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How to stop ios 26 glass effect UI in ios app
Hi everyone, I want to avoid the iOS 26 Liquid Glass effect in my app’s UI. While researching, I found the following possible solution: Steps: Go to Info.plist Add the key: UIDesignRequiresCompatibility Type: Boolean Value: YES I have a few questions about this approach: According to the Apple Developer website, this seems to be a temporary solution. How long will this continue to work, and what would be the recommended long-term solution? Which iOS versions does this support (both older and upcoming versions)? If this method is not recommended, is there another way to disable or avoid the glass effect across the entire app without making major UI changes? Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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DynamicViewContent and drop validation (macOS)
If I see it correctly, it is currently not possible to validate a drop operation on a DynamicViewContent when using dropDestination? Just a simple example: Let's say I build a folder view on macOS where I can arrange folders freely. In this case I need to use DynamicViewContent.dropDestination to get an insertion index on drop. However, it seems that methods like dropConfiguration do not have any effect. Als dropDestionation(…, isTargeted:) seems not to be available. Here is my sample code: struct FolderRow: View { let folder: Folder var body: some View { DisclosureGroup(isExpanded: .constant(true)) { ForEach(folder.children) { child in FolderRow(folder: child) } .dropDestination(for: Folder.self) { item, idx in print("Dropped at \(idx)") } } label: { Label(folder.name, systemImage: "folder") .draggable(folder) .dropDestination(for: Folder.self) { items, _ in print("Dropped on Item") } } .dropConfiguration { session in DropConfiguration(operation: .move) } } } struct ContentView: View { @State private var folder: Folder = Folder.sampleData @State private var selection: Set<UUID> = [] var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { List(selection: $selection) { FolderRow(folder: folder) } } detail: { EmptyView() } } } The dropConfiguration is applied on the Label (in this case the "Move" cursor is used instead of the "Copy" cursor). Is there any way to do that or is it just an omission in Swift UI?
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SwiftUI and undo
In my multiplatform SwiftUI document app, where should I implement undo? In the Views with Forms and Lists, Bindings, data classes or somewhere else? I am now implementing undo in Bindings and Lists, but I'm wondering if that's the right way to do it.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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SwipeActions-triggered reorder animation briefly removes row and re-inserts it
I’m seeing a visual glitch in SwiftUI List on iOS 26 when row order changes after a swipeActions action. Setup: List + ForEach of items Items are sorted dynamically by isSelected (unselected first, selected last) Swipe action toggles isSelected Row should animate to new position Problem: On swipe select/unselect, the row sometimes appears to disappear briefly, then reappear in the new position Most visible when unselecting an item from the bottom selected group (it should move to top) Sometimes there is a temporary “empty gap” near the top during the move In some row styling setups, row corner masking also looks wrong during animation What I tried: Different animations (default, easeInOut, spring) Adding/removing small dispatch delay before state change Moving section header content outside List Using custom row backgrounds/corners vs system row styling Keeping stable IDs in ForEach Behavior still appears with native List + swipeActions on iOS 26. So my question is: Is this a known issue/regression with List row move animations on iOS 26? Recommended pattern to keep native swipe actions but avoid this visual artifact? This worked smoothly on iOS 18 with the same approach, and the visual glitch appears only after moving to iOS 26.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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macOS Tahoe 26.3 - System Is Playing NSBeep At Inappropriate Times When Text Editing Ends Via -cancelOperation: (field editor)
When I end editing pressing the escape key, the system sometimes plays NSBeep(). I noticed this with NSBrowser. Every time I press escape to end editing the system beeps. At first I thought it was somewhere in my app but I set a symbolic breakpoint and discovered it was not coming from my code. I filed FB22127038. Since then I discovered that NSBeep playing at inappropriate times is not exclusive to NSBrowser. It appears if there is a NSTableView in the window and you just press the escape key (even if you aren't editing anything) AppKit beeps. It can be traced to: #0 0x0000000199e3184c in NSBeep () #1 0x000000019aa03fac in -[NSWindow doCommandBySelector:] () #2 0x000000019ac1d01c in -[NSTableView(NSTableViewViewBased) cancelOperation:] ()
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How to Reload Collection View (DiffableDataSource) after API Finishes Calling
Hello, I have a collection view that uses a diffable data source, and I am initiating an API call while configuring a cell RuntimeCell in the cell registration block inside setupDataSource(). The cell has a runtimeLabel property whose text I am setting inside a configureLabel(movieId:) function. I noticed that the collection view does not automatically refresh the text label once this API call finishes and after setting the text property on a UILabel in the collection view cell to a value retrieved during the API call. I presume this is because I need to call dataSource.apply(snapshot) myself to reload the changes in the collection view after the API call finishes retrieving the runtime data. However, since the API call happens via the configuration of the cell in the cell registration closure, this API call ends up being called infinitely if I call dataSource.apply(snapshot) every time the API call finishes (i.e. calling dataSource.applySnapshot() calls the closure for the cell registration handler which re-triggers the API call). What is the correct architecture to apply to accomplish reloading the collection view so that the text label appears once the API finishes calling? Thank you class MovieDetailViewController: UIViewController { func setupDataSource() { // ... let runTimeCellRegistration = UICollectionView.CellRegistration<RuntimeCell, Item> { cell, indexPath, item in cell.runtimeLabelDelegate = self cell.configureLabel(movieId: self.selectedMovie.id) } dataSource = UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource(collectionView: collectionView, cellProvider: { collectionView, indexPath, itemIdentifier in let section = Section(rawValue: indexPath.section) switch section { //... case .runtime: return collectionView.dequeueConfiguredReusableCell(using: runTimeCellRegistration, for: indexPath, item: itemIdentifier) //... } return nil }) } } protocol RuntimeLabelCellDelegate: AnyObject { func didUpdateRuntime() } class RuntimeCell: UICollectionViewCell { var runtimeLabel: UILabel! //... UI Setup func configureLabel(movieId: Int) { Task { do { let details = try await movieSearchService.fetchMovieDetails(movieId: movieId) await MainActor.run { let minutes = details.runTime let durationText = "\(minutes)m" var emojiText = "" if minutes < 90 { emojiText = "Short & Sweet ⚡️" } else if minutes > 150 { emojiText = "Get the snacks ready 🍿" } runtimeLabel.text = emojiText.isEmpty ? durationText : "\(durationText) • \(emojiText)" runtimeLabelDelegate?.didUpdateRuntime() } } catch { print("Failed to load details: \(error)") } } } } extension MovieDetailViewController: RuntimeLabelCellDelegate { func didUpdateRuntime() { var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot() snapshot.appendItems([.runtime], toSection: .runtime) dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: true) } }
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What is the lifecycle of onReceive subscriptions in SwiftUI views?
