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ViewThatFits and Text Truncation
I'm using ViewThatFits to handle different screen sizes as well as the orientation of the phone. Essentially, I have a smaller view that should only be used in portrait mode on the phone and a larger view that should be used in every other instance. The issue is that both of those views have a Text view that is bound to a String within a SwiftData model. If the String is too long the ViewThatFits considers that when choosing the appropriate subview. This results in a list of items where most items use one view while one or more may use the other view. It would be great if there was a modifier that could be applied to the Text view that resulted in the ViewThatFits ignoring it when determining the appropriate subview. Until such a modifier is available, has anyone come up with creative ways around this?
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Screenshot preventing
I’d like to know if Apple currently supports any public API or entitlement for blocking in-app screenshots on iOS. If no such API exists, what is the officially recommended approach for App Store apps to prevent or react to screenshots of sensitive content in a banking app? I have tried using a hidden UITextField with isSecureTextEntry = true and observing UIApplication.userDidTakeScreenshotNotification, but these methods do not block the initial screenshot. Could you please advise how to block screenshots in my app?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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Xcode26 build app with iOS26, UITabBarController set CustomTabBar issue
Our project using UITabBarController and set a custom tabbar using below code: let customTabBar = CustomTabBar(with: dataSource) setValue(customTabBar, forKey: "tabBar") But when using Xcode 26 build app in iOS 26, the tabbar does not show: above code works well in iOS 18: below is the demo code: AppDelegate.swift: import UIKit @main class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate { let window: UIWindow = UIWindow() func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool { window.rootViewController = TabBarViewController() window.makeKeyAndVisible() return true } } CustomTabBar.swift: import UIKit class CustomTabBar: UITabBar { class TabBarModel { let title: String let icon: UIImage? init(title: String, icon: UIImage?) { self.title = title self.icon = icon } } class TabBarItemView: UIView { lazy var titleLabel: UILabel = { let titleLabel = UILabel() titleLabel.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false titleLabel.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 14) titleLabel.textColor = .black titleLabel.textAlignment = .center return titleLabel }() lazy var iconView: UIImageView = { let iconView = UIImageView() iconView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false iconView.contentMode = .center return iconView }() private var model: TabBarModel init(model: TabBarModel) { self.model = model super.init(frame: .zero) setupSubViews() } required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") } private func setupSubViews() { addSubview(iconView) iconView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: topAnchor).isActive = true iconView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: centerXAnchor).isActive = true iconView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 34).isActive = true iconView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 34).isActive = true iconView.image = model.icon addSubview(titleLabel) titleLabel.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: iconView.bottomAnchor).isActive = true titleLabel.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: leadingAnchor).isActive = true titleLabel.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: trailingAnchor).isActive = true titleLabel.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 16).isActive = true titleLabel.text = model.title } } private var dataSource: [TabBarModel] init(with dataSource: [TabBarModel]) { self.dataSource = dataSource super.init(frame: .zero) setupTabBars() } required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") } override func sizeThatFits(_ size: CGSize) -> CGSize { var sizeThatFits = super.sizeThatFits(size) let safeAreaBottomHeight: CGFloat = safeAreaInsets.bottom sizeThatFits.height = 52 + safeAreaBottomHeight return sizeThatFits } private func setupTabBars() { backgroundColor = .orange let multiplier = 1.0 / Double(dataSource.count) var lastItemView: TabBarItemView? for model in dataSource { let tabBarItemView = TabBarItemView(model: model) addSubview(tabBarItemView) tabBarItemView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false tabBarItemView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: topAnchor).isActive = true tabBarItemView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bottomAnchor).isActive = true if let lastItemView = lastItemView { tabBarItemView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: lastItemView.trailingAnchor).isActive = true } else { tabBarItemView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: leadingAnchor).isActive = true } tabBarItemView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: widthAnchor, multiplier: multiplier).isActive = true lastItemView = tabBarItemView } } } TabBarViewController.swift: import UIKit class NavigationController: UINavigationController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() } } class HomeViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .red navigationItem.title = "Home" } } class PhoneViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .purple navigationItem.title = "Phone" } } class PhotoViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .yellow navigationItem.title = "Photo" } } class SettingViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .green navigationItem.title = "Setting" } } class TabBarViewController: UITabBarController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() let homeVC = HomeViewController() let homeNav = NavigationController(rootViewController: homeVC) let phoneVC = PhoneViewController() let phoneNav = NavigationController(rootViewController: phoneVC) let photoVC = PhotoViewController() let photoNav = NavigationController(rootViewController: photoVC) let settingVC = SettingViewController() let settingNav = NavigationController(rootViewController: settingVC) viewControllers = [homeNav, phoneNav, photoNav, settingNav] let dataSource = [ CustomTabBar.TabBarModel(title: "Home", icon: UIImage(systemName: "house")), CustomTabBar.TabBarModel(title: "Phone", icon: UIImage(systemName: "phone")), CustomTabBar.TabBarModel(title: "Photo", icon: UIImage(systemName: "photo")), CustomTabBar.TabBarModel(title: "Setting", icon: UIImage(systemName: "gear")) ] let customTabBar = CustomTabBar(with: dataSource) setValue(customTabBar, forKey: "tabBar") } } And I have post a feedback in Feedback Assistant(id: FB18141909), the demo project code can be found there. How are we going to solve this problem? Thank you.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit Tags:
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encounter memory leak for SVG image
I have a memory leak for SVG image that located in Assets.xcassets file when using SwiftUI Image, but when I use UIImage then convert it to SwiftUI Image the issue is not found. import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { NavigationStack { VStack { NavigationLink("Show", destination: SecondView()) } .padding() } } } struct SecondView: View { @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss var body: some View { NavigationStack { VStack { IM.svgImage .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(width: 200, height: 200) Button("Dismiss") { dismiss() } } } } } enum IM { static let testImage: Image = "test_image".image static let svgImage: Image = "svgImage".image } extension String { var image: Image { Image(self) // Memory leak } var imageFromUIImage: Image { guard let uiImage = UIImage(named: self) else { return Image(self) } return Image(uiImage: uiImage) // No Memory leak } } Environment that produces the issue: Xcode: 16.2 Simulator: iPhone 15 Pro (iOS 17.5)
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Can't display image in SwiftUI
I'm trying to display my apps icon within my app and it's not working. It displays a blank space instead and I don't understand why this is happening. I tried creating a new image (just a normal image, not an 'App Icon' image set) and have this code: Image("AppIcon") .resizable() .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit) .frame(width: 48) .cornerRadius(10) .overlay( RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10) .stroke(Color.black.opacity(0.1), lineWidth: 1) ) For some strange reason it's not displaying that either. The image name is correct. It's showing a blank white box.
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SwiftUI lifecycle / CarPlay / data model
Is there a way to share a SwiftUI App's @Observable model into a CPTemplateApplicationSceneDelegate ? Is there an incantation to go from the UIApplicationDelegate via @UIApplicationDelegateAdaptor to the UISceneDelegate for CarPlay via a userInfo? I can't seem to figure it out. Otherwise I have to use a shared global, and I'd prefer not to have to do it this way. Any ideas? Thanks!
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iOS 26 Liquid Glass - How to achieve separate glass backgrounds for multiple leading toolbar items?
I'm updating my app for iOS 26's new Liquid Glass design and encountering unexpected behavior with toolbar items. I want to display multiple buttons on the leading side of the navigation bar, each with its own glass background (similar to how LandmarkDetailView shows separate glass backgrounds for its toolbar items). Current Behavior: When using .navigationBarLeading placement for multiple ToolbarItems, they all group under ONE glass background When using NO placement (like in Apple's LandmarkDetailView example), items get separate glass backgrounds but appear on the RIGHT side Using different leading placements (.topBarLeading vs .navigationBarLeading) still groups them together What I've Tried: swift// Attempt 1: All items with same placement - they group together .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) { Button(action: {}) { Image(systemName: "dollarsign.circle") } } ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) { Button(action: {}) { Image(systemName: "qrcode") } } } // Attempt 2: No placement - separate glass but wrong position .toolbar { ToolbarItem { Button(action: {}) { Image(systemName: "dollarsign.circle") } } ToolbarSpacer(.fixed) ToolbarItem { Button(action: {}) { Image(systemName: "qrcode") } } ToolbarSpacer(.flexible) } // Attempt 3: Different placements - still groups .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) { Button(action: {}) { Image(systemName: "dollarsign.circle") } } ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) { Button(action: {}) { Image(systemName: "qrcode") } } } Environment: Xcode 26 Beta iOS 26.0 Beta Using NavigationView (also tried NavigationStack) This is a root view (no back button) Questions: Is grouping of same-placement toolbar items the intended Liquid Glass behavior? How can I achieve separate glass backgrounds for multiple leading toolbar items? Why do items without placement appear on the right in a root view? Is there new API or guidance for toolbar layouts in iOS 26? I've studied the LandmarkDetailView example from Apple, but it uses no placement and relies on being a detail view with a back button. My use case is a root navigation view. Any guidance would be appreciated!
