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Is this log noise? "CoreSVG: Error: NULL ref passed to getObjectCoreSVG: Error: NULL ref passed to getObject"
Before I waste time creating an Apple Developer Support ticket, I’m hoping an Apple DTS engineer can confirm if this is just log noise. Here’s the code: import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var editMode: EditMode = .inactive @State private var items = ["Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"] var body: some View { NavigationStack { List { ForEach(items, id: \.self) { item in Text(item) } .onDelete { indexSet in items.remove(atOffsets: indexSet) } } .environment(\.editMode, $editMode) .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) { EditButton() .environment(\.editMode, $editMode) } } } } } #Preview { ContentView() } When you run this code and tap Edit, you’ll initially get: CoreSVG has logged an error. Set environment variabe [sic] "CORESVG_VERBOSE" to learn more. After setting CORESVG_VERBOSE = YES, you’ll see: CoreSVG: Error: NULL ref passed to getObjectCoreSVG: Error: NULL ref passed to getObject This error only appears the first time Edit is tapped after a build and run. It won't happen again, even after force-quitting and reopening the app. The issue also only happens on iOS 18.0 and 18.1—I can’t reproduce it on iOS 17.5. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to cause any negative side effects. Is this just log noise?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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iOS 26 UIKIt: Where's the missing cornerConfiguration property of UIViewEffectView?
In WWDC25 video 284: Build a UIKit app with the new design, there is mention of a cornerConfiguration property on UIVisualEffectView. But this properly isn't documented and Xcode 26 isn't aware of any such property. I'm trying to replicate the results of that video in the section titled Custom Elements starting at the 19:15 point. There is a lot of missing details and typos in the code associated with that video. My attempts with UIGlassEffect and UIViewEffectView do not result in any capsule shapes. I just get rectangles with no rounded corners at all. As an experiment, I am trying to recreate the capsule with the layers/location buttons in the iOS 26 version of the Maps app. I put the following code in a view controller's viewDidLoad method let imgCfgLayer = UIImage.SymbolConfiguration(hierarchicalColor: .systemGray) let imgLayer = UIImage(systemName: "square.2.layers.3d.fill", withConfiguration: imgCfgLayer) var cfgLayer = UIButton.Configuration.plain() cfgLayer.image = imgLayer let btnLayer = UIButton(configuration: cfgLayer, primaryAction: UIAction(handler: { _ in print("layer") })) var cfgLoc = UIButton.Configuration.plain() let imgLoc = UIImage(systemName: "location") cfgLoc.image = imgLoc let btnLoc = UIButton(configuration: cfgLoc, primaryAction: UIAction(handler: { _ in print("location") })) let bgEffect = UIGlassEffect() bgEffect.isInteractive = true let bg = UIVisualEffectView(effect: bgEffect) bg.contentView.addSubview(btnLayer) bg.contentView.addSubview(btnLoc) view.addSubview(bg) btnLayer.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false btnLoc.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false bg.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ btnLayer.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bg.contentView.leadingAnchor), btnLayer.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bg.contentView.trailingAnchor), btnLayer.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bg.contentView.topAnchor), btnLoc.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bg.contentView.centerXAnchor), btnLoc.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: btnLayer.bottomAnchor, constant: 15), btnLoc.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bg.contentView.bottomAnchor), bg.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.centerXAnchor), bg.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor, constant: 40), ]) The result is pretty close other than the complete lack of capsule shape. What changes would be needed to get the capsule shape? Is this even the proper approach?
