Returning to a Mac Catalyst app that I put to the side for awhile..when running it on Xcode 26.1 it crashes at launch with: Assertion failure in -[NSToolbarItemGroupView _layoutWrapperViewsWithAttributes:], NSToolbarItemGroupView.m:599 No attributes were found for item Call stack has a bunch of Autolayout code in AppKit like: [NSWindow(NSConstraintBasedLayoutInternal) _layoutViewTree] + 120 50 AppKit 0x00000001911e8a10 -[NSWindow(NSConstraintBasedLayoutInternal) layoutIfNeeded] + 240 51 UIKitMacHelper 0x00000001a98f293c -[UINSWindow layoutIfNeeded] + 56 A few unnamed symbols mixed in maybe that's that Swiftness beneath the surface. App is just murdered on launch. I assume this is related to using NSToolbarItemGroup when building an NSToolbar... I do see this log out: NSToolbarItemGroup does not support selectionMode. Create the group with one of the class constructors to support selection. Which is an interesting log so I commented out all calls to setSelectionMode: but still the same crash. I do set the groups subitems property directly (I do not use the class constructors as the logging statement above indicates). I have no idea if using the class constructors will workaround this issue or not but I'm not particularly excited about that idea because I have items in the same toolbar group with different actions.

Unable to open mach-O at path: /AppleInternal/Library/BuildRoots/4~B5FIugA1pgyNPFl0-ZGG8fewoBL0-6a_xWhpzsk/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Binaries/RenderBox/install/TempContent/Root/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/RenderBox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/default.metallib Error:2 This happens only on macOS Sequoia - not on macOS Tahoe. I have got a noticeable amount of lag in the animations of my App where this Warning arises I've tried to isolate the respective animations from the main thread too - still getting the same issue with the lag Is it possible to resolve it, as I want backwards compatibility with my app for the users

In macOS Tahoe, users can tint folders or add symbols. But when trying to access that customized icon in Swift, the system always returns the default folder icon. NSWorkspace.shared.icon(forFile: url.path) try url.resourceValues(forKeys: [.effectiveIconKey]).effectiveIcon try url.resourceValues(forKeys: [.customIconKey]).customIconKey All of these give back the standard folder icon without any of the user-applied customization. So the question is: Is there any API or workaround in Swift to retrieve the actual customized folder icon (including tint and symbol) as displayed in Finder on macOS Tahoe?

Hi everyone, I am encountering an issue where my Live Activity (Dynamic Island) suddenly became invalid and failed to launch. It was working perfectly before, and I haven't modified any code since then. My Environment: Xcode: 26.1.1 Device iOS: 26.1 Testing: I also tested on iOS 18, but the Live Activity fails to start there as well. Here is my code: Live Activity Manager (Start/Update/End): func startLiveActivity() { // Initial static data let attributes = SimpleIslandAttributes(name: "Test Order") // Initial dynamic data let initialContentState = SimpleIslandState(message: "Preparing...") // Adapting for iOS 16.2+ new API (Content) let activityContent = ActivityContent(state: initialContentState, staleDate: nil) do { let activity = try Activity.request( attributes: attributes, content: activityContent, pushType: nil // Set to nil as remote push updates are not needed ) print("Live Activity Started ID: \(activity.id)") } catch { print("Failed to start: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } // 2. Update Live Activity func updateLiveActivity() { Task { let updatedState = SimpleIslandState(message: "Delivering 🚀") let updatedContent = ActivityContent(state: updatedState, staleDate: nil) // Iterate through all active Activities and update them for activity in Activity<SimpleIslandAttributes>.activities { await activity.update(updatedContent) print("Update") } } } // 3. End Live Activity func endLiveActivity() { Task { let finalState = SimpleIslandState(message: "Delivered ✅") let finalContent = ActivityContent(state: finalState, staleDate: nil) for activity in Activity<SimpleIslandAttributes>.activities { // dismissalPolicy: .default (immediate), .after(...) (delayed), .immediate (no animation) await activity.end(finalContent, dismissalPolicy: .default) print("End") } } } The Models (Shared between App and Widget Extension): // 1. Define State (Dynamic data, changes over time, e.g., remaining delivery time) public struct SimpleIslandState: Codable, Hashable { var message: String } // 2. Define Attributes (Static data, constant after start, e.g., Order ID) public struct SimpleIslandAttributes: ActