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Button Responsiveness Problems in SwiftUI Apps After Upgrading to iOS 18
I've been encountering significant issues with button responsiveness across my entire SwiftUI application after upgrading to iOS 18. While everything worked as expected on iOS 17, buttons across various views now sometimes fail to respond to initial taps and require a long press to trigger actions. Here is a sample of a button within a toolbar, similar issues are occurring with other buttons throughout the app: .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) { Button(action: { DispatchQueue.main.async { navigationCoordinator.pushScreen(.account) } }) { Image("User") .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(width: 24.5, height: 24.5) } } } Expected Behavior: All buttons in the application should respond to a simple tap without requiring additional user effort, maintaining consistency with their behavior on iOS 17. Actual Behavior: On iOS 18, the responsiveness of buttons throughout the application is inconsistent; sometimes they react to a simple tap, and other times they only respond to a long press. This erratic behavior disrupts the user experience and hinders basic app functionality. I am looking to understand whether this is a widespread issue with the new OS version and if there are any fixes or patches anticipated from Apple. Thank you for your assistance!
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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button is pressed when starting scrolling in iOS 18
On iOS 18, while on a modal screen, if the scrolling starts on a button, that button gets pressed, outside of a modal this doesn't reproduce, also not reproducible on older iOS versions, neither on modals or outside of them. The code to reproduce the issue: import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State var presentModal = false var body: some View { Button(action: { presentModal = true }, label: { Text("open modal") }) .sheet(isPresented: $presentModal, content: { ScrollView { ForEach(0..<100, id: \.self) { index in Button(action: { print("Button \(index) tapped!") }) { Text("Button \(index)") .frame(maxWidth: .infinity) .frame(height: 100) .background(randomColor(for: index)) .padding(.horizontal) } } } }) } func randomColor(for index: Int) -> Color { let hue = Double(index % 100) / 100.0 return Color(hue: hue, saturation: 0.8, brightness: 0.8) } } #Preview { ContentView() }
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Jun ’25
Display .icon files in SwiftUI
Is there a way to display a .icon file in SwiftUI? I want to show the app icon in the app itself but exporting and including the app icon as a PNG feels redundant. This would consume a lot of unnecessary storage especially when including a lot of alternative app icons. There has to be a better way Otherwise I would file a feedback for that Thank you
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Aug ’25
Xcode 16 SwiftUI List Fast Scrolling Issue
Hi! When building my app using Xcode 16, fast scrolling (using scrollViewProxy.scrollTo) a list would result in items not appearing even when scrolling stopped. This does not happen when the app is built with Xcode 15, even on iOS 18. I'm also getting this error in the logs: List failed to visit cell content, returning an empty cell. - SwiftUICore/Logging.swift:84 - please file a bug report.
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May ’25
Disabled button in SwiftUI .alert not working
I found an issue when implementing an alert with a TextField to input a name. I want the action button to be disabled until a name has been entered, but the action block is never executed when the button has become enabled and pressed. The problem seems to appear only when name is initially an empty string. Tested with iOS 17.0. struct MyView: View { @State private var name = "" var body: some View { SomeView() .alert(...) { TextField("Name", text: $name) Button("Action") { // Action }.disabled(name.isEmpty) Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {} } } }
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iOS 26 Beta 3, UIGlassEffect corner radius
In beta 2 using layer.cornerRadius on a UIEffectView with the UIGlassEffect allowed you to change the corner radius of the view. In beta 3, this no longer works. WWDC videos indicate the right way to do this is to set the cornerConfiguration on the UIEffectView, but that API doesn't seem to be available yet. At this time it doesn't seem like theres a way to have a glass view that isn't pill shaped.
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit Tags:
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Jul ’25
SwiftUI Buttons in a List do not highlight when tapped
SwiftUI Buttons in a List no longer highlight when tapped. Seems to have stopped highlighting after iOS 16.0 I've only tested on an iPhone/simulators so not sure if iPad has the same issue. The issue has been carried over to iOS 17 Beta 4. My app does not feel Apple like as there is no visual feedback for the user when a button in the list is pressed. Does anyone know why this is occurring? Is this a bug on Apple's end?
