Hello,
I have a simple example using StateObject and List. When I bind the List(selection:) to a property of the StateObject like this:
List(selection: $viewModel.selectedIndex) { ... }
I noticed that each time I push the view using a NavigationLink, a new instance of the StateObject is created. However, when I pop the view, the deinit of the StateObject is not called.
When is deinit actually expected to be called in this case?
Example code:
import SwiftUI
@main
struct NavigationViewDeinitSampleApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
NavigationStack {
ContentView()
}
}
}
}
struct Item: Hashable {
let text: String
}
@MainActor
fileprivate class ContentViewModel: ObservableObject {
@Published var selectedIndex: Int? = nil
init() {
NSLog("ContentViewModel.init")
}
deinit {
NSLog("ContentViewModel.deinit")
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
@StateObject private var model = ContentViewModel()
let items: [Item] = {
return (0...10).map { i in
Item(text: "\(i)")
}
}()
var body: some View {
List(selection: $model.selectedIndex) {
ForEach(items.indices, id: \.self) { idx in
let item = items[idx]
NavigationLink {
ContentView()
} label: {
Text(item.text)
}
}
}
}
}
Interestingly, if I instead use a plain @State variable inside the View:
@State private var selectedIndex: Int?
...
List(selection: $selectedIndex) { ... }
Then the deinit of the StateObject does get called when the view is popped.
Because there's no sign of deinit being triggered in the first pattern, I’m starting to suspect this might be a SwiftUI bug. Has anyone seen this behavior or have more information about it?
Thanks in advance.
Environment:
Xcode: 16.4(16F6)
iOS Simulator: iPhone SE3 iOS16.4(20E247),iPhone SE3 iOS 18.4(22E238)
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My iphone 11 pro max in ios 26 is not a liquid glass like other
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I don't see any way to try the clear variant using the .glassEffect() APIs, they only expose regular, is there some other way to try the clear variant?
I have more than five tabs in a TabView, and on some screens, I'm seeing a navigation bar with the title "More". I understand that this is the default behavior of TabView when there are more than five tabs—iOS automatically creates a "More" screen.
I've set navigationBarHidden = true throughout my app, but the navigation bar still appears on some screens within the "More" section. Is there another way to hide the moreNavigationController or completely remove the navigation bar from the "More" screen?
I'm having some difficulty with a tabview and getting the new search bar to expand from the search icon.
The tabview works so far, it looks fine, tapping on the search opens the view I will be modifying to use the search bar.
snip from my tabview:
var body: some View {
TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
Tab("Requests", systemImage: "list.bullet", value: .requests) {
OverseerrRequestView(integrationId: integrationId)
}
Tab("Users", systemImage: "person.3", value: .users) {
OverseerrUserView(integrationId: integrationId)
}
Tab("Search", systemImage: "magnifyingglass", value: .search, role: .search) {
NavigationStack {
OverseerrView(integrationId: integrationId)
.searchable(text: $searchString)
}
}
}
.modifier(TabBarMinimizeIfAvailable())
.navigationTitle("Overseerr")
.modifier(NavigationBarInlineIfAvailable())
}
Currently in that view, I have temporarily constructed a search bar that handles the search function (we're searching externally, not just contents in the view)
snip from my view:
.safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) {
HStack {
Image(systemName: "magnifyingglass")
.foregroundColor(.secondary)
TextField("Search movies, TV or people", text: $query)
.focused($isSearchFieldFocused)
.onSubmit {
Task { await performSearch() }
}
.submitLabel(.search)
.padding(.vertical, 8)
.padding(.horizontal, 4)
if !query.isEmpty {
Button(action: {
query = ""
searchResults = []
Task { await loadTrending() }
}) {
Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill")
.foregroundColor(.secondary)
}
}
}
.padding(.horizontal)
.padding(.vertical, 5)
.adaptiveGlass()
.shadow(radius: 8)
.onAppear {
isSearchFieldFocused = false
}
}
Notes: .adaptiveGlass() is a modifier I created to easily apply liquid glass or not depending on OS version, so as not to require the use of #if or #available in the views.
