iOS 26: default gray background on UITabBarItem

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SuneethaR OP
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In iOS 26, when a UITabBarItem is selected, a gray background appears behind the selected item. This seems to happen automatically with the new tab bar design. I tried configuring the tab bar using UITabBarAppearance, but the background highlight still appears.

Is this the expected behavior in iOS 26 or is there a recommended way to configure the tab bar so that only the icon and title change color when selected?

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SuneethaR OP
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Remove the gray background appears behind the selected UITabBarItem.

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DTS Engineer OP
Apple
6h

Hello SuneethaR,

That gray background should be the tint of the selectedItem on the tab bar. Have you tried setting the tintColor of the UITabBar?

Let me know if you'd like to know more,

Richard Yeh  Developer Technical Support

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