE imessage sticker app with simple UI that is auto installed under the sticker section. And i am trying to rewrite the app but the new app, when testing, always publish under the imessage app category instead of under the sticker category. here is the live app on app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/qoobee-agapi-stickers/id1176590163 Does anyone know how to get my imessage app published under the sticker category?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Jun ’25
Symbol not found error when using writingToolsBehavior API built with Xcode 26 and run on iOS 18
When using the writingToolsBehavior API on a TextField and the app compiled with the iOS 26 SDK is run on an iOS 18 device, the app crashes with a symbol not found error. It only crashes on the release build configuration and not on debug. dyld[5274]: Symbol not found: _$s7SwiftUI17EnvironmentValuesV21_writingToolsBehaviorAA07WritingfG0VSgvg Referenced from: <1306655E-6DF7-3B2A-94A3-7202149E82F3> /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/88E47904-4884-4279-9E96-0EC366970389/WritingToolsTest.app/WritingToolsTest Expected in: <165D3305-401E-37C2-8387-C1BFB54CFFDE> /System/Library/Frameworks/SwiftUI.framework/SwiftUI Feedback ID: FB17980516
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Jun ’25
Modelactors, Repository and bootloader
In iOS 26, should we have bootloader that runs the repo on startup - or should we have that inside tasks in root view? we have repos that runs as a «closed» functions, we dont throw but updates swiftdata and we use @query in the views. So what is best? and for the repo we should have a repo that runs the upserts manage relations eg? Should that run on a modelactor?
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Sep ’25
Translate extension bahvior
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM We need to add an implementation that will have the same swipe/scroll behavior as the Apple Translator extension, here is the code that we are currently using: import SwiftUI import TranslationUIProvider @main class TranslationProviderExtension: TranslationUIProviderExtension { required init() {} var body: some TranslationUIProviderExtensionScene { TranslationUIProviderSelectedTextScene { context in VStack { TranslationProviderView(context: context) } } } } struct TranslationProviderView: View { @State var context: TranslationUIProviderContext init(context c: TranslationUIProviderContext) { context = c } var body: some View { ScrollableSheetView() } } struct ScrollableSheetView: View { var body: some View { ScrollView { VStack(spacing: 20) { ForEach(0..<50) { index in Text("Item (index)") .padding() .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) .background(Color.blue.opacity(0.1)) .cornerRadius(8) } } .padding() } .padding() } } Using this code, on the first extension run, swipe up will expand the extension (which is OK) but swiping down on the expanded state of the extension works only as a scroll instead of swiping the extension from expanded mode back to compact mode. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Select a text in Safari Tap on Translate in the contextual menu Swipe up on the text ->the extension expands into full mode Swipe down->only scrolls work, I cannot swipe the extension from full mode to compact mode. Expected behavior: when i swipe down on the expanded extension, the extension should get into compact mode, not continuously scroll down.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Apr ’25
Inconsistent subviews redrawing in LazyVStack
Hello Apple forum ! I spotted a weird behaviour with LazyVStack in a ScrollView. I understand that it loads its views only once upon appearance unlinke VStack that loads everything in one shot. What I noticed also, it seems to reload its views sometimes when scrolling back up to earlier loaded views. The thing is, it isn't always the case. struct LazyVStackTest: View { var body: some View { ScrollView { LazyVStack { ForEach(0..<1000, id: \.self) { _ in // if true { MyText() // } } } } } struct MyText: View { var body: some View { let _ = Self._printChanges() HStack { Text("hello") } } } } If we consider the code above on XCode 26 beta 7 on an iOS 26 or iOS 18.2 simulator. Scroll to the bottom : you'll see one "LazyVStackTest.MyText: @self changed" for each row. Then scroll back up to the top, we'll see again the same message printed multiple times. --> So I gather from this that LazyVStack not only loads lazily but also removes old rows from memory & recreates them upon reappearance. What I don't get however is that if you uncomment the "if true" statement, you won't see the reloading happening. And I have absolutely no clue as to why 😅 If someone could help shed some light on this weird behaviour, it would be greatly appreciated ^^ PS : the issue is also present with XCode 16.2 but at a deeper lever (ex: if we embed another custom View "MyText2" inside "MyText", the reloading is in "MyText2" & not "MyText")
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