Large title is not visible in iOS 26

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Created Jul ’25

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I am using below code to change navigationBar bg colour, but the text is hidden in large title. It works fine in previous versions. Kindly refer below code and attached images.

Code:

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    super.viewWillAppear(animated)
    navigationController?.navigationBar.prefersLargeTitles = true
    navigationItem.largeTitleDisplayMode = .always
    let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()

    appearance.backgroundColor = UIColor(
         red: 0.101961,
         green: 0.439216,
         blue: 0.388235,
         alpha: 1.0
     )

    navigationController?.navigationBar.standardAppearance = appearance
    navigationController?.navigationBar.scrollEdgeAppearance = appearance
    navigationController?.navigationBar.compactAppearance = appearance
}

Referenced images:

Simulator Screenshot - iPhone 16 Pro - 2025-07-24 at 10.45.37.png

Simulator Screenshot - iPhone 16 Pro - 2025-07-24 at 10.45.46.png

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jkmazur OP

Aug ’25

I’m experiencing the same issue. When you set the alpha parameter to a semi-transparent value (like 0.5), the title becomes slightly visible. This suggests that the background layer is rendered above the title when prefersLargeTitles is enabled. Sounds like a bug in iOS 26 or Xcode.

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