Map view in UIKit does not have a soft edge effect with navigation bar on iOS 26

I have a map view that is presented as a modal in a navigation bar with a title view. The navigation bar is completely transparent in iOS 26 and the bar button items are displayed with a glassy effect. Since there is no soft edge effect, like we have on scroll views, it can be hard to read the text in the title view.

Is there a way to get the soft edge effect on a map view that has a navigation bar? Not sure if I'm missing something obvious.

Try using a UIGlassEffect to add your own glass content for a floating illusion.

Map view in UIKit does not have a soft edge effect with navigation bar on iOS 26
 
 
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