I have been playing around with the page layout on my IPad Pro and discovered that is is impossible to group apps if you leave an empty space in the page. I found the option fun to finally place my apps where i want and not just lined up from top to bottom. I discovered if you leave gaps in the page layout it is impossible to groupe apps. The moment you hover the app over the groupe, the groupe shifts back to fill the empty space. Once I filled up all the empty space then the groupe stops moving. It is pretty annoying. The was excited to see the new feature to finally hate it completely. I do hope someone will fix this problem.

I have an iPhone/iPad application for which there is no watchOS target and as such no separate Watch app. I do not have separate watchOS app icons included as well in Assets. However, an Apple Watch is supposed to receive push notifications for the application. Do we as app developers need to provide watchOS app icons, with different resolutions as suggested by Apple in HIG, in app's Assets for the app logo to appear properly in the notification coming in watch, for both short look and long look? As of now, my app's icon appear pixelated in short look and I am not sure whether it is an app icon issue or because I did not include watchOS app icons in Assets.

I can't for the life of me get transitions and animations to work well with SwiftData and List on MacOS 15 and iOS 18. I've included an example below, where I define several animations and a transition type, but they are all ignored. How do I animate items being added to / removed from a List()? I am attached to List() due to its support for selection, context menu, keyboard shortcuts, etc. If I would switch to ScrollView with VStack I would have to rebuild all of that. Also, this is super basic and should just work, right? Thanks for reading. import SwiftUI import SwiftData struct ContentView: View { @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext /// Issues on iOS: /// Items animate into and out of view, but I seem to have no control over the animation. /// In the code here I've specified a 'bouncy' and a slow 'easeIn' animation: both are not triggered. /// The code also specifies using a 'slide' transition, but it is ignored. /// -> How do I control the transition and animation timing on iOS? /// /// Issues on MacOS: /// Items do not animate at all on MacOS! They instantly appear and are instantly removed. /// -> How do I control the transition and animation timing on MacOS? // animation added here -> has no effect? @Query(animation: .bouncy) private var items: [Item] var body: some View { VStack { Button("Add to list") { // called without 'withAnimation' -> no animation let newItem = Item(timestamp: Date()) modelContext.insert(newItem) } List() { ForEach(items, id: \.self) { item in Text(item.timestamp, format: Date.FormatStyle(date: .numeric, time: .standard)) .transition(.slide) // items do not slide in/out of view .onTapGesture { // called with 'withAnimation' -> no animation withAnimation(.easeIn(duration: 2)) { modelContext.delete(item) } } } .animation(.spring(duration: 3), value: items) } } .padding() } } #Preview { ContentView() .modelContainer(for: Item.self, inMemory: true) }

Hi, I made a macOS app that automatically sets the correct input/output devices depending on the connected speakers/microphones. The App is supposed to live in the background and act automatically, only allowing the users to change through settings which is accessible through the toolbar or through clicking on the toolbar icon to cycle between modes. However, my app was just rejected for not providing UI beyond this. Guideline 4 - Design "Menu items are not visible, except by right-clicking. Users should not have to right click to access menu items." I don't think that this app needs a UI beyond that for something which it is supposed to do automatically. I'm having a hard time to understand what's expected here, should I invent a UI to pass the review and give option to the user to disable that?

As iPadOS 18 shows Tab Bar on top (tvOS'esq), can someone please tell me what changes do I need to make to get tab bar shown as a regular one (Pre iPadOS 18 style)? Tab bar being at the bottom is easily accessible. And, it being on top needs too much of hands movement. That being on top is is occupying, in a way, more screen real estate. Any ideas appreciated. Thank you.