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Sep ’25
Popping sound when running XCode simulator
Hello, im getting popping / crackling sounds from my Macbook Pro (M4 2024) speakers. This happens when you do many certain tasks like click buttons or toggling switches when xcode has a simulator open and any background audio is playing, like spotify. The speakers go crazy especially when starting the simulator in xcode with music in background. Ive tried: Using blackhole, and changing audio output in the simulator app Deleting both .plist files form preferences file. "coreaudiod" trick in terminal restarting many times different xcode versions and simulators and swift files Nothing has worked. Any help?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI Tags:
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Jun ’25
iOS 26 beta: UIResponder inputAccessoryView no longer integrates seamlessly with system keyboard
Prior to iOS 26, it was possible to design an inputAccessoryView(Controller) that would integrate seamlessly with the system keyboard, by which I mean appearing as a natural extension of the system keyboard. For example, using CYRKeyboardButton https://github.com/tmcintos/CYRKeyboardButton. To date, I have successfully used this to provide an enhanced numeric key row within my apps, which is a distinguishing feature of these apps. It took a lot of engineering and testing effort to perfect this design. However, with iOS 26 the design is completely broken due to the system keyboard UI change, which makes it impossible to display an inputAccessoryView seamlessly along the top of the system keyboard (see attached screenshots). In my opinion, it is just plain reckless for Apple to make these kinds of trivial UI changes, which break existing app designs without adding any significant value to the user experience. iOS ≤ 18.x: iOS 26 beta:
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Jun ’25
dropDestination does not work inside List
I've discovered an issue with using iOS 16's Transferable drag-and-drop APIs for SwiftUI. The dropDestination modifier does not work when applied to a subview of a List. This code below will not work, unless you replace the List with a VStack or any other container (which, of course, removes all list-specific rendering). The draggable modifier will still work and the item will drag, but the dropDestination view won't react to it and neither closure will be called. struct MyView: View { var body: some View { List { Section { Text("drag this title") .font(.largeTitle) .draggable("a title") } Section { Color.pink .frame(width: 400, height: 400) .dropDestination(for: String.self) { receivedTitles, location in true } isTargeted: { print($0) } } } } } Has anyone encountered this bug and perhaps found a workaround?
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Since iOS 18.3, icons are no longer generated correctly with QLThumbnailGenerator
Since iOS 18.3, icons are no longer generated correctly with QLThumbnailGenerator. No error is returned either. But this error message now appears in the console: Error returned from iconservicesagent image request: <ISTypeIcon: 0x3010f91a0>,Type: com.adobe.pdf - <ISImageDescriptor: 0x302f188c0> - (36.00, 36.00)@3x v:1 l:5 a:0:0:0:0 t:() b:0 s:2 ps:0 digest: B19540FD-0449-3E89-AC50-38F92F9760FE error: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-609 "Client is disallowed from making such an icon request" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Client is disallowed from making such an icon request} Does anyone know this error? Is there a workaround? Are there new permissions to consider? Here is the code how icons are generated: let request = QLThumbnailGenerator.Request(fileAt: url, size: size, scale: scale, representationTypes: self.thumbnailType) request.iconMode = true let generator = QLThumbnailGenerator.shared generator.generateRepresentations(for: request) { [weak self] thumbnail, _, error in }
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iOS 26 & Xcode 26 - bug with keyboard by WebView
