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How to determine which ui control is found first in the view hierarchy, when I assign the same keyboardShortcut () to 2 buttons?
import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { Button ("Button 1") { print ("Button 1"); } .keyboardShortcut("k", modifiers: .command) Button ("Button 2") { print ("Button 2"); } .keyboardShortcut("k", modifiers: .command) } } } I the above snippet, I have assigned the same keyboard shortcut (cmd +k) to 2 different buttons. According to the docs, if multiple controls are associated with the same shortcut, the first one found is used. How do I figure out if Button 1 would be found first during the traversal or Button 2 ? Is it based on the order of declaration? Is it always the case that Button 1 would be found first since it was declared before Button 2 ?
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Mar ’25
How to hide the tab bar in SwiftUI's TabView for macOS?
In SwiftUI for macOS, how can I hide the tab bar when using TabView? I would like to provide my own tab bar implementation. In AppKit's NSTabViewController, we can do the following: let tabViewController = NSTabViewController() tabViewController.tabStyle = .unspecified I've come across various posts that suggest using the .toolbar modifier, but none appear to work on macOS (or at least I haven't found the right implementation). struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { TabView { // ... content } <- which view modifier hides the tab bar? } } Latest macOS, Latest Xcode
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May ’25
UIDocumentPickerViewController dismisses presenting view controller when selecting a file multiple times quickly
Description When using UIDocumentPickerViewController with allowsMultipleSelection = false, I expect that selecting a file will dismiss only the document picker. However, if a user quickly taps the same file multiple times, the picker dismisses both itself and the presenting view controller (i.e., it pops two levels from the view controller stack), which leads to unintended behavior and breaks presentation flow. Expected Behavior Only UIDocumentPickerViewController should be dismissed when a file is selected—even if the user taps quickly or multiple times on the same file. Actual Behavior When tapping the same file multiple times quickly, the picker dismisses not only itself but also the parent view controller it was presented from. Steps to Reproduce Create a simple view controller and present another one modally over it. From that presented view controller, present a UIDocumentPickerViewController with allowsMultipleSelection = false. Tap quickly on the same file in the picker 2 times. Result: Both the document picker and the presenting view controller are dismissed. Reproducible Code Snippet class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .green addLabel("Parent View Controller") DispatchQueue.main.async { [unowned self] in let child = UIViewController() child.view.backgroundColor = .yellow present(child, animated: true) child.addLabel("Child View Controller") let vc = UIDocumentPickerViewController( forOpeningContentTypes: [.pdf, .jpeg, .png], asCopy: true ) vc.allowsMultipleSelection = false child.present(vc, animated: true) } } } extension UIViewController { func addLabel(_ text: String) { let label = UILabel(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 50, width: view.bounds.width, height: 30)) label.text = text view.addSubview(label) } } Environment Device: iPhone 15 Pro and others iOS version: 18.2 (reproduces on multiple iOS versions) Occurs with: .pdf, .jpeg, .png file types Mode: Both simulator and real device Notes Happens consistently with fast multiple taps on the same file. This breaks expected view controller stack behavior.
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Apr ’25
AppIntent complie issue & manual remove AppIntent dialog
1.When I attempted to open the subsequent AppIntent within the perform method of the AppIntent instance, I always received the following error: How to solve the problems of inconsistency of this type? I couldn't find any sample code. 2.When I used method 'Button(intent: OpenAppIntent())' to open my app through the dialog custom view of AppIntent, but I couldn't find a way to close this AppIntent dialog. How can i remove this dialog?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: General