Hello! I'm trying to play an animation with a toggle button. When the button is toggled the animation either plays forward from the first frame (.speed = 1) OR plays backward from the last frame (.speed = -1), so if the button is toggled when the animation is only halfway through, it 'jumps' to the first or last frame. The animation is 120 frames, and I want the position in playback to be preserved when the button is toggled - so the animation reverses or continues forward from whatever frame the animation was currently on. Any tips on implementation? Thanks! import RealityKit import RealityKitContent struct ModelView: View { var isPlaying: Bool @State private var scene: Entity? = nil @State private var unboxAnimationResource: AnimationResource? = nil var body: some View { RealityView { content in // Specify the name of the Entity you want scene = try? await Entity(named: "TestAsset", in: realityKitContentBundle) scene!.generateCollisionShapes(recursive: true) scene!.components.set(InputTargetComponent()) content.add(scene!) } .installGestures() .onChange(of: isPlaying) { if (isPlaying){ var playerDefinition = scene!.availableAnimations[0].definition playerDefinition.speed = 1 playerDefinition.repeatMode = .none playerDefinition.trimDuration = 0 let playerAnimation = try! AnimationResource.generate(with: playerDefinition) scene!.playAnimation(playerAnimation) } else { var playerDefinition = scene!.availableAnimations[0].definition playerDefinition.speed = -1 playerDefinition.repeatMode = .none playerDefinition.trimDuration = 0 let playerAnimation = try! AnimationResource.generate(with: playerDefinition) scene!.playAnimation(playerAnimation) } } } } Thanks!

I know that the general San Francisco (SF) fonts (Text, Display, Pro, etc.) are exclusive to Apple, its products, and its affiliates. But when it comes to SF Mono, I am unsure of its official status. Is it open source? I know many companies often release their monospace font under the OFL license (i.e., Twilio Sans Mono, Intel One Mono, Ubuntu Mono (et al), Roboto Mono (et al), and more). As I've previously said, I also know that Apple is very protective it its brand. The thing that really confuses me is that the page for Microsoft's Open Source projects (opensource.microsoft.com) actually uses SF Mono! Are Apple and MS collaborating on this? There is no repository on GitHub or the Apple Developer website, but why is a competitor to Apple using their font? (I am using Windows, so the SF fonts aren't installed on my device, they use the font from their own CDN on their website)

Hi! Is there a way to increase the color contrast of the calendar version of the SwiftUI DatePicker? Even with high contrast turned on in the general IOS settings, the contrast between the "Sun", "Mon", "Tue" etc and a plain white background is only 3.86:1, which is less than the WCAG AA recommendations of 4:5:1. The contrast with the text for non-selectable dates is even lower. I tried a couple of different options - setting tint, foregroundColor and so on, but they don't change the text color. Thanks in advance!

I have several views I want to animate in concert. I plan to use keyframe animation. I want to keep the .keyFrameAnimator modifier code small; I have a lot of ...Keyframes inside several KeyframeTracks. It seems like I should be able to isolate the body of the keyframes parameter into a func or var. Builders are such a pain, I can't grok the right way to refactor their bodies out. I've tried to make a standalone @KeyframeTrackContentBuilder<MyValue> function but cannot figure out the right syntax/incantation to stuff it with KeyframeTracks. My latest attempt is to create a func that returns a KeyframeTimeline, but that's been a deadend too. let k: KeyframeTimeline<MyValue> = timeline(...) CartoonCardView(color: .yellow) .keyframeAnimator( initialValue: k.value(time: 0) ) { content, value in content .rotationEffect(value.angle) .scaleEffect(value.scale) .offset(value.offset) } keyframes: { _ in k } The error on k in the last line is "No exact matches in call to static method 'buildExpression'" with the sub-error "Candidate requires that 'KeyframeTimeline' conform to 'KeyframeTrackContent' (requirement specified as 'K' : 'KeyframeTrackContent') (SwiftUICore.KeyframesBuilder)"

Hi, I have pretty much finished my app's layout but realized I needed to scale it for different devices. I have read online that hardcoding values (esp in frames) is a big no-no, and GeometryReader should be heavily utilized. Also was recommended ViewThatFits. The problem is, I want the app to look the exact same across all devices. What is the best way to get started? Also, when testing, do I only have to test on an iPad and iPhone or are the dimensions significantly different amongst each class of devices?