Environment iOS 26 (23A343) Xcode 26 Reproduces on device and Simulator Description When presenting a SwiftUI WebView (native iOS 26 component) or a WKWebView/UIWebView via UIViewRepresentable, focusing a text field inside the web view and then dismissing it breaks the keyboard layout behavior. After returning to the main app, tapping any TextField causes the keyboard to cover bottom controls (e.g. buttons). Expected safe area insets are not applied. The issue is only resolved after closing and reopening the keyboard once. Steps to Reproduce Open a SwiftUI screen with WebView (via .sheet or NavigationLink). Inside the web view, tap a text field to show the keyboard. Dismiss the web view. Tap a TextField in the main app. Expected Result Layout should adjust correctly. Bottom controls stay visible above the keyboard. Actual Result Keyboard covers bottom controls. Insets are ignored until the keyboard is dismissed and reopened. Notes Reproduces with: Native SwiftUI WebView (iOS 26) WKWebView and UIWebView via UIViewRepresentable Presentation style (.sheet or navigation push) does not matter. Example video: https://youtu.be/Epgoz1vETKU FB: FB20386257 Sample Code import SwiftUI import WebKit struct ContentView: View { @State var url: URL? @FocusState private var isFocused: Bool var body: some View { VStack { TextField("TextField", text: .constant("")) .focused($isFocused) Button("HIDE KEYBOARD") { isFocused = false } Spacer() Button("ACTION") { url = URL(string: "https://google.com") } } .sheet(item: $url) { value in NavigationStack { WebView(url: value) .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) { Button("CLOSE") { url = nil } } } } } } } extension URL: Identifiable { public var id: String { absoluteString } }
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Layout Engine Crash on iOS 26: NSInternalInconsistencyException
Starting with iOS 26 beta, I'm encountering an intermittent crash in production builds related to Auto Layout and background threading. This crash did not occur on iOS 18 or earlier and has become reproducible only on devices running iOS 26 betas. We have already performed a thorough audit of our code: • Verified that all UIKit view hierarchy and layout mutations occur on the main thread. • Re-tested with strict logging—confirmed all remaining layout/constraint/view updates are performed on the main thread. • No third-party UI SDKs are used in the relevant flow. Despite that, the crash still occurs and always from a background thread, during internal UIKit layout commits. Fatal Exception: NSInternalInconsistencyException Modifications to the layout engine must not be performed from a background thread after it has been accessed from the main thread. 0 MyApp 0x7adbc8 FIRCLSProcessRecordAllThreads + 172 1 MyApp 0x7adfd4 FIRCLSProcessRecordAllThreads + 1208 2 MyApp 0x7bc4b4 FIRCLSHandler + 56 3 MyApp 0x7bc25c __FIRCLSExceptionRecord_block_invoke + 100 4 libdispatch.dylib 0x1b7cc _dispatch_client_callout + 16 5 libdispatch.dylib 0x118a0 _dispatch_lane_barrier_sync_invoke_and_complete + 56 6 MyApp 0x7bb1f0 FIRCLSExceptionRecord + 224 7 MyApp 0x7bbd1c FIRCLSExceptionRecordNSException + 456 8 MyApp 0x7badf4 FIRCLSTerminateHandler() + 396 9 Intercom 0x86684 IntercomSDK_sentrycrashcm_cppexception_getAPI + 308 10 libc++abi.dylib 0x11bdc std::__terminate(void (*)()) + 16 11 libc++abi.dylib 0x15314 __cxa_get_exception_ptr + 86 12 libc++abi.dylib 0x152bc __cxxabiv1::failed_throw(__cxxabiv1::__cxa_exception*) + 90 13 libobjc.A.dylib 0x3190c objc_exception_throw + 448 14 CoreAutoLayout 0x13a4 -[NSISEngine optimize] + 314 15 CoreAutoLayout 0x1734 -[NSISEngine _optimizeWithoutRebuilding] + 72 16 CoreAutoLayout 0x1404 -[NSISEngine optimize] + 96 17 CoreAutoLayout 0xee8 -[NSISEngine performPendingChangeNotifications] + 104 18 UIKitCore 0x27ac8 -[UIView(Hierarchy) layoutSubviews] + 136 19 UIKitCore 0xfe760 -[UIWindow layoutSubviews] + 68 20 UIKitCore 0x234228 -[UITextEffectsWindow layoutSubviews] + 44 21 UIKitCore 0x27674 -[UIImageView animationImages] + 912 22 UIKitCore 0x28134 -[UIView(Internal) _viewControllerToNotifyOnLayoutSubviews] + 40 23 UIKitCore 0x18c2898 -[UIView(CALayerDelegate) layoutSublayersOfLayer:] + 2532 24 QuartzCore 0xabd98 CA::Layer::perform_update_(CA::Layer*, CALayer*, unsigned int, CA::Transaction*) + 116 25 QuartzCore 0x8e810 CA::Layer::update_if_needed(CA::Transaction*, unsigned int, unsigned int) + 600 26 QuartzCore 0xad45c CA::Layer::layout_and_display_if_needed(CA::Transaction*) + 200 27 QuartzCore 0x6e30c CA::Context::commit_transaction(CA::Transaction*, double, double*) + 540 28 QuartzCore 0x9afc4 CA::Transaction::commit() + 644 29 QuartzCore 0x16974c CA::Transaction::release_thread(void*) + 180 30 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x4c28 _pthread_tsd_cleanup + 620 31 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x4998 _pthread_exit + 84 32 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x5e3c pthread_atfork + 54 33 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x1440 _pthread_wqthread + 428 34 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x8c0 start_wqthread + 8 Any ideas?