I'm trying to better understand how the onReceive modifier behaves in SwiftUI, specifically how its subscription lifecycle relates to view updates. Consider this example: TextField("Name", text: $name) .onReceive(Just(name)) { value in print(value) } This closure runs every time name changes. A common explanation is that SwiftUI recomputes body, which creates a new Just(name) publisher each time. However, this raises some questions for me about how onReceive actually works internally: When SwiftUI recomputes body, is the onReceive modifier recreated and resubscribed? Does SwiftUI automatically cancel the previous subscription when the view updates?
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Not precise scroll in XCTest
I'm working on UI automation tests using XCUITest for an iOS application (iPhone). My goal is to programmatically scroll a view by a very precise number of pixels (e.g., exactly 500 points down). I understand the scroll(byDeltaX:deltaY:) method is not supported on iPhone, so I'm using the coordinate-based drag method as an alternative. Specifically, I am using XCUICoordinate.press(forDuration:thenDragTo:withVelocity:thenHoldForDuration:) to simulate a drag gesture. I calculate a start and end coordinate with a specific vertical offset in points, expecting the view to scroll by that exact amount. However, I'm observing that the resulting scroll offset is not perfectly accurate. There's a consistent error of several pixels, making the scroll amount unpredictable for precise test assertions. Is there a known limitation to the accuracy of coordinate-based dragging for simulating programmatic scrolling? Are there any alternative methods or best practices within XCUITest to achieve a more reliable and pixel-accurate scroll on iPhone, or is this level of precision simply not achievable with the current framework?
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touchesEnded: not triggered on newer iOS when view is inside UIScrollView (was working on iOS 18)
Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue with touch handling on newer iOS versions. I have a custom view controller implemented in Objective-C that overrides touchesEnded:. The same code works correctly on iOS 18, but on newer iOS versions (tested on iOS 26), touchesEnded: is no longer being triggered. Important observations: touchesBegan: is triggered. touchesEnded: is NOT triggered. touchesCancelled: is also NOT triggered. No code changes were made between iOS 18 and iOS 26. Same code, same sample works fine in iOS18 device but not in iOS26 device Questions: Has gesture arbitration behavior changed in recent iOS 26 versions when views are inside UIScrollView? Any clarification on whether this is intended behavior or a regression would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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Access Relationship value from deleted model tombstone in SwiftData.
I’m developing an app using SwiftData. In my app, I have two models: User and Address. A user can have multiple addresses. I’m trying to use SwiftData History tracking to implement some logic when addresses are deleted. Specifically, I need to determine which user the address belonged to. From the documentation, I understand that you can preserve attributes from deleted models in a tombstone object using @Attribute(.preserveValueOnDeletion). However, this isn’t working when I try to apply this to a relationship value. Below is a simplified example of my attempts so far. I suspect that simply adding @Attribute(.preserveValueOnDeletion) to a relationship isn’t feasible. If that’s indeed the case, what would be the recommended approach to identify the user associated with an address after it has been deleted? Thank you. @Model class User { var name: String @Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade, inverse: \Address.user) var addresses: [Address] = [] init(name: String) { self.name = name } } @Model class Address { var adress1: String var address2: String var city: String var zip: String @Attribute(.preserveValueOnDeletion) var user: User? init(adress1: String, address2: String, city: String, zip: String) { self.adress1 = adress1 self.address2 = address2 self.city = city self.zip = zip self.user = user } } for transaction in transactions { for change in transaction.changes { switch change { case .delete(let deleted): if let deleted = deleted as? any HistoryDelete<Address> { if let user = deleted.tombstone[\.user] { //this is never executed } } default: break } } }
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Crash in SwiftUICore SDFStyle.distanceRange.getter
I've been receiving crash reports about a crash in SDFStyle.distanceRange.getter. I haven't been able to reproduce this, and users haven't given me much information about the circumstances or can't reliably reproduce this either. Googling didn't give any results. I'm happy for any pointers in the right direction. All reports have been on iOS 26 so far. 2026-03-02_23-35-03.7381_+0800-93830d0f537cfb381b42a7e9812953d772adfe64.crash
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Credit Card Autofill Not Working in React Native TextInput
Hello, I'm currently investigating an issue related to iOS credit card autofill (Payments & Card Details) in our mobile application. Our app is built using React Native, and we are implementing card input fields using TextInput with the required autofill configuration: autoComplete="cc-number" textContentType="creditCardNumber" Despite correctly configuring these properties, credit card autofill is not being triggered on iOS devices. I would appreciate clarification on: Is credit card autofill officially supported for React Native TextInput fields using autoComplete="cc-number" and textContentType="creditCardNumber"? Are there any additional requirements (entitlements, associated domains, specific configurations, etc.) needed for payment autofill to work? Is autofill expected to work inside WKWebView contexts? Are there any known limitations or restrictions for third-party frameworks such as React Native? I would appreciate any guidance or documentation you can share regarding the expected behavior and official support for this scenario