The end goal here:
have the tab view search "tab" open the OverseerrView.swift (Discover) view, activate the animated search bar, and search the input text to the performSearch() function.
I have similar needs on other tab views, and am trying to move away from needing to manually create a search bar, when one should work from the .search role.
Is there an example project with this search in the tab that I can reference? the landmarks sample project sadly did not include one.
I want a different color, one from my asset catalog, as the background of my first ever swift UI view (and, well, swift, the rest of the app is still obj.c)
I've tried putting the color everywhere, but it does't take. I tried with just .red, too to make sure it wasn't me. Does anyone know where I can put a color call that will actually run? Black looks very out of place in my happy app. I spent a lot of time making a custom dark palette.
TIA
KT
@State private var viewModel = ViewModel()
@State private var showAddSheet = false
var body: some View {
ZStack {
Color.myCuteBg
.ignoresSafeArea(.all)
NavigationStack {
content
.navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .principal) {
Image("cute.image")
.font(.system(size: 30))
.foregroundColor(.beigeTitle)
}
}
}
.background(Color.myCuteBg)
.presentationBackground(.myCuteBg)
.sheet(isPresented: $showAddSheet) {
AddView()
}
.environment(viewModel)
.onAppear {
viewModel.fetchStuff()
}
}
.tint(.cuteColor)
}
@ViewBuilder var content: some View {
if viewModel.list.isEmpty && viewModel.anotherlist.isEmpty {
ContentUnavailableView(
"No Content",
image: "stop",
description: Text("Add something here by tapping the + button.")
)
} else {
contentList
}
}
var contentList: some View {
blah blah blah
}
}
First I tried the background, then the presentation background, and finally the Zstack. I hope this is fixed because it's actually fun to build scrollable content and text with swiftUI and I'd been avoiding it for years.
How to remove the black background for both navigation bar and tab bar when scrolling.
When in light mode, it looks fine.
When navigated to another view with a NavigationStack or NavigationView, the .navigationTitle modifying a List or Form containing a Map() gets quirky when trying to show the title. The back button is displayed correctly, but the title does not follow the same color scheme as the List of Form, rather it is white with a divider underneath it. It's like it is confusing the .inline with the .large navigation display modes. This doesn't just show up in the simulator, but on actual devices too.
This is a test main view...
import SwiftUI
struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
NavigationLink(destination: MapErrorView()) {
Text("Map View")
}
}
}
}
This is a test navigated view...
import SwiftUI
import MapKit
struct MapErrorView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
Form {
Section(header: Text("Map of the US States")) {
Text("Map Error")
Map()
.frame(height: 220)
}
}
.navigationTitle("Map Error")
.navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
}
}
}
Attached is an image showing this error occurring. Does anyone know how I can get around this without using Text() to mock it? That might be the only way to get around this error.
I'm trying to have a RoundedRectangle with a slightly different color border (stroke in this case) with a shadow behind it. The issue I'm having is that the shadow itself is being drawn overtop the stroke. I've tried using a ZStack with another RoundedRectangle in the background with a shadow, but I kept running into the same issue.
Anyone have any better ideas?
Section {
VStack {
RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 11)
.fill(color.shadow(.drop(color: .gray, radius: 2, x: 2, y: 2)))
.stroke(color.opacity(0.5), lineWidth: 5)
}
.frame(height: 200)
.padding()
}
.listRowInsets(EdgeInsets()) // Remove padding inside section, but causes clipping on the RoundedRectangle stroke
.listRowBackground(Color.clear) // Remove background color
This app will not crash when switching between these two tabs with TabView init(content:)
import SwiftUI
import SwiftData
struct ContentView: View {
@StateObject private var highlightManager = HighlightManager.shared
@State private var selectedTab: Int = 0
var body: some View {
TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
MapView()
.tabItem {
Label("Map", systemImage: "map")
}
.tag(0)
// Annotation Tab
AnnotationList()
.tabItem {
Label("Annotation", systemImage: "mappin.and.ellipse")
}
.tag(1)
// Group Tab
PeopleList()
.tabItem {
Label("Group", systemImage: "person.and.person")
}
.tag(2)
}
.tutorialOverlay() // Apply the overlay to the root view
.environmentObject(highlightManager)
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .confirmationAction) {
NavigationLink("Help") {
NavigationStack {
HelpView(selectedTab: selectedTab)
}
}
}
}
}
}
I have a discrete scrubber implementation (range 0-100) using ScrollView in SwiftUI that fails on the end points. For instance, scrolling it all the way to bottom shows a value of 87 instead of 100. Or if scrolling down by tapping + button incrementally till it reaches the end, it will show the correct value of 100 when it reaches the end. But now, tapping minus button doesn't scrolls the scrubber back till minus button is clicked thrice.
I understand this has only to do with scroll target behaviour of .viewAligned but don't understand what exactly is the issue, or if its a bug in SwiftUI.
import SwiftUI
struct VerticalScrubber: View {
var config: ScrubberConfig
@Binding var value: CGFloat
@State private var scrollPosition: Int?
var body: some View {
GeometryReader { geometry in
let verticalPadding = geometry.size.height / 2 - 8
ZStack(alignment: .trailing) {
ScrollView(.vertical, showsIndicators: false) {
VStack(spacing: config.spacing) {
ForEach(0...(config.steps * config.count), id: \.self) { index in
horizontalTickMark(for: index)
.id(index)
}
}
.frame(width: 80)
.scrollTargetLayout()
.safeAreaPadding(.vertical, verticalPadding)
}
.scrollTargetBehavior(.viewAligned)
.scrollPosition(id: $scrollPosition, anchor: .top)
Capsule()
.frame(width: 32, height: 3)
.foregroundColor(.accentColor)
.shadow(color: .accentColor.opacity(0.3), radius: 3, x: 0, y: 1)
}
.frame(width: 100)
.onAppear {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
scrollPosition = Int(value * CGFloat(config.steps))
}
}
.onChange(of: value, { oldValue, newValue in
let newIndex = Int(newValue * CGFloat(config.steps))
print("New index \(newIndex)")
if scrollPosition != newIndex {
withAnimation {
scrollPosition = newIndex
print("\(scrollPosition)")
}
}
})
.onChange(of: scrollPosition, { oldIndex, newIndex in
guard let pos = newIndex else { return }
let newValue = CGFloat(pos) / CGFloat(config.steps)
if abs(value - newValue) > 0.001 {
value = newValue
}
})
}
}
private func horizontalTickMark(for index: Int) -> some View {
let isMajorTick = index % config.steps == 0
let tickValue = index / config.steps
return HStack(spacing: 8) {
Rectangle()
.fill(isMajorTick ? Color.accentColor : Color.gray.opacity(0.5))
.frame(width: isMajorTick ? 24 : 12, height: isMajorTick ? 2 : 1)
if isMajorTick {
Text("\(tickValue * 5)")
.font(.system(size: 12, weight: .medium))
.foregroundColor(.primary)
.fixedSize()
}
}
.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .trailing)
.padding(.trailing, 8)
}
}
#Preview("Vertical Scrubber") {
struct VerticalScrubberPreview: View {
@State private var value: CGFloat = 0
private let config = ScrubberConfig(count: 20, steps: 5, spacing: 8)
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Vertical Scrubber (0–100 in steps of 5)")
.font(.title2)
.padding()
HStack(spacing: 30) {
VerticalScrubber(config: config, value: $value)
.frame(width: 120, height: 300)
.background(Color(.systemBackground))
.border(Color.gray.opacity(0.3))
VStack {
Text("Current Value:")
.font(.headline)
Text("\(value * 5, specifier: "%.0f")")
.font(.system(size: 36, weight: .bold))
.padding()
HStack {
Button("−5") {
let newValue = max(0, value - 1)
if value != newValue {
value = newValue
UISelectionFeedbackGenerator().selectionChanged()
}
print("Value \(newValue), \(value)")
}
.disabled(value <= 0)
Button("+5") {
let newValue = min(CGFloat(config.count), value + 1)
if value != newValue {
value = newValue
UISelectionFeedbackGenerator().selectionChanged()
}
print("Value \(newValue), \(value)")
}
.disabled(value >= CGFloat(config.count))
}
.buttonStyle(.bordered)
}
}
Spacer()
}
.padding()
}
}
return VerticalScrubberPreview()
}
For a large / older iOS app project, we have noticed the the view hierarchy debugger works fine for our UIKit screens, but runs into the following crasher whenever we try to launch the view hierarchy debugger on a UIHostingVC screen with SwiftUI content:
Unable to capture the view hierarchy "AppName" encountered an unexpected error when processing the request for a view hierarchy snapshot.
--
The operation couldn’t be completed. Log Title: Data source expression execution failure.
Log Details: error evaluating expression “(BOOL)[[(Class)objc_getClass("DebugHierarchyTargetHub") sharedHub] performRequestInPlaceWithRequestInBase64:@"..."]”: error: Execution was interrupted, reason: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=2, address=0x16b23bff8).
Has anyone successfully resolved the underlying issue in this crasher? Tried all the typical recommendations for a clean build, clear derived data, use the "Debug -> View Debugging" menu - all with no resolution.
Reported using Feedback Assistant: FB18514200
Thanks
I'm working with the Screen Time API (FamilyActivityPicker) in SwiftUI and need help with a specific scenario.
I'm using the FamilyActivityPicker to let users select apps and categories to block. I save the previous selection (both applicationTokens and categoryTokens) locally. When the user updates their selection, I compare the new selection with the saved one to determine which apps or categories were removed.
However, I’m trying to handle a specific case: when an individual app token is removed from the selection because its entire category was selected instead. In this situation, even though the app is no longer in applicationTokens, it's still blocked due to its category being included in categoryTokens.
Since I need to show users which apps were actually removed, I want to avoid listing apps that are still indirectly blocked via a selected category. I’ve created a mapping between ApplicationToken and FamilyActivityCategoryToken to check whether a removed app is still covered by a selected category before displaying it.
Is there any way to check this using the current Screen Time APIs, or does the system not give access to the relationship between apps and their categories? Any help or suggestions would mean a lot!
Take a look at following sample code.
verify the shapes of two toolbar buttons.
remove .matchedTransitionSource(id: 1, in: navigationNamespace) for one button.
verify the toolbar button shape is changed to normal circle shape
The combination usage of matchedTransitionSource and sharedBackgroundVisibility leads to unexpected display result.
Removing any of these two view modifier restores the correct display.
None of the view modifiers indicates it will crop the button shape.
struct ContentView: View {
@Namespace var navigationNamespace
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
ZStack {
Color.gray
}
.ignoresSafeArea()
.toolbar {
ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) {
Button {
} label: {
Image(systemName: "person")
.font(.title3)
.foregroundStyle(Color.accentColor)
.frame(width: 50, height: 50)
.glassEffect(
.regular.interactive(),
in: .circle
)
}
.matchedTransitionSource(id: 1, in: navigationNamespace)
}
.sharedBackgroundVisibility(.hidden)
ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
Button {
} label: {
Image(systemName: "square.and.pencil")
.font(.title3)
.foregroundStyle(Color.accentColor)
.frame(width: 50, height: 50)
.glassEffect(
.regular.interactive(),
in: .circle
)
}
.matchedTransitionSource(id: 1, in: navigationNamespace)
}
.sharedBackgroundVisibility(.hidden)
}
}
}
}
#Preview {
ContentView()
}
I have two overlay views on each side of a horizontal scroll. The overlay views are helper arrow buttons that can be used to scroll quickly. This issue occurs when I use either ZStack or .overlay modifier for layout. I am using accessibilitySortPriority modifier to maintain this reading order.
Left Overlay View
Horizontal Scroll Items
Right Overlay View
When voiceover is on and i do a single tap on views, the focus shifts to particular view as expected. But for the trailing overlay view, the focus does not shift to it as expected. Instead, the focus goes to the scroll item behind it.
How do you create a toolbar item using the standard system close button or prominent done (✔️) button in SwiftUI?
In UIKit UIBarButtonItem provides .close and .done system items, and to get the tinted checkmark for done you set style = .prominent.
I am trying to create a user flow where I can guide the user how to navigate through my app. I want to add a tip on a TabView that indicates user to navigate to a specific tab. I have seen this work with iOS properly but I am a little lost as VisionOS is not responding the same for .popoverTip etc. Any guidance is appreciated!
I'm working on an app where a user needs to select a video from their Photos library, and I need to get the original, unmodified HEVC (H.265) data stream to preserve its encoding.
The Problem
I have confirmed that my source videos are HEVC. I can record a new video with my iPhone 15 Pro Max camera set to "High Efficiency," export the "Unmodified Original" from Photos on my Mac, and verify that the codec is MPEG-H Part2/HEVC (H.265).
However, when I select that exact same video in my app using PHPickerViewController, the itemProvider does not list public.hevc as an available type identifier. This forces me to fall back to a generic movie type, which results in the system providing me with a transcoded H.264 version of the video.
Here is the debug output from my app after selecting a known HEVC video:
⚠️ 'public.hevc' not found. Falling back to generic movie type (likely H.264).
What I've Tried
My code explicitly checks for the public.hevc identifier in the registeredTypeIdentifiers array. Since it's not found, my HEVC-specific logic is never triggered.
Here is a minimal version of my PHPickerViewControllerDelegate implementation:
import UniformTypeIdentifiers
// ... inside the Coordinator class ...
func picker(_ picker: PHPickerViewController, didFinishPicking results: [PHPickerResult]) {
picker.dismiss(animated: true)
guard let result = results.first else { return }
let itemProvider = result.itemProvider
let hevcIdentifier = "public.hevc"
let identifiers = itemProvider.registeredTypeIdentifiers
print("Available formats from itemProvider: \(identifiers)")
if identifiers.contains(hevcIdentifier) {
print("✅ HEVC format found, requesting raw data...")
itemProvider.loadDataRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: hevcIdentifier) { (data, error) in
// ... process H.265 data ...
}
} else {
print("⚠️ 'public.hevc' not found. Falling back to generic movie type (likely H.264).")
itemProvider.loadFileRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: UTType.movie.identifier) { url, error in
// ... process H.264 fallback ...
}
}
}
My Environment
Device: iPhone 15 Pro Max
iOS Version: iOS 18.5
Xcode Version: 16.2
My Questions
Are there specific conditions (e.g., the video being HDR/Dolby Vision, Cinematic, or stored in iCloud) under which PHPickerViewController's itemProvider would intentionally not offer the public.hevc type identifier, even for an HEVC video?
What is the definitive, recommended API sequence to guarantee that I receive the original, unmodified data stream for a video asset, ensuring that no transcoding to H.264 occurs during the process?
Any insight into why public.hevc might be missing from the registeredTypeIdentifiers for a known HEVC asset would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
On Apple Watch, I have used toolbarForegroundStyle view modifier to change the color of the navigation title programmatically to offer theming support for users.
In watchOS 26 it no longer seem to have any effect. For example with
.toolbarForegroundStyle(.blue, for: .navigationBar)
the title color still uses the AccentColor from the Assets catalog.
Is there any other setup required to get this working, or is it a bug?
Filed a feedback FB18527395
In my application, I have NavigationStack presented as a sheet, and I intend to dynamically adjust its height while pushing views within it. I'm utilizing a global observable variable to manage the height and everything works fine except that the height changes abruptly without any animation. It abruptly transitions from one height to another.
The issue can be reproduced using the following code:
#Preview {
@Previewable @State var height: CGFloat = 200
Text("Parent View")
.sheet(isPresented: .constant(true)) {
NavigationStack {
Form {
NavigationLink("Button") {
RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)
.fill(Color.blue)
.frame(height: 200)
.navigationTitle("Child")
.onAppear {
withAnimation {
height = 300
}
}
}
}
.navigationTitle("Parent")
.navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
.presentationDetents([.height(height)])
.onAppear {
withAnimation {
height = 150
}
}
}
}
}