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May ’25
Avoiding logoff when installing new/modified InputMethodKit input source
It appears that on all recent versions of macOS when adding a new InputSource in /Library/Input Methods (or modifying an existing one there) the user needs to logoff and log back in in order for Keyboard/Input Sources in System Settings and Input Menu in menu bar to pick up the changes. Is there a way to avoid this? That is, some notification to send or API to call to tell both of these "hey, things might have changed on disk, please re-read the info, and update the UI". 🙂
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Mar ’25
Tab Bar Controller Not Using Safe Area
I have several apps where I successfully implemented Safe Area Margins, but this app uses a Tab Bar Controller and it ignores the safe areas. I am using Xcode 16.2, and Storyboards. The "Use Safe Area Layout Guides" is checked for every scene, yet none are using the safe area. Any clues?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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Apr ’25
[iOS 18 Only] Intermittent Crash at completeTransition in Custom Navigation Animation (Firebase Crashlytics)
Hi everyone, I'm encountering an intermittent crash on iOS 18 only (not reproducible locally, reported in Firebase Crashlytics) at transitionContext.completeTransition(!transitionContext.transitionWasCancelled) within my custom UIViewControllerAnimatedTransitioning. The same code runs fine on iOS 16 and 17 (no Crashlytics report for those iOS version) Here's the crash log: Crashed: com.apple.main-thread 0 libswiftCore.dylib 0x4391f0 swift_getObjectType + 40 1 ROOM 0x490c48 ItemDetailAnimator.navigationController(_:animationControllerFor:from:to:) + 47 (ItemDetailAnimator.swift:47) 2 ROOM 0x490f3c @objc ItemDetailAnimator.navigationController(_:animationControllerFor:from:to:) + 92 (<compiler-generated>:92) 3 UIKitCore 0xa2d7a4 -[UINavigationController _customTransitionController:] + 516 4 UIKitCore 0x2e51dc -[UINavigationController _immediatelyApplyViewControllers:transition:animated:operation:] + 2620 5 UIKitCore 0x1541d4 __94-[UINavigationController _applyViewControllers:transition:animated:operation:rescheduleBlock:]_block_invoke + 100 6 UIKitCore 0x150768 -[UINavigationController _applyViewControllers:transition:animated:operation:rescheduleBlock:] + 776 7 UIKitCore 0x2e7e44 -[UINavigationController pushViewController:transition:forceImmediate:] + 544 8 UIKitCore 0x2e4230 -[UINavigationController pushViewController:animated:] + 444 9 ROOM 0x66cb04 UINavigationController.pushViewController(_:animated:completion:) + 185 (UINavigationController+Room.swift:185) 10 ROOM 0x8cef4c ItemDetailCoordinator.start(animated:completion:) + 99 (ItemDetailCoordinator.swift:99) 11 ROOM 0xc6c95c protocol witness for Coordinator.start(animated:completion:) in conformance BaseCoordinator + 24 (<compiler-generated>:24) 12 ROOM 0x8ca520 AppCoordinator.startCoordinator(_:url:reference:animated:completion:) + 729 (AppCoordinator.swift:729) 13 ROOM 0x8cb248 protocol witness for URLSupportCoordinatorOpener.startCoordinator(_:url:reference:animated:completion:) in conformance AppCoordinator + 48 (<compiler-generated>:48) 14 ROOM 0xd6166c URLSupportCoordinatorOpener<>.open(url:openingController:reference:animated:completion:) + 118 (URLSupportedCoordinator.swift:118) 15 ROOM 0xc56038 RRAppDelegate.handleURL(url:completion:) + 588 (RRAppDelegate.swift:588) 16 ROOM 0xc502d0 RRAppDelegate.applicationDidBecomeActive(_:) + 330 (RRAppDelegate.swift:330) 17 ROOM 0xc5041c @objc RRAppDelegate.applicationDidBecomeActive(_:) + 52 (<compiler-generated>:52) 18 UIKitCore 0x1fb048 -[UIApplication _stopDeactivatingForReason:] + 1368 My animateTransition code is: ```func animateTransition( using transitionContext: UIViewControllerContextTransitioning) { guard let (fromView, toView, fromVC, toVC) = filterTargets(context: transitionContext) else { transitionContext.cancelInteractiveTransition() transitionContext.completeTransition(false) return } let containerView = transitionContext.containerView toView.frame = transitionContext.finalFrame(for: toVC) guard let targetView = fromVC.animationTargetView, let fromFrame = fromVC.animationTargetFrame, let toFrame = toVC.animationTargetFrame else { containerView.insertSubview(toView, aboveSubview: fromView) toView.frame = transitionContext.finalFrame(for: toVC) transitionContext.completeTransition(true) return } let newFromFrame = fromView.convert(fromFrame, to: containerView) let tempImageView: UIImageView if let target = targetView as? UIImageView, let image = targetImage ?? target.image, image.size.height != 0, target.frame.height != 0, image.size.width / image.size.height != target.frame.width / target.frame.height { targetImage = image tempImageView = UIImageView(image: image) tempImageView.frame = newFromFrame tempImageView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit } else { tempImageView = targetView.room.asImageView() tempImageView.frame = newFromFrame } targetView.isHidden = true let tempFromView = containerView.room.asImageView() targetView.isHidden = false let tempHideView = UIView() containerView.addSubview(tempFromView) containerView.insertSubview(toView, aboveSubview: tempFromView) tempHideView.backgroundColor = .white toView.addSubview(tempHideView) containerView.addSubview(tempImageView) //Minus with item detail view y position //Need to minus navigation bar height of item detail view var tempHideViewFrame = toFrame tempHideViewFrame.origin.y -= toView.frame.origin.y tempHideView.frame = tempHideViewFrame let duration = transitionDuration(using: transitionContext) toView.alpha = 0 UIView.animate(withDuration: duration * 0.5, delay: duration * 0.5, options: .curveLinear, animations: { toView.alpha = 1 }) let scale: CGFloat = toFrame.width / newFromFrame.width let newFrame = CGRect( x: toFrame.minX - newFromFrame.minX * scale, y: toFrame.minY - newFromFrame.minY * scale, width: tempFromView.frame.size.width * scale, height: tempFromView.frame.size.height * scale) UIView.animate(withDuration: duration, delay: 0.0, options: [.curveEaseInOut], animations: { tempFromView.frame = newFrame tempImageView.frame = toFrame }, completion: { _ in tempHideView.removeFromSuperview() tempFromView.removeFromSuperview() tempImageView.removeFromSuperview() transitionContext.completeTransition(!transitionContext.transitionWasCancelled) }) }
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Apr ’25
How remove AppIntent dialog programmatically?
When the perform method of my AppIntent returns the custom view's dialog, and after I click the "Click Test" button, my app will be launched, but this dialog does not close. How can I close it? struct QuestionResultView: View { var body: some View { VStack { if #available(iOS 17.0, *) { Button(role:.cancel, intent: OpenAppIntent()) { Text("Click Test") } } }.frame(height: 300) } } struct OpenAppIntent : AppIntent { static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Open my app" static let openAppWhenRun: Bool = true static let isDiscoverable: Bool = false; @MainActor func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult { return .result() } } struct OpenPhotoRecognizing: AppIntent { static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Read photo" static let description = IntentDescription("") static let openAppWhenRun: Bool = false func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ShowsSnippetView & ProvidesDialog{ return .result(dialog: "Demo Test") { DemoResultView() } } }
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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May ’25
.focusEffectDisabled(true) not working
Hi everyone, I'm working on a tvOS app using SwiftUI, and I want to disable the focus effect (the default focus glow/bounce) on a specific Button. According to the documentation: /// - Parameter disabled: A Boolean value that determines whether this view /// can display focus effects. /// - Returns: A view that controls whether focus effects can be displayed /// in this view. I used .focusEffectDisabled(true) on the Button, expecting the focus style to be completely disabled for that view. However, this doesn’t seem to have any effect in my tvOS 17+ app – the button still shows the default focus visual effect when focused. Here’s a simplified example: Button("Click Me") { // action } .focusEffectDisabled(true) This still shows the bounce/glow focus effect. Am I missing something, or is this a bug? Has anyone managed to fully disable the focus effect for a view (especially Button) in tvOS using SwiftUI? Any workarounds or additional modifiers I should apply? Thanks in advance!