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TextKit 2 + SwiftUI (NSViewRepresentable): NSTextLayoutManager rendering attributes don’t reliably draw/update
I’m embedding an NSTextView (TextKit 2) inside a SwiftUI app using NSViewRepresentable. I’m trying to highlight dynamic subranges (changing as the user types) by providing per-range rendering attributes via NSTextLayoutManager’s rendering-attributes mechanism. The issue: the highlight is unreliable. Often, the highlight doesn’t appear at all even though the delegate/data source is returning attributes for the expected range. Sometimes it appears once, but then it stops updating even when the underlying “highlight range” changes. This feels related to SwiftUI - AppKit layout issue when using NSViewRepresentable (as said in https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/nsviewrepresentable). What I’ve tried Updating the state that drives the highlight range and invalidating layout fragments / asking for relayout Ensuring all updates happen on the main thread. Calling setNeedsDisplay(_:) on the NSViewRepresentable’s underlying view. Toggling the SwiftUI view identity (e.g. .id(...)) to force reconstruction (works, but too expensive / loses state). Question In a SwiftUI + NSViewRepresentable setup with TextKit 2, what is the correct way to make NSTextLayoutManager re-query and redraw rendering attributes when my highlight ranges change? Is there a recommended invalidation call for TextKit 2 to trigger re-rendering of rendering attributes? Or is this a known limitation when hosting NSTextView inside SwiftUI, where rendering attributes aren’t reliably invalidated? If this approach is fragile, is there a better pattern for dynamic highlights that avoids mutating the attributed string (to prevent layout/scroll jitter)?
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UIScreen.isCaptured and sceneCaptureState report inactive while system screen recording continues when Live Activity is expanded
Hi, I’m trying to reliably detect when system screen recording finishes, and I’m observing behavior that I don’t fully understand when a Live Activity is expanded via Dynamic Island. Environment Devices: iPhone 16 Pro iOS: 26.2 Xcode: 26.2 Using UIScreen.isCaptured and UIWindowScene.sceneCaptureState Implementation: I observe capture state like this: private var observation: NSKeyValueObservation? func startObserving() { observation = UIScreen.main.observe(\.isCaptured, options: [.new]) { _, change in print("isCaptured:", change.newValue ?? false) } } I also check: window.traitCollection.sceneCaptureState Steps to Reproduce Start system screen recording from Control Center. Confirm UIScreen.main.isCaptured == true. Expand a Live Activity via the Dynamic Island (e.g. timer or call). Observe capture state values while the Live Activity UI is expanded. Observed Behavior While screen recording is still active: UIScreen.main.isCaptured becomes false sceneCaptureState becomes .inactive This state persists while the recording Live Activity is expanded The system recording indicator remains visible The device continues recording Expected Behavior (or Clarification Needed) My understanding was that UIScreen.isCaptured indicates whether the device screen is currently being captured (e.g. screen recording or mirroring). However, this behavior suggests that both isCaptured and sceneCaptureState reflect whether the current scene is part of the capture surface, rather than whether device-level recording is active. Is this the intended behavior when system-owned surfaces (such as expanded Live Activities) are promoted above the app’s scene? If so: Is there any supported way to reliably detect device-level screen recording state (as opposed to scene-level capture participation), in order to trigger logic when recording finishes? Thank you for any clarification.
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How do you make a resizable segmented control in SwiftUI for macOS?
In SwiftUI for macOS, how do I configure a Picker as a segmented control to have a flexible width? This design pattern is present in Xcode 26 at the top of the sidebar and inspector panel. I can't figure out the combination of view modifiers to achieve a similar look. import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var selection = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Picker("", selection: $selection) { Image(systemName: "doc") Image(systemName: "folder") Image(systemName: "gear") Image(systemName: "globe") .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) // Doesn't do anything. } .labelsHidden() .pickerStyle(.segmented) .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) // Doesn't affect segment sizes. Spacer() } } } I want the entire Picker to fill the width and for each segment to be of equal widths. How? In AppKit I would use AutoLayout for the flexible width and NSSegmentedControl.segmentDistribution for the segment widths. Is there a SwiftUI equivalent? macOS 26 / Xcode 26.3
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Active Quicklook extension is ignored
When you have multiple Apps on the Mac which all provide Quicklook extensions for the same file type, then I would assume that if I activate one of these Quicklook extensions in the system settings, this one would be used. But this doesn't seem to be the case. It looks like the macOS just looks the very first extension it can find for a certain file type, and if this Quicklook extension is switched off, the file can not be previewed anymore. The macOS just doesn't bother to look for the other existing quicklook extension for this file, even if this other is enabled. The only option right now to get this other extension to be used by the system would be to completely delete the first App, so its extension is deleted as well. Is this really the way how it is supposed to work? How can this be fixed? Can I tell my users something else than "just delete the other App"?
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Detect closing of tab (NSWindowTab) in WindowGroup
I have a SwiftUI app displaying tabbed windows (as NSWindowTab) in a WindowGroup: import SwiftUI @main struct TabTestApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup{ ContentView() // Hasn't any content of relevance to this question. }.commands{ CommandGroup(after: .newItem) { Button("New Tab") { guard let currentWindow = NSApp.keyWindow, let windowController = currentWindow.windowController else { return } windowController.newWindowForTab(nil) guard let newWindow = NSApp.keyWindow else { return } if currentWindow != newWindow { currentWindow.addTabbedWindow(newWindow, ordered: .above) } }.keyboardShortcut(.init("t", modifiers: [.command])) } } } } Is there a way to detect the closing of one or multiple tabs, e.g. when the user clicks on the tab bar's "Close Other Tabs" option or pushes CMD + W in order to ask the user whether he or she wants to save changes? What I've tried to no avail: Intercept windowWillClose👉Won't be called if a single tab within a window is closed (but only once the last tab of a window is closed). Handling onDissapear()👉Doesn't work since the closing cannot be cancelled. Using DocumentGroup 👉Doesn't work since the app in question isn't about documents (i.e., files which are stored externally), but about data that's stored in a database. Many thanks! Related threads: Preserve all tabs of last window on close. (Like Finder) Detect Close Window vs Close Tab
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CarPlay CPListImageRowItem causes Inverted Scrolling and Side Button malfunction
In my CarPlaySceneDelegate.swift, I have two tabs: The first tab uses a CPListImageRowItem with a CPListImageRowItemRowElement. The scroll direction is inverted, and the side button does not function correctly. The second tab uses multiple CPListItem objects. There are no issues: scrolling works in the correct direction, and the side button behaves as expected. Steps To Reproduce Launch the app. Connect to CarPlay. In the first tab, scroll up and down, then use the side button to navigate. In the second tab, scroll up and down, then use the side button to navigate. As observed, the scrolling behavior is different between the two tabs. Code Example: import CarPlay import UIKit class CarPlaySceneDelegate: UIResponder, CPTemplateApplicationSceneDelegate { var interfaceController: CPInterfaceController? func templateApplicationScene( _ templateApplicationScene: CPTemplateApplicationScene, didConnect interfaceController: CPInterfaceController ) { self.interfaceController = interfaceController downloadImageAndSetupTemplates() } func templateApplicationScene( _ templateApplicationScene: CPTemplateApplicationScene, didDisconnectInterfaceController interfaceController: CPInterfaceController ) { self.interfaceController = nil } private func downloadImageAndSetupTemplates() { let urlString = "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcYUjd1FYkF04-8Vb7PKI1mGoF2quLPHKjvnR7V4ReZR8UjW-0NJ_kC7q13eISZGoTCLHaDPVbOthhH9QNq-YA0uuSUjfAoB3PPs1aXQ&s=10" guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else { setupTemplates(with: UIImage(systemName: "photo")!) return } URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { [weak self] data, _, _ in let image: UIImage if let data = data, let downloaded = UIImage(data: data) { image = downloaded } else { image = UIImage(systemName: "photo")! } DispatchQueue.main.async { self?.setupTemplates(with: image) } }.resume() } private func setupTemplates(with image: UIImage) { // Tab 1 : un seul CPListImageRowItem avec 12 CPListImageRowItemRowElement let elements: [CPListImageRowItemRowElement] = (1...12).map { index in CPListImageRowItemRowElement(image: image, title: "test \(index)", subtitle: nil) } let rowItem = CPListImageRowItem(text: "Images", elements: elements, allowsMultipleLines: true) rowItem.listImageRowHandler = { item, elementIndex, completion in print("tapped element \(elementIndex)") completion() } let tab1Section = CPListSection(items: [rowItem]) let tab1Template = CPListTemplate(title: "CPListImageRowItemRowElement", sections: [tab1Section]) // Tab 2 : 12 CPListItem simples let tab2Items: [CPListItem] = (1...12).map { index in let item = CPListItem(text: "Item \(index)", detailText: "Detail \(index)") item.handler = { _, completion in print("handler Tab 2") completion() } return item } let tab2Section = CPListSection(items: tab2Items) let tab2Template = CPListTemplate(title: "CPListItem", sections: [tab2Section]) // CPTabBarTemplate avec les deux tabs let tabBar = CPTabBarTemplate(templates: [tab1Template, tab2Template]) interfaceController?.setRootTemplate(tabBar, animated: true) } } Here is a quick video:
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How to stop ios 26 glass effect UI in ios app
Hi everyone, I want to avoid the iOS 26 Liquid Glass effect in my app’s UI. While researching, I found the following possible solution: Steps: Go to Info.plist Add the key: UIDesignRequiresCompatibility Type: Boolean Value: YES I have a few questions about this approach: According to the Apple Developer website, this seems to be a temporary solution. How long will this continue to work, and what would be the recommended long-term solution? Which iOS versions does this support (both older and upcoming versions)? If this method is not recommended, is there another way to disable or avoid the glass effect across the entire app without making major UI changes? Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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DynamicViewContent and drop validation (macOS)
If I see it correctly, it is currently not possible to validate a drop operation on a DynamicViewContent when using dropDestination? Just a simple example: Let's say I build a folder view on macOS where I can arrange folders freely. In this case I need to use DynamicViewContent.dropDestination to get an insertion index on drop. However, it seems that methods like dropConfiguration do not have any effect. Als dropDestionation(…, isTargeted:) seems not to be available. Here is my sample code: struct FolderRow: View { let folder: Folder var body: some View { DisclosureGroup(isExpanded: .constant(true)) { ForEach(folder.children) { child in FolderRow(folder: child) } .dropDestination(for: Folder.self) { item, idx in print("Dropped at \(idx)") } } label: { Label(folder.name, systemImage: "folder") .draggable(folder) .dropDestination(for: Folder.self) { items, _ in print("Dropped on Item") } } .dropConfiguration { session in DropConfiguration(operation: .move) } } } struct ContentView: View { @State private var folder: Folder = Folder.sampleData @State private var selection: Set<UUID> = [] var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { List(selection: $selection) { FolderRow(folder: folder) } } detail: { EmptyView() } } } The dropConfiguration is applied on the Label (in this case the "Move" cursor is used instead of the "Copy" cursor). Is there any way to do that or is it just an omission in Swift UI?
