Detached Keychain Suggestion Transparent UI when Programmatically Focusing NSSecureTextField (AppKit/Objective-C)

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hhajime OP

Created 3w

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Environment: • macOS: Sequoia 15.3.2 • Xcode: 16.2 • Framework: AppKit (Objective-C)

Issue:

When programmatically setting the first responder to an NSSecureTextField shortly after its containing window loads or becomes key, a visual anomaly intermittently occurs (roughly 50% of the time).

A semi-transparent UI element—likely related to the system’s Keychain password suggestion/autofill feature—appears detached from the text field. Instead of anchoring to the field, it renders elsewhere on the screen.

I found similar issues discussed here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74220070/strange-transparent-view-appears-beneath-textfield-in-mac-catalyst-app

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73277582/swiftui-view-with-textfield-and-securefield-buggy-on-macos-shows-strange-view/73615876#73615876

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/708075

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darkpaw OP

3w

You should probably raise this as a bug in the usual way. It won't really get progressed if it's only posted in these Developer Forums.

You need to raise each issue you find separately at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/ You can post the FB numbers here if you want, so that others can link to them.

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