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Apr ’25
ARQuickLook controls not displaying in SwiftUI
Hi, I'm embedding the QLPreviewController in a UIViewControllerRepresentable. When I view .usdz models I don't see the AR/Object selector at the top, nor the sharing button. I have tried presenting modally with a .sheet modifier and had the same result. What do I need to do to get the controls? Thanks, code attached. Code Spiff
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May ’25
Launch App with Siri on a locked device
We are looking at the possibility of launching our app through Siri with a locked device. We have the device responding to our App Intent but it is asking to be unlocked first. If the device is locked the intent works perfectly. It just doesn't seem to respect the set intentAuthenticationPolicy. Thank you for you time looking into this. We have set these var to .alwaysAllowed and open to true. static var authenticationPolicy: IntentAuthenticationPolicy = .alwaysAllowed static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = true Here is our full test code: import AppIntents import SwiftUI // MARK: - App Intents struct OpenAppIntent: AppIntent { static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Open Main App" static var description: IntentDescription? = .init(stringLiteral: "Opens the App") static var authenticationPolicy: IntentAuthenticationPolicy = .alwaysAllowed static var openAppWhenRun: Bool = true func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult { print("App opened") return .result() } } struct TestAppShortcutProvider: AppShortcutsProvider { static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: OpenAppIntent(), phrases: [ "Begin \(.applicationName)" ], shortTitle: "Open App", systemImageName: "popcorn.fill" ) } }
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Apr ’25
Use Custom UIApplication Subclass with SwiftUI
I have a SwiftUI app which needs the Ivanti AppConnect SDK. The docs only show how to integrate it into a Swift/UIKit app. But I need it to work with SwiftUI. I probably could make a UIKit base app and then load my existing SwiftUI views and code through a SwiftUI component host or something. But I'd like to avoid that if possible. Here is where I'm stuck: The AppConnect framework loads through a custom UIApplication subclass in the main.swift file: import Foundation import AppConnect UIApplicationMain( CommandLine.argc, CommandLine.unsafeArgv, ACUIApplicationClassName, NSStringFromClass(AppDelegate.self) ) The startup works as expected, and the expected function is called in the AppDelegate class: func application( _ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {...} However, the SwiftUI view is not loaded and the scree stays blank. I implemented a SceneDelegate.swift class which doesn't seem to be called. Also, the following function in the AppDelegate doesn't get called either: func application( _ application: UIApplication, configurationForConnecting connectingSceneSession: UISceneSession, options: UIScene.ConnectionOptions) -> UISceneConfiguration {...} So how do I bootstrap SwiftUI with a custom UIApplication class? can that be done with the @main macro somehow? I'm still pretty new to Swift and iOS development. Any help is appreciated
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI Tags:
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May ’25
Replaykit stop screen record failed, recording status is false
I want to record screen ,and than when I call the method stopCaptureWithHandler:(nullable void (^)(NSError *_Nullable error))handler to stop recording and saving file. before call it,I check the value record of RPScreenRecorder sharedRecorder ,the value is false , It's weird! The screen is currently being recorded ! I wonder if the value of [RPScreenRecorder sharedRecorder].record will affect the method stopCaptureWithHandler: -(void)startCaptureScreen { [[RPScreenRecorder sharedRecorder] startCaptureWithHandler:^(CMSampleBufferRef _Nonnull sampleBuffer, RPSampleBufferType bufferType, NSError * _Nullable error) { //code } completionHandler:^(NSError * _Nullable error) { //code }]; } - (void)stopRecordingHandler { if([[RPScreenRecorder sharedRecorder] isRecording]){ // deal error .sometime isRecording is false }else { [[RPScreenRecorder sharedRecorder] stopCaptureWithHandler:^(NSError * _Nullable error) { }]; } } here are my code.
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Apr ’25
Persistent 'buildExpression unavailable' error in ContentView with switch/AppState
Hi everyone, I'm encountering a persistent build error in a SwiftUI iOS app and I'm running out of ideas. Setup: My ContentView uses two @EnvironmentObjects (GameViewModel, SettingsStore). The GameViewModel has an AppState enum (.welcome, .setup, .game). The ContentView body uses a switch viewModel.currentAppState (wrapped in a Group) to display one of three different views (WelcomeView, SetupView, GameView). Navigation between states is triggered by changing viewModel.currentAppState within withAnimation blocks in the respective subviews. Problem: I consistently get the build error 'buildExpression' is unavailable: this expression does not conform to 'View' pointing to the lines inside the .setup and .game cases of the switch statement in ContentView. Code (ContentView.swift - Simplified Test Version that STILL fails): // Zweck: Steuert die Hauptnavigation basierend auf AppState // KORRIGIERTE VERSION OHNE .animation(...) am Ende import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { // Zugriff auf das ViewModel, um den AppState zu lesen @EnvironmentObject var viewModel: GameViewModel // SettingsStore wird von untergeordneten Views