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SwiftUI and undo
In my multiplatform SwiftUI document app, where should I implement undo? In the Views with Forms and Lists, Bindings, data classes or somewhere else? I am now implementing undo in Bindings and Lists, but I'm wondering if that's the right way to do it.
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SwipeActions-triggered reorder animation briefly removes row and re-inserts it
I’m seeing a visual glitch in SwiftUI List on iOS 26 when row order changes after a swipeActions action. Setup: List + ForEach of items Items are sorted dynamically by isSelected (unselected first, selected last) Swipe action toggles isSelected Row should animate to new position Problem: On swipe select/unselect, the row sometimes appears to disappear briefly, then reappear in the new position Most visible when unselecting an item from the bottom selected group (it should move to top) Sometimes there is a temporary “empty gap” near the top during the move In some row styling setups, row corner masking also looks wrong during animation What I tried: Different animations (default, easeInOut, spring) Adding/removing small dispatch delay before state change Moving section header content outside List Using custom row backgrounds/corners vs system row styling Keeping stable IDs in ForEach Behavior still appears with native List + swipeActions on iOS 26. So my question is: Is this a known issue/regression with List row move animations on iOS 26? Recommended pattern to keep native swipe actions but avoid this visual artifact? This worked smoothly on iOS 18 with the same approach, and the visual glitch appears only after moving to iOS 26.
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macOS Tahoe 26.3 - System Is Playing NSBeep At Inappropriate Times When Text Editing Ends Via -cancelOperation: (field editor)
When I end editing pressing the escape key, the system sometimes plays NSBeep(). I noticed this with NSBrowser. Every time I press escape to end editing the system beeps. At first I thought it was somewhere in my app but I set a symbolic breakpoint and discovered it was not coming from my code. I filed FB22127038. Since then I discovered that NSBeep playing at inappropriate times is not exclusive to NSBrowser. It appears if there is a NSTableView in the window and you just press the escape key (even if you aren't editing anything) AppKit beeps. It can be traced to: #0 0x0000000199e3184c in NSBeep () #1 0x000000019aa03fac in -[NSWindow doCommandBySelector:] () #2 0x000000019ac1d01c in -[NSTableView(NSTableViewViewBased) cancelOperation:] ()
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How to Reload Collection View (DiffableDataSource) after API Finishes Calling
Hello, I have a collection view that uses a diffable data source, and I am initiating an API call while configuring a cell RuntimeCell in the cell registration block inside setupDataSource(). The cell has a runtimeLabel property whose text I am setting inside a configureLabel(movieId:) function. I noticed that the collection view does not automatically refresh the text label once this API call finishes and after setting the text property on a UILabel in the collection view cell to a value retrieved during the API call. I presume this is because I need to call dataSource.apply(snapshot) myself to reload the changes in the collection view after the API call finishes retrieving the runtime data. However, since the API call happens via the configuration of the cell in the cell registration closure, this API call ends up being called infinitely if I call dataSource.apply(snapshot) every time the API call finishes (i.e. calling dataSource.applySnapshot() calls the closure for the cell registration handler which re-triggers the API call). What is the correct architecture to apply to accomplish reloading the collection view so that the text label appears once the API finishes calling? Thank you class MovieDetailViewController: UIViewController { func setupDataSource() { // ... let runTimeCellRegistration = UICollectionView.CellRegistration<RuntimeCell, Item> { cell, indexPath, item in cell.runtimeLabelDelegate = self cell.configureLabel(movieId: self.selectedMovie.id) } dataSource = UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource(collectionView: collectionView, cellProvider: { collectionView, indexPath, itemIdentifier in let section = Section(rawValue: indexPath.section) switch section { //... case .runtime: return collectionView.dequeueConfiguredReusableCell(using: runTimeCellRegistration, for: indexPath, item: itemIdentifier) //... } return nil }) } } protocol RuntimeLabelCellDelegate: AnyObject { func didUpdateRuntime() } class RuntimeCell: UICollectionViewCell { var runtimeLabel: UILabel! //... UI Setup func configureLabel(movieId: Int) { Task { do { let details = try await movieSearchService.fetchMovieDetails(movieId: movieId) await MainActor.run { let minutes = details.runTime let durationText = "\(minutes)m" var emojiText = "" if minutes < 90 { emojiText = "Short & Sweet ⚡️" } else if minutes > 150 { emojiText = "Get the snacks ready 🍿" } runtimeLabel.text = emojiText.isEmpty ? durationText : "\(durationText) • \(emojiText)" runtimeLabelDelegate?.didUpdateRuntime() } } catch { print("Failed to load details: \(error)") } } } } extension MovieDetailViewController: RuntimeLabelCellDelegate { func didUpdateRuntime() { var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot() snapshot.appendItems([.runtime], toSection: .runtime) dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: true) } }
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NSMENUITEMTITLEABOUT, NSMENUITEMTITLE in menu bar when running iOS app on Mac
I have an iOS app that runs on Mac, in iPad mode. In the menubar, some subitems are improperly labelled, featuring NSMENUITEMTITLEABOUT or NSMENUITEMHIDE or NSMENUITEMTITLE instead. Looks like it cannot find the name of the app. I have tried to set display name to no avail. Or is it a localisation issue ? How to correct this ?
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What is the lifecycle of onReceive subscriptions in SwiftUI views?
I'm trying to better understand how the onReceive modifier behaves in SwiftUI, specifically how its subscription lifecycle relates to view updates. Consider this example: TextField("Name", text: $name) .onReceive(Just(name)) { value in print(value) } This closure runs every time name changes. A common explanation is that SwiftUI recomputes body, which creates a new Just(name) publisher each time. However, this raises some questions for me about how onReceive actually works internally: When SwiftUI recomputes body, is the onReceive modifier recreated and resubscribed? Does SwiftUI automatically cancel the previous subscription when the view updates?
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Not precise scroll in XCTest
I'm working on UI automation tests using XCUITest for an iOS application (iPhone). My goal is to programmatically scroll a view by a very precise number of pixels (e.g., exactly 500 points down). I understand the scroll(byDeltaX:deltaY:) method is not supported on iPhone, so I'm using the coordinate-based drag method as an alternative. Specifically, I am using XCUICoordinate.press(forDuration:thenDragTo:withVelocity:thenHoldForDuration:) to simulate a drag gesture. I calculate a start and end coordinate with a specific vertical offset in points, expecting the view to scroll by that exact amount. However, I'm observing that the resulting scroll offset is not perfectly accurate. There's a consistent error of several pixels, making the scroll amount unpredictable for precise test assertions. Is there a known limitation to the accuracy of coordinate-based dragging for simulating programmatic scrolling? Are there any alternative methods or best practices within XCUITest to achieve a more reliable and pixel-accurate scroll on iPhone, or is this level of precision simply not achievable with the current framework?
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touchesEnded: not triggered on newer iOS when view is inside UIScrollView (was working on iOS 18)
Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue with touch handling on newer iOS versions. I have a custom view controller implemented in Objective-C that overrides touchesEnded:. The same code works correctly on iOS 18, but on newer iOS versions (tested on iOS 26), touchesEnded: is no longer being triggered. Important observations: touchesBegan: is triggered. touchesEnded: is NOT triggered. touchesCancelled: is also NOT triggered. No code changes were made between iOS 18 and iOS 26. Same code, same sample works fine in iOS18 device but not in iOS26 device Questions: Has gesture arbitration behavior changed in recent iOS 26 versions when views are inside UIScrollView? Any clarification on whether this is intended behavior or a regression would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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Access Relationship value from deleted model tombstone in SwiftData.