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Jul ’25
tabViewBottomAccessory inline functionality missing?
Summary As presented in the SwiftUI WWDC video, the new tabViewBottomAccessory should allow for unique contents for .inline. This is what was presented as being used for the Apple Music miniplayer. However, the functionality seems to be either missing or unintuitive. As seen in the photos attached, not only does .inline functionality not seem to do anything, but the inline accessory also has misaligned elements that cannot be fixed by conditionally modifying the contents. Build Target iOS 26.0 Details This problem recurs on physical devices, simulators, and Xcode previews. Here is a view I've constructed for use as a tabViewBottomAccessory: struct FitnessToolbarAccessory: View { @Environment(\.tabViewBottomAccessoryPlacement) var placement var body: some View { if (placement == .inline) { Text("hello") } else { HStack { HStack { Image(systemName: "dumbbell.fill") VStack(alignment: .leading) { Text("Active Workout") Text("Push Day - Chest") .font(.system(size: 13)) } Spacer() Image(systemName: "pause.fill") } .padding() } } } } Here is the result, working as expected in expanded mode: And here is the result in inline mode after minimizing the tabViewBottomAccessory: The content of this inline accessory is clearly incorrect, as it was specified to contain a Text view containing "hello". Additionally, the contents seem to have some incorrect alignment. This occurs regardless of the contents of the accessory, even plain text.
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Sep ’25
iPadOS 26 - Status bar overlaps with navigation bar
Hello, I'm experiencing a navigation bar positioning issue with my UIKit iPad app on iPadOS 26 (23A340) using Xcode 26 (17A321). The navigation bar positions under the status bar initially, and after orientation changes to landscape, it positions incorrectly below its expected location. This occurs on both real device (iPad mini A17 Pro) and simulator. My app uses UIKit + Storyboard with a Root Navigation Controller. A stack overflow post has reproduce the bug event if it's not in the same configuration: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79752945/xcode-26-beta-6-ipados-26-statusbar-overlaps-with-navigationbar-after-presen I have checked all safe areas and tried changing some constraints, but nothing works. Have you encountered this bug before, or do you need additional information to investigate this issue?