benötigt @EnvironmentObject var settingsStore: SettingsStore var body: some View { // Optional: Group um das switch-Statement, kann manchmal helfen (kannst du auch weglassen) Group { // Wechsle die Ansicht basierend auf viewModel.currentAppState switch viewModel.currentAppState { case .welcome: WelcomeView() // EnvironmentObjects an WelcomeView übergeben .environmentObject(viewModel) .environmentObject(settingsStore) // Übergangsanimation .transition(.opacity) case .setup: SetupView() // EnvironmentObjects an SetupView übergeben .environmentObject(viewModel) .environmentObject(settingsStore) // Übergangsanimation .transition(.asymmetric(insertion: .move(edge: .trailing), removal: .move(edge: .leading))) case .game: GameView() // EnvironmentObjects an GameView übergeben .environmentObject(viewModel) .environmentObject(settingsStore) // Übergangsanimation .transition(.asymmetric(insertion: .move(edge: .trailing), removal: .move(edge: .leading))) } } // Ende der optionalen Group // !!! WICHTIG: KEIN .animation(...) Modifier hier !!! } } // Vorschau struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider { static var previews: some View { // Erstelle Instanzen für die Vorschau let vmWelcome = GameViewModel() vmWelcome.currentAppState = .welcome let vmSetup = GameViewModel() vmSetup.currentAppState = .setup let vmGame = GameViewModel() vmGame.currentAppState = .game vmGame.currentCard = Card.defaultCards.first let settings = SettingsStore() // Zeige verschiedene Zustände in der Vorschau an Group { ContentView() .environmentObject(vmWelcome) .environmentObject(settings) .previewDisplayName("Welcome State") ContentView() .environmentObject(vmSetup) .environmentObject(settings) .previewDisplayName("Setup State") ContentView() .environmentObject(vmGame) .environmentObject(settings) .previewDisplayName("Game State") } } } Troubleshooting Steps Taken (No Success): Ensured correct placement of .environmentObject modifiers on subviews within the switch. Removed a previous .animation() modifier applied directly to the switch. Ensured state changes triggering transitions are wrapped in withAnimation. Wrapped the switch in a Group. Multiple "Clean Build Folder". Deleted entire Derived Data folder (with Xcode closed). Restarted Xcode and the Mac multiple times. Deleted and recreated ContentView.swift with the code above. Crucially: The errors persist even when replacing WelcomeView(), - - - --- SetupView(), and GameView() with simple Text("...") views inside the switch cases (as shown in the code snippet above). Environment: Xcode Version: newest macOS Version: newest Question: Does anyone have any idea why the compiler would still fail to type-check this switch structure, even when the views inside are simplified to basic Text? What else could I try to diagnose or fix this? Could it be related to the subviews (SetupView/GameView) potentially having their own NavigationView or complexity, even when replaced by Text in the failing ContentView? Thanks for any suggestions!
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Apr ’25
iOS 18 SDK causing random UI changes and crashes with my app
I am a developer on an enterprise application. Our team just updated our pipeline to build our app on the iOS 18 SDK instead of the 17.4 SDK and this has caused a lot of our ui elements to change and several crashes within the app resulting in just the simple error message "Swift runtime failure: unhandled C++ / Objective-C exception". Why is just updating the SDK causing all these issues? Is there anyway to keep the previous version or will we have to go component by component to fix the constraints and crashes? These issues seem to be happening to our users on iOS 18 and beyond.
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Apr ’25
A wrinkle converting a UIKit Document-based app to SwiftUI Document Group
The app I'm converting includes two unique document types. UI-wise they have key similarities (eg contents are password protected) But serialization/model - wise. they are different documents. I have not been able to find any documentation on options for implementing this (eg use a (abstract?) base class derived from FileDocument, with two concrete sub classes? maybe just a single subclass of FileDocument that contains model details for both file types?) Stepping back from implementation options, am I crazy for attempting to use DocumentGroup to create a single app that would need to be able to open/modify/save multiple unique document types? any/all guidance much appreciated.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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May ’25
CPTabBarTemplate in CarPlay Simulator: Tab Becomes Inactive on Re-selection
I am facing an issue in my CarPlay app using CPTabBarTemplate. The app has two tabs, and on launch, the first tab is correctly selected. However, when I tap on the first tab again, instead of staying active, it becomes inactive. This behavior is unexpected, as re-selecting the active tab should typically maintain its selected state. Has anyone else encountered this issue or found a workaround to prevent the tab from becoming inactive?
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May ’25
CPGridTemplate in CPTabBarTemplate: Second Item Not Selecting in CarPlay Simulator
I am experiencing an issue while using CPGridTemplate within CPTabBarTemplate in my CarPlay app running in the simulator. On app launch, when I select the second item in the grid, it does not visually reflect as selected in the UI. This behavior is unexpected, as the grid item selection should update accordingly. Has anyone encountered this issue or found a solution to ensure proper item selection?
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May ’25
How to determine which ui control is found first in the view hierarchy, when I assign the same keyboardShortcut () to 2 buttons?
import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { Button ("Button 1") { print ("Button 1"); } .keyboardShortcut("k", modifiers: .command) Button ("Button 2") { print ("Button 2"); } .keyboardShortcut("k", modifiers: .command) } } } I the above snippet, I have assigned the same keyboard shortcut (cmd +k) to 2 different buttons. According to the docs, if multiple controls are associated with the same shortcut, the first one found is used. How do I figure out if Button 1 would be found first during the traversal or Button 2 ? Is it based on the order of declaration? Is it always the case that Button 1 would be found first since it was declared before Button 2 ?
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Mar ’25
How to hide the tab bar in SwiftUI's TabView for macOS?
In SwiftUI for macOS, how can I hide the tab bar when using TabView? I would like to provide my own tab bar implementation. In AppKit's NSTabViewController, we can do the following: let tabViewController = NSTabViewController() tabViewController.tabStyle = .unspecified I've come across various posts that suggest using the .toolbar modifier, but none appear to work on macOS (or at least I haven't found the right implementation). struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { TabView { // ... content } <- which view modifier hides the tab bar? } } Latest macOS, Latest Xcode
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May ’25
UIDocumentPickerViewController dismisses presenting view controller when selecting a file multiple times quickly
Description When using UIDocumentPickerViewController with allowsMultipleSelection = false, I expect that selecting a file will dismiss only the document picker. However, if a user quickly taps the same file multiple times, the picker dismisses both itself and the presenting view controller (i.e., it pops two levels from the view controller stack), which leads to unintended behavior and breaks presentation flow. Expected Behavior Only UIDocumentPickerViewController should be dismissed when a file is selected—even if the user taps quickly or multiple times on the same file. Actual Behavior When tapping the same file multiple times quickly, the picker dismisses not only itself but also the parent view controller it was presented from. Steps to Reproduce Create a simple view controller and present another one modally over it. From that presented view controller, present a UIDocumentPickerViewController with allowsMultipleSelection = false. Tap quickly on the same file in the picker 2 times. Result: Both the document picker and the presenting view controller are dismissed. Reproducible Code Snippet class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .green addLabel("Parent View Controller") DispatchQueue.main.async { [unowned self] in let child = UIViewController() child.view.backgroundColor = .yellow present(child, animated: true) child.addLabel("Child View Controller") let vc = UIDocumentPickerViewController( forOpeningContentTypes: [.pdf, .jpeg, .png], asCopy: true ) vc.allowsMultipleSelection = false child.present(vc, animated: true) } } } extension UIViewController { func addLabel(_ text: String) { let label = UILabel(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 50, width: view.bounds.width, height: 30)) label.text = text view.addSubview(label) } } Environment Device: iPhone 15 Pro and others iOS version: 18.2 (reproduces on multiple iOS versions) Occurs with: .pdf, .jpeg, .png file types Mode: Both simulator and real device Notes Happens consistently with fast multiple taps on the same file. This breaks expected view controller stack behavior.
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Apr ’25
AppIntent complie issue & manual remove AppIntent dialog
1.When I attempted to open the subsequent AppIntent within the perform method of the AppIntent instance, I always received the following error: How to solve the problems of inconsistency of this type? I couldn't find any sample code. 2.When I used method 'Button(intent: OpenAppIntent())' to open my app through the dialog custom view of AppIntent, but I couldn't find a way to close this AppIntent dialog. How can i remove this dialog?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: General
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May ’25
Avoiding logoff when installing new/modified InputMethodKit input source
It appears that on all recent versions of macOS when adding a new InputSource in /Library/Input Methods (or modifying an existing one there) the user needs to logoff and log back in in order for Keyboard/Input Sources in System Settings and Input Menu in menu bar to pick up the changes. Is there a way to avoid this? That is, some notification to send or API to call to tell both of these "hey, things might have changed on disk, please re-read the info, and update the UI". 🙂
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Mar ’25
Tab Bar Controller Not Using Safe Area
I have several apps where I successfully implemented Safe Area Margins, but this app uses a Tab Bar Controller and it ignores the safe areas. I am using Xcode 16.2, and Storyboards. The "Use Safe Area Layout Guides" is checked for every scene, yet none are using the safe area. Any clues?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit
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Apr ’25
[iOS 18 Only] Intermittent Crash at completeTransition in Custom Navigation Animation (Firebase Crashlytics)
Hi everyone, I'm encountering an intermittent crash on iOS 18 only (not reproducible locally, reported in Firebase Crashlytics) at transitionContext.completeTransition(!transitionContext.transitionWasCancelled) within my custom UIViewControllerAnimatedTransitioning. 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