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Infinite loop getting "_dismiss changed"
I'm working on a NavigationStack based app. Somewhere I'm using: @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss and when trying to navigate to that view it gets stuck. I used Self._printChanges() and discovered the environment variable dismiss is changing repeatedly. Obviously I am not changing that variable explicitly. I wasn't able to reproduce this in a small project so far, but does anybody have any idea what kind of thing I could be doing that might be causing this issue? iOS 17.0.3
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Mar ’25
Automatic Sign-In API — requestAutoSignInAuthorization() - "Service temporarily unavailable"
When integrating the Automatic Sign-In API on physical devices (iPhone SE with iOS 26.0 and Apple TV with tvOS 26.0), the call to requestAutoSignInAuthorization() results in an immediate error stating "Service temporarily unavailable." This prevents the app from obtaining the necessary authorization context to proceed with token updates and the Automatic Sign-In flow. The issue occurs specifically at the authorization request stage and does not progress to calling updateAutoSignInToken(), since it does not acquire conditions for it. All entitlement and sandbox setup have been verified and are correctly configured. Error: Error Domain=VSErrorDomain Code=3 "The service is temporarily unavailable." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=The service is temporarily unavailable., NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Please try again later.}
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: General
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App Clip iMessage Sharing Not Working
We have been having problems with our app clip not working when sharing through iMessage. The app and app clip are published and work correctly when scanning a QR code that points to the URL: https://www.coderus.com/locations?loc=1 however if this same URL is shared through the iMessage app, a link to the website displays and not the app clip card. We have confirmed that: AASA file is available and has the type application/json Both devices are above iOS 14 Both devices are in each other's contacts The website has the meta tag for the smart app clip banner The website has a meta tag for the og:image Launch experiences have been configured on AppStoreConnect - as said before, the QR codes work correctly The link leads to a 404 page, I wasn't sure if there needs to be an actual page that the link points to as app clips seem to work fine without when scanning the QR code through the camera app.
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iOS 26 beta - Crash using QLPreviewController (QuickLook) in simulator.
Using the iOS 26 beta simulator, I am experiencing a crash using the QLPreviewController. This is easily reproduced using a small sample app and a sample excel file in the bundle. It does work in prior Xcode 16.4 and simulators (18.5). I didn't find any mention of this in Xcode 26 or iOS 26 release notes but I could have missed something. I don't have a spare device to update to iOS 26 and try on a real device so it may just be a simulator issue? Any feedback would be helpful. Thanks. Error: QuickLook/QLHostRemoteViewModel.swift:37: Fatal error: No extensions could be found matching '_AppExtensionQuery(extensionPointIdentifier: "com.apple.quicklook.UIExtensionPoint", predicate: nil, hostAuditToken: nil, extensionPoint: nil, allowsDuplicates: true)' Sample view controller... import UIKit import QuickLook class ViewController: UIViewController, QLPreviewControllerDataSource { var excelFileURL: URL! override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() // Load the Excel file (example: from bundle) if let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "file_example_XLSX_100", withExtension: "xlsx") { excelFileURL = url presentPreviewController() } } func presentPreviewController() { let previewController = QLPreviewController() previewController.dataSource = self present(previewController, animated: true, completion: nil) } // MARK: - QLPreviewControllerDataSource func numberOfPreviewItems(in controller: QLPreviewController) -> Int { return 1 } func previewController(_ controller: QLPreviewController, previewItemAt index: Int) -> QLPreviewItem { return excelFileURL as QLPreviewItem } }
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iOS 18.1 Storyboard doesn't contain a view controller with identifier
Hi All I faced up with strange issue in my app. Everything works in iOS 18.0 and lower. But after install iOS 18.1 same app from App Store crashes every time with error: Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Storyboard (<UIStoryboard: 0x11f6287a0>) doesn't contain a view controller with identifier 'MKCPinEntryViewControllerIdentifier'' Interesting that this view controller exist in the Storyboard. First call in app: dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ //No authentication, needs login view controller popped. UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Main" bundle:nil]; PinEntryViewController *pinViewController = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"PinEntryViewControllerIdentifier"]; pinViewController.delegate = self; pinViewController.entryType = PinEntryTypeEnter; [self.presentationContext presentViewController:pinViewController animated:YES completion:nil]; }); works good. But second call in other place after 5 seconds: dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Main" bundle:nil]; PinEntryViewController *pinViewController = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"PinEntryViewControllerIdentifier"]; pinViewController.delegate = self; [self.presentationContext presentViewController:pinViewController animated:YES completion:nil]; }); crash the app with Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Storyboard (<UIStoryboard: 0x11f6287a0>) doesn't contain a view controller with identifier 'MKCPinEntryViewControllerIdentifier'' *** First throw call stack: (0x1841b47cc 0x1814872e4 0x186d9c140 0x1063d692c 0x10301ec08 0x104370a30 0x10437271c 0x104382de8 0x1043829a4 0x184188204 0x184185440 0x184184830 0x1d01641c4 0x186ceaeb0 0x186d995b4 0x10667fe3c 0x1a9b72ec8) libc++abi: terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException And issue not only with this view controller. issue with all in that storyboard. At start up instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier works good with all view controllers identifiers. But on second call in other places in the app - all crash with same error Reproduce in real device with iOS18.1 only. Simulators and devices with iOS 18.0 works well. Could someone help me, what's wrong with the app?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: UIKit Tags:
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onTapGesture in Menu or not working
Hi, after update to Swift6 and iOS 18 my code is not working anymore. This is code from documentation with onTapGesture (instead of primaryAction) and it's not working. OnTapGesture is not starting when user click. Menu { Button(action: {}) { Label("Add to Reading List", systemImage: "eyeglasses") } Button(action: {}) { Label("Add Bookmarks for All Tabs", systemImage: "book") } Button(action: {}) { Label("Show All Bookmarks", systemImage: "books.vertical") } } label: { Label("Add Bookmark", systemImage: "book") } onTapGesture: { print(" Print on tap gesture") } primaryAction isn't working either. I mean, primary action works but menu is not showing inside buttons. Menu { Button(action: {}) { Label("Add to Reading List", systemImage: "eyeglasses") } Button(action: {}) { Label("Add Bookmarks for All Tabs", systemImage: "book") } Button(action: {}) { Label("Show All Bookmarks", systemImage: "books.vertical") } } label: { Label("Add Bookmark", systemImage: "book") } primaryAction: { print("") } I also tried to overlay the menu, no effect. ZStack { Menu { Button(action: {}) { Label("Add to Reading List", systemImage: "eyeglasses") } Button(action: {}) { Label("Add Bookmarks for All Tabs", systemImage: "book") } Button(action: {}) { Label("Show All Bookmarks", systemImage: "books.vertical") } } label: { Label("Add Bookmark", systemImage: "book") } Color.clear .contentShape(Rectangle()) .onTapGesture { print("Tap gesture recognized") } } Please help. How to start action when user is clicking on menu?
Topic: UI Frameworks SubTopic: SwiftUI
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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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SwiftData on iOS 18 extreme memory use
Hi, I've run into two problems using SwiftData in iOS 18 that are total show-stoppers for my app, causing it to run out of memory and be killed by the system. The same app runs fine on iOS 17. The two problems are inter-related in a way I can't exactly diagnose, but are easy to reproduce. Problem #1: Calling .count on the array that represents a relationship or Query causes the whole array of objects to be loaded into memory. Problem #2: When a @Model object is loaded, properties that are declared with .externalStorage are loaded unnecessarily, and use tons of memory. It's possible that #1 is normal behavior, exacerbated by #2. I've written a test app that demonstrates the extreme difference in memory usage between the OS Versions. It uses a typical navigation pattern, with content counts on the left-side view. Each item has one thumbnail and one large image in .externalStorge. GitHub Source When populated with 80 items, each containing one thumbnail and one large image in .externalStorge, the app launches in 17.5 using 29mb of memory. On iOS 18, in the same conditions, 592 mb. When the first folder is selected, causing a list of thumbnails to load, iOS 17 uses just 86mb. iOS 18 uses 599mb, implying that all image data has already been loaded. So I'm asking for help from Apple or the Community in finding a workaround. I've been advised that finding a workaround may be necessary, as this may not be addressed in 18.0. Thanks in advance for any insight. Radars: FB14323833, FB14323934 (See attached images, or try it yourself) (You may notice in the 18.0 screenshots that the item counts don't add up right. That's yet another 18.0-SwiftData anomaly regarding relationships that I haven't tackled yet, but is also demonstrated by the sample app.)
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SwiftUi Picker in WatchOS throws Scrollview Error when using Digital Crown
The following WatchOs App example is very short, but already not functioning as it is expected, when using Digital Crown (full code): import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { let array = ["One","Two","Three","Four"] @State var selection = "One" var body: some View { Picker("Array", selection: $selection) { ForEach(array, id: \.self) { Text($0) } } } } The following 2 errors are thrown, when using Digital Crown for scrolling: ScrollView contentOffset binding has been read; this will cause grossly inefficient view performance as the ScrollView's content will be updated whenever its contentOffset changes. Read the contentOffset binding in a view that is not parented between the creator of the binding and the ScrollView to avoid this. Error: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-536870187 "(null)" Any help appreciated. Thanks a lot.
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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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Live activities on watchOS not working on simulator
Is there a trick to getting the new Live Activities on Apple Watch working via the simulator? I have an iPhone paired to a watch simulator, but live activities created on the phone aren't appearing on the watch Smart Stack. It looks like maybe the Smart Stack isn't functional on the watch simulator, as there are a bunch of blank tiles where the Smart Stack should be.
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