I’m developing an app using SwiftData. In my app, I have two models: User and Address. A user can have multiple addresses. I’m trying to use SwiftData History tracking to implement some logic when addresses are deleted. Specifically, I need to determine which user the address belonged to. From the documentation, I understand that you can preserve attributes from deleted models in a tombstone object using @Attribute(.preserveValueOnDeletion). However, this isn’t working when I try to apply this to a relationship value. Below is a simplified example of my attempts so far. I suspect that simply adding @Attribute(.preserveValueOnDeletion) to a relationship isn’t feasible. If that’s indeed the case, what would be the recommended approach to identify the user associated with an address after it has been deleted? Thank you. @Model class User { var name: String @Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade, inverse: \Address.user) var addresses: [Address] = [] init(name: String) { self.name = name } } @Model class Address { var adress1: String var address2: String var city: String var zip: String @Attribute(.preserveValueOnDeletion) var user: User? init(adress1: String, address2: String, city: String, zip: String) { self.adress1 = adress1 self.address2 = address2 self.city = city self.zip = zip self.user = user } } for transaction in transactions { for change in transaction.changes { switch change { case .delete(let deleted): if let deleted = deleted as? any HistoryDelete<Address> { if let user = deleted.tombstone[\.user] { //this is never executed } } default: break } } }
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Crash in SwiftUICore SDFStyle.distanceRange.getter
I've been receiving crash reports about a crash in SDFStyle.distanceRange.getter. I haven't been able to reproduce this, and users haven't given me much information about the circumstances or can't reliably reproduce this either. Googling didn't give any results. I'm happy for any pointers in the right direction. All reports have been on iOS 26 so far. 2026-03-02_23-35-03.7381_+0800-93830d0f537cfb381b42a7e9812953d772adfe64.crash
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Credit Card Autofill Not Working in React Native TextInput
Hello, I'm currently investigating an issue related to iOS credit card autofill (Payments & Card Details) in our mobile application. Our app is built using React Native, and we are implementing card input fields using TextInput with the required autofill configuration: autoComplete="cc-number" textContentType="creditCardNumber" Despite correctly configuring these properties, credit card autofill is not being triggered on iOS devices. I would appreciate clarification on: Is credit card autofill officially supported for React Native TextInput fields using autoComplete="cc-number" and textContentType="creditCardNumber"? Are there any additional requirements (entitlements, associated domains, specific configurations, etc.) needed for payment autofill to work? Is autofill expected to work inside WKWebView contexts? Are there any known limitations or restrictions for third-party frameworks such as React Native? I would appreciate any guidance or documentation you can share regarding the expected behavior and official support for this scenario
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TextKit 2 + SwiftUI (NSViewRepresentable): NSTextLayoutManager rendering attributes don’t reliably draw/update
I’m embedding an NSTextView (TextKit 2) inside a SwiftUI app using NSViewRepresentable. I’m trying to highlight dynamic subranges (changing as the user types) by providing per-range rendering attributes via NSTextLayoutManager’s rendering-attributes mechanism. The issue: the highlight is unreliable. Often, the highlight doesn’t appear at all even though the delegate/data source is returning attributes for the expected range. Sometimes it appears once, but then it stops updating even when the underlying “highlight range” changes. This feels related to SwiftUI - AppKit layout issue when using NSViewRepresentable (as said in https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/nsviewrepresentable). What I’ve tried Updating the state that drives the highlight range and invalidating layout fragments / asking for relayout Ensuring all updates happen on the main thread. Calling setNeedsDisplay(_:) on the NSViewRepresentable’s underlying view. Toggling the SwiftUI view identity (e.g. .id(...)) to force reconstruction (works, but too expensive / loses state). Question In a SwiftUI + NSViewRepresentable setup with TextKit 2, what is the correct way to make NSTextLayoutManager re-query and redraw rendering attributes when my highlight ranges change? Is there a recommended invalidation call for TextKit 2 to trigger re-rendering of rendering attributes? Or is this a known limitation when hosting NSTextView inside SwiftUI, where rendering attributes aren’t reliably invalidated? If this approach is fragile, is there a better pattern for dynamic highlights that avoids mutating the attributed string (to prevent layout/scroll jitter)?
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UIScreen.isCaptured and sceneCaptureState report inactive while system screen recording continues when Live Activity is expanded
Hi, I’m trying to reliably detect when system screen recording finishes, and I’m observing behavior that I don’t fully understand when a Live Activity is expanded via Dynamic Island. Environment Devices: iPhone 16 Pro iOS: 26.2 Xcode: 26.2 Using UIScreen.isCaptured and UIWindowScene.sceneCaptureState Implementation: I observe capture state like this: private var observation: NSKeyValueObservation? func startObserving() { observation = UIScreen.main.observe(\.isCaptured, options: [.new]) { _, change in print("isCaptured:", change.newValue ?? false) } } I also check: window.traitCollection.sceneCaptureState Steps to Reproduce Start system screen recording from Control Center. Confirm UIScreen.main.isCaptured == true. Expand a Live Activity via the Dynamic Island (e.g. timer or call). Observe capture state values while the Live Activity UI is expanded. Observed Behavior While screen recording is still active: UIScreen.main.isCaptured becomes false sceneCaptureState becomes .inactive This state persists while the recording Live Activity is expanded The system recording indicator remains visible The device continues recording Expected Behavior (or Clarification Needed) My understanding was that UIScreen.isCaptured indicates whether the device screen is currently being captured (e.g. screen recording or mirroring). However, this behavior suggests that both isCaptured and sceneCaptureState reflect whether the current scene is part of the capture surface, rather than whether device-level recording is active. Is this the intended behavior when system-owned surfaces (such as expanded Live Activities) are promoted above the app’s scene? If so: Is there any supported way to reliably detect device-level screen recording state (as opposed to scene-level capture participation), in order to trigger logic when recording finishes? Thank you for any clarification.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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How do you make a resizable segmented control in SwiftUI for macOS?
In SwiftUI for macOS, how do I configure a Picker as a segmented control to have a flexible width? This design pattern is present in Xcode 26 at the top of the sidebar and inspector panel. I can't figure out the combination of view modifiers to achieve a similar look. import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var selection = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Picker("", selection: $selection) { Image(systemName: "doc") Image(systemName: "folder") Image(systemName: "gear") Image(systemName: "globe") .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) // Doesn't do anything. } .labelsHidden() .pickerStyle(.segmented) .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) // Doesn't affect segment sizes. Spacer() } } } I want the entire Picker to fill the width and for each segment to be of equal widths. How? In AppKit I would use AutoLayout for the flexible width and NSSegmentedControl.segmentDistribution for the segment widths. Is there a SwiftUI equivalent? macOS 26 / Xcode 26.3
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Active Quicklook extension is ignored
When you have multiple Apps on the Mac which all provide Quicklook extensions for the same file type, then I would assume that if I activate one of these Quicklook extensions in the system settings, this one would be used. But this doesn't seem to be the case. It looks like the macOS just looks the very first extension it can find for a certain file type, and if this Quicklook extension is switched off, the file can not be previewed anymore. The macOS just doesn't bother to look for the other existing quicklook extension for this file, even if this other is enabled. The only option right now to get this other extension to be used by the system would be to completely delete the first App, so its extension is deleted as well. Is this really the way how it is supposed to work? How can this be fixed? Can I tell my users something else than "just delete the other App"?