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List Section with Swipe Action - glitches
Overview I have an iOS project where I have a list with sections. Each cell in the section can be swiped to have some action What needs to be done When swipe button is pressed the cell needs to move from one section to the other without a UI glitch. Problem When I press the swipe action button, there is a UI glitch and some warnings are thrown. UICollectionView internal inconsistency: unexpected removal of the current swipe occurrence's mask view. Please file a bug against UICollectionView. Reusable view: <SwiftUI.ListCollectionViewCell: 0x10700c200; baseClass = UICollectionViewListCell; frame = (16 40.3333; 370 52); hidden = YES; layer = <CALayer: 0x600000c12fa0>>; Collection view: <SwiftUI.UpdateCoalescingCollectionView: 0x106820800; baseClass = UICollectionView; frame = (0 0; 402 874); clipsToBounds = YES; autoresize = W+H; gestureRecognizers = <NSArray: 0x600000c13330>; backgroundColor = <UIDynamicSystemColor: 0x60000173a9c0; name = systemGroupedBackgroundColor>; layer = <CALayer: 0x600000c3a070>; contentOffset: {0, -62}; contentSize: {402, 229}; adjustedContentInset: {62, 0, 34, 0}; layout: <UICollectionViewCompositionalLayout: 0x10590edb0>; dataSource: <_TtGC7SwiftUI31UICollectionViewListCoordinatorGVS_28CollectionViewListDataSourceOs5Never_GOS_19SelectionManagerBoxS2___: 0x106822a00>>; Swipe occurrence: <UISwipeOccurrence: 0x103c161f0; indexPath: <NSIndexPath: 0xab1f048608f3828b> {length = 2, path = 0 - 0}, state: .triggered, direction: left, offset: 0> Test environment: Xcode 26.0.1 (17A400) iOS 26 Simulator (iPhone 17 Pro) Feedback filed: FB20890361 Code I have pasted below the minimum reproducible code ContentView import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var dataStore = DataStore() var body: some View { List { ToDoSection(status: .notStarted, toDos: notStartedToDos) ToDoSection(status: .inProgress, toDos: inProgressToDos) ToDoSection(status: .completed, toDos: completedTodos) } } var notStartedToDos: [Binding<ToDoItem>] { $dataStore.todos.filter { $0.wrappedValue.status == .notStarted } } var inProgressToDos: [Binding<ToDoItem>] { $dataStore.todos.filter { $0.wrappedValue.status == .inProgress } } var completedTodos: [Binding<ToDoItem>] { $dataStore.todos.filter { $0.wrappedValue.status == .completed } } } ToDoSection import SwiftUI struct ToDoSection: View { let status: ToDoItem.Status let toDos: [Binding<ToDoItem>] var body: some View { if !toDos.isEmpty { Section(status.title) { ForEach(toDos) { toDo in Text(toDo.wrappedValue.title) .swipeActions(edge: .trailing) { if status == .notStarted { Button("Start") { toDo.wrappedValue.status = .inProgress } } if status != .completed { Button("Complete") { toDo.wrappedValue.status = .completed } Button("Move back") { toDo.wrappedValue.status = .notStarted } } } } } } } } ToDoItem import Foundation struct ToDoItem: Identifiable { let id: UUID let title: String var status: Status } extension ToDoItem { enum Status: Equatable { case notStarted case inProgress case completed var title: String { switch self { case .notStarted: "Not Started" case .inProgress: "In Progress" case .completed: "Completed" } } } } DataStore import Foundation @Observable class DataStore { var todos: [ToDoItem] init() { todos = [ ToDoItem(id: UUID(), title: "aaa", status: .notStarted), ToDoItem(id: UUID(), title: "bbb", status: .notStarted), ToDoItem(id: UUID(), title: "ccc", status: .notStarted) ] } }
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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Nov ’25
`onTapGesture` not triggered on `Map` views
When building with iOS 26 SDK beta 5 (23A5308f), onTapGesture is no longer being triggered on Map views. This appears to be a regression in beta 5 specifically, as this issue was not present in beta 4. How to reproduce Code The following code demonstrates the issue, as seen in the videos below. import MapKit import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var location = CGPoint.zero var body: some View { Map() .onTapGesture { location in self.location = location } .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) { VStack(alignment: .center) { Text("iOS \(UIDevice.current.systemVersion)") .font(.largeTitle) Text("Tapped Location") Text("\(location.x), \(location.y)") } .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .center) .background(.background) } } } Demo The gifs below show the behavior in iOS 18.5 (in which the tap gestures are recognized and tapped coordinate is displayed in the safe area inset) and iOS 26 beta 5 (in which the tap gestures have no effect): iOS 18 iOS 26 Next steps? Is there a recommended workaround for this issue?