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Lack of API to access scrubber preview time in AVPlayerViewController (scrubbingTime)
Hi everyone, I'm working with AVPlayerViewController in a tvOS/iOS app and ran into a limitation that I believe some developers face. When using player.currentItem?.currentTime(), we only get the playback time—which is fine while the video is playing. But when the player is paused and the user drags the scrubber, there's no public API to get the time that is currently being previewed under the scrubber thumb (stick), but there's no way to read it programmatically. This becomes a problem when trying to show thumbnail previews or display metadata tied to the scrubbed position.
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iOS26 beta ToolbarItem with placement to principal width is not fill to screen
I’m trying to add a TextField to the toolbar using .principal placement, and I want it to either fill the screen width or expand based on the surrounding content. However, it’s not resizing as expected — the TextField only resizes correctly when I provide a hardcoded width value. This behavior was working fine in previous versions of Xcode, but seems to be broken in Xcode 26. Not sure if this is an intentional change or a bug. i am using iOS26 beta and Xcode 26 beta struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { Image(systemName: "globe") .imageScale(.large) .foregroundStyle(.tint) Text("Hello, world!") } .padding() .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .principal) { HStack { TextField("Search", text: .constant("")) .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder) .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) // .frame(width: 300) Button("cancel") { } } .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) } } } } #Preview { NavigationView { ContentView() } }
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Face ID authentication via LAContext may not always result in App lifecycle notifications
When a user swipes up to see the app switcher, I put a blocking view over my app so the data inside cannot be seen if you flick through the app switcher. I do this by receive notifications(UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification, UIApplicationWillResignActiveNotification) But on my iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18.4.1 test device, Face ID authentication via LAContext may not always result in App lifecycle notifications.This caused my blocking view not to be removed. any ideas about the notification changes caused by Biometric authentication?
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AlarmMetadata struct
How can AlarmMetadata be implemented? I have referenced the sample code from "Scheduling an alarm with AlarmKit" and used the following: import AlarmKit struct CookingData: AlarmMetadata { let createdAt: Date /* other properties */ init() { self.createdAt = Date() /* other properties here */ } } But it always has the following errors: Main actor-isolated conformance of 'CookingData' to 'Decodable' cannot satisfy conformance requirement for a 'Sendable' type parameter of 'Self' Type 'CookingData' does not conform to protocol 'AlarmMetadata'. However in the sample App, this error is not there. Any other guidance on AlarmMetadata protocol besides the documentation?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Search in a bottom toolbar
Dear all, The Search fields documentation appears to make a distinction between putting a search in a tab bar and in a bottom toolbar in an iOS device. Putting a search in a tab bar in iOS26 appears to be quick and easy: Tab(role: .search) { // Search } I cannot find, however, a way on how to put a search bar in a bottom toolbar (as illustrated here). The following code puts it in the top toolbar: .searchable(text: $searchQuery, placement: .toolbar) Same as this one: .searchable(text: $searchQuery, placement: .toolbarPrincipal) Do I miss something in this regard? Thanks!
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@Observable with generic typed throw breaks SwiftCompile
@Observable seems not to work well with generic typed throw. The following code using @Observable with non-generic typed throw builds good: @Observable class ThrowsLoadingViewModel<R, E: Error> { private(set) var isLoading = true private(set) var error: E? = nil private(set) var data: R? = nil private var task: () throws(Error) -> R init(task: @escaping () throws(E) -> R) { self.task = task } func load() { do throws(Error) { self.data = try task() } catch { // self.error = error } self.isLoading = false } } But if I change Line 7 and 14 to generic, it'll breaks the build with a "Command SwiftCompile failed with a nonzero exit code" message : @Observable class ThrowsLoadingViewModel<R, E: Error> { private(set) var isLoading = true private(set) var error: E? = nil private(set) var data: R? = nil private var task: () throws(E) -> R init(task: @escaping () throws(E) -> R) { self.task = task } func load() { do throws(E) { self.data = try task() } catch { // self.error = error } self.isLoading = false } } A the same time, if I remove @Observable, the generic typed throw works again: class ThrowsLoadingViewModel<R, E: Error> { private(set) var isLoading = true private(set) var error: E? = nil private(set) var data: R? = nil private var task: () throws(E) -> R init(task: @escaping () throws(E) -> R) { self.task = task } func load() { do throws(E) { self.data = try task() } catch { // self.error = error } self.isLoading = false } } Currently the possible solution seems to fall back to use ObservableObject...
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