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Detect closing of tab (NSWindowTab) in WindowGroup
I have a SwiftUI app displaying tabbed windows (as NSWindowTab) in a WindowGroup: import SwiftUI @main struct TabTestApp: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup{ ContentView() // Hasn't any content of relevance to this question. }.commands{ CommandGroup(after: .newItem) { Button("New Tab") { guard let currentWindow = NSApp.keyWindow, let windowController = currentWindow.windowController else { return } windowController.newWindowForTab(nil) guard let newWindow = NSApp.keyWindow else { return } if currentWindow != newWindow { currentWindow.addTabbedWindow(newWindow, ordered: .above) } }.keyboardShortcut(.init("t", modifiers: [.command])) } } } } Is there a way to detect the closing of one or multiple tabs, e.g. when the user clicks on the tab bar's "Close Other Tabs" option or pushes CMD + W in order to ask the user whether he or she wants to save changes? What I've tried to no avail: Intercept windowWillClose👉Won't be called if a single tab within a window is closed (but only once the last tab of a window is closed). Handling onDissapear()👉Doesn't work since the closing cannot be cancelled. Using DocumentGroup 👉Doesn't work since the app in question isn't about documents (i.e., files which are stored externally), but about data that's stored in a database. Many thanks! Related threads: Preserve all tabs of last window on close. (Like Finder) Detect Close Window vs Close Tab
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CarPlay CPListImageRowItem causes Inverted Scrolling and Side Button malfunction
In my CarPlaySceneDelegate.swift, I have two tabs: The first tab uses a CPListImageRowItem with a CPListImageRowItemRowElement. The scroll direction is inverted, and the side button does not function correctly. The second tab uses multiple CPListItem objects. There are no issues: scrolling works in the correct direction, and the side button behaves as expected. Steps To Reproduce Launch the app. Connect to CarPlay. In the first tab, scroll up and down, then use the side button to navigate. In the second tab, scroll up and down, then use the side button to navigate. As observed, the scrolling behavior is different between the two tabs. Code Example: import CarPlay import UIKit class CarPlaySceneDelegate: UIResponder, CPTemplateApplicationSceneDelegate { var interfaceController: CPInterfaceController? func templateApplicationScene( _ templateApplicationScene: CPTemplateApplicationScene, didConnect interfaceController: CPInterfaceController ) { self.interfaceController = interfaceController downloadImageAndSetupTemplates() } func templateApplicationScene( _ templateApplicationScene: CPTemplateApplicationScene, didDisconnectInterfaceController interfaceController: CPInterfaceController ) { self.interfaceController = nil } private func downloadImageAndSetupTemplates() { let urlString = "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcYUjd1FYkF04-8Vb7PKI1mGoF2quLPHKjvnR7V4ReZR8UjW-0NJ_kC7q13eISZGoTCLHaDPVbOthhH9QNq-YA0uuSUjfAoB3PPs1aXQ&s=10" guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else { setupTemplates(with: UIImage(systemName: "photo")!) return } URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { [weak self] data, _, _ in let image: UIImage if let data = data, let downloaded = UIImage(data: data) { image = downloaded } else { image = UIImage(systemName: "photo")! } DispatchQueue.main.async { self?.setupTemplates(with: image) } }.resume() } private func setupTemplates(with image: UIImage) { // Tab 1 : un seul CPListImageRowItem avec 12 CPListImageRowItemRowElement let elements: [CPListImageRowItemRowElement] = (1...12).map { index in CPListImageRowItemRowElement(image: image, title: "test \(index)", subtitle: nil) } let rowItem = CPListImageRowItem(text: "Images", elements: elements, allowsMultipleLines: true) rowItem.listImageRowHandler = { item, elementIndex, completion in print("tapped element \(elementIndex)") completion() } let tab1Section = CPListSection(items: [rowItem]) let tab1Template = CPListTemplate(title: "CPListImageRowItemRowElement", sections: [tab1Section]) // Tab 2 : 12 CPListItem simples let tab2Items: [CPListItem] = (1...12).map { index in let item = CPListItem(text: "Item \(index)", detailText: "Detail \(index)") item.handler = { _, completion in print("handler Tab 2") completion() } return item } let tab2Section = CPListSection(items: tab2Items) let tab2Template = CPListTemplate(title: "CPListItem", sections: [tab2Section]) // CPTabBarTemplate avec les deux tabs let tabBar = CPTabBarTemplate(templates: [tab1Template, tab2Template]) interfaceController?.setRootTemplate(tabBar, animated: true) } } Here is a quick video:
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Emoji's not rendering in iOS 26.4 beta
I am testing my app in iOS 26.4 beta and emojis are rendering as squares with ? in the middle . I tested a very simple Text("👾") and I get the same results. It is working fine in 26.3.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: General
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