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iOS 26 Beta 3 `safeAreaInsets`
I noticed that trying to access safeAreaInsets from the active window causes an infinite run loop. This issue appeared after updating to Beta 3. Here’s an example of the code: extension UIDevice { var safeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets { guard let windowScene = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.first as? UIWindowScene, let window = windowScene.windows.first(where: { $0.isKeyWindow }) else { return .zero } return window.safeAreaInsets } } The return doesn’t happen because it ends up in some kind of recursion.
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The Liquid glass blur effect does not show over the UITabBar as content scrolls underneath.
In iOS26, when using a standalone UITabBar without UITabBarController, the liquid glass blur effect is not applied when scrollable content moves behind the tab bar. However, the blur effect appears correctly when using UITabBarController. Sample Screenshots: When using UITababr When using UITababrController Sample Code: class SimpleTabBarController: UIViewController, UITabBarDelegate { let tabBar = UITabBar() let redItem = UITabBarItem(title: "Red", image: .add, tag: 0) let blueItem = UITabBarItem(title: "Blue", image: .checkmark, tag: 1) override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .white tabBar.items = [redItem, blueItem] tabBar.selectedItem = redItem tabBar.delegate = self tabBar.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false let tableContainerView = TableContainerView() view.addSubview(tableContainerView) tableContainerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ tableContainerView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor), tableContainerView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor), tableContainerView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor), tableContainerView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor) ]) view.addSubview(tabBar) NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ tabBar.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor), tabBar.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor), tabBar.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor) ]) }
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PHPickerViewController unusable via Mac Catalyst on macOS 26 when interface is "Scaled to Match iPad"
There is a serious usability issue with PHPickerViewController in a UIKit app running on macOS 26 via Mac Catalyst when the Mac Catalyst interface is set to “Scaled to Match iPad”. Mouse click and other pointer interactions do not take place in the correct position. This means you have to click in the wrong position to select a photo and to close the picker. This basically makes it unusable. To demonstrate, use Xcode 26 on macOS 26 to create a new iOS app project based on Swift/Storyboard. Then update ViewController.swift with the following code: import UIKit import PhotosUI class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() var cfg = UIButton.Configuration.plain() cfg.title = "Photo Picker" let button = UIButton(configuration: cfg, primaryAction: UIAction(handler: { _ in self.showPicker() })) button.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false view.addSubview(button) NSLayoutConstraint.activate([ button.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.centerXAnchor), button.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.centerYAnchor), ]) } private func showPicker() { var config = PHPickerConfiguration() config.selectionLimit = 10 config.selection = .ordered let vc = PHPickerViewController(configuration: config) vc.delegate = self self.present(vc, animated: true) } } extension ViewController: PHPickerViewControllerDelegate { func picker(_ picker: PHPickerViewController, didFinishPicking results: [PHPickerResult]) { print("Picked \(results.count) photos") dismiss(animated: true) } } Then go to the "Supported Destinations" section of the project target. Add a "Mac (Mac Catalyst)" destination. Then under the "Deployment Information" section, make sure the "Mac Catalyst Interface" setting is "Scaled to Match iPad". Then build and run the app on a Mac (using the Mac Catalyst destination) with macOS 26.0.1. Make sure the Mac has a dozen or so pictures in the Photo Library to fully demonstrate the issue. When the app is run, a simple screen appears with one button in the middle. Click the button to bring up the PHPickerViewController. Now try to interact with the picker interface. Note that all pointer interactions are in the wrong place on the screen. This makes it nearly impossible to choose the correct photos and close the picker. Quit the app. Select the project and go to the General tab. In the "Deployment Info" change the “Mac Catalyst Interface” setting to “Optimize for Mac” and run the app again. Now the photo picker works just fine. If you run the app on a Mac running macOS 15 then the photo picker works just fine with either “Mac Catalyst Interface” setting. The problem only happens under macOS 26.0 (I do not have macOS 26.1 beta to test) when the “Mac Catalyst Interface” setting is set to “Scaled to Match iPad”. This is critical for my app. I cannot use “Optimize for Mac”. There are far too many issues with that setting (I use UIStepper and UIPickerView to start). So it is critical to the usability of my app under macOS 26 that this issue be resolved. It is expected that PHPickerViewController responds correctly to pointer events on macOS 26 when running a Mac Catalyst app set to “Scaled to Match iPad”. A version of this has been filed as FB20503207
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How can I avoid overlapping the new iPadOS 26 window controls without using .toolbar?
I'm building an iPad app targeting iPadOS 26 using SwiftUI. Previously, I added a custom button by overlaying it in the top-left corner: content .overlay(alignment: .topLeading) { Button("Action") { // ... } This worked until iPadOS 26 introduced new window controls (minimize/close) in that corner, which now overlap my button. In the WWDC Session Video https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/208/?time=298, they show adapting via .toolbar, but using .toolbar forces me to embed my view in a NavigationStack, which I don’t want. I really only want to add this single button, without converting the whole view structure. Constraints: No use of .toolbar (as it compels a NavigationStack). Keep existing layout—just one overlayed button. Support automatic adjustment for the new window controls across all window positions and split-screen configurations. What I’m looking for: A way to detect or read the system′s new window control safe area or layout region dynamically on iPadOS 26. Use that to offset my custom button—without adopting .toolbar. Preferably SwiftUI-only, no heavy view hierarchy changes. Is there a recommended API or SwiftUI technique to obtain the new control’s safe area (similar to a custom safeAreaInset for window controls) so I can reposition my overlayed button accordingly—without converting to NavigationStack or using .toolbar?
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Jul ’25
SwiftUI Slider will cause app to crash on macOS Tahoe RC
Hello, creating a simple-as-it-gets Slider in SwiftUI and then running that app on Mac Catalyst with the macOS idiom enabled, the app crashes: struct ContentView: View { @State private var sliderValue: Double = 0.4 var body: some View { VStack { Slider(value: $sliderValue) } .padding() } } running this will result in an exception: _setMinimumEnabledValue: is not supported on UISlider when running Catalyst apps in the Mac idiom. See UIBehavioralStyle for possible alternatives. This is obviously not ideal and also apparently no documented. Is there a workaround for this? It used to work for on macOS Sonoma. macOS 26 RC Xcode 26 RC FB20191635 Thanks!
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Oct ’25
UIKit flip animation bugged in 26.1
Hello. I have an 12 year old app that still has some objective-c code in it. I have a place where i have a flip animation between 2 view controllers that looks like this: [UIView transitionFromView:origView toView:newViewController.view duration:0.5 options:UIViewAnimationOptionTransitionFlipFromRight completion:nil]; It has looked like this since 2012 at least. In our production release, it works prior to 26.1, but in 26.1 and 26.2, the flip is off-center and looks weird. it's like both edges flip the same way. It's a little bit hard to explain. If seen at least 2 other app store apps that i have installed behave this way too, from 26.1 and onwards. Anyone else seen this? Is there anything that can be done about it? Thankful for thoughts.
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Changing focus state in onSubmit causes keyboard to bounce
Is there any way to prevent the keyboard from bouncing when changing the focus state in onSubmit? Or is it not recommended to change focus in onSubmit? The following view is setup so that pressing return on the keyboard should cause focus to move between the TextFields. struct TextFieldFocusState: View { enum Field { case field1 case field2 } @FocusState var focusedField: Field? var body: some View { Form { TextField("Field 1", text: .constant("")) .focused($focusedField, equals: .field1) .onSubmit { focusedField = .field2 } TextField("Field 2", text: .constant("")) .focused($focusedField, equals: .field2) .onSubmit { focusedField = .field1 } } } } I would expect that when pressing return, the keyboard would say on screen. What actually happens is the keyboard appears to bounce when the return key is pressed (first half of gif). I assume this is because onSubmit starts dismissing the keyboard then setting the focus state causes the keyboard to be presented again. The issue doesn't occur when tapping directly on the text fields to change focus (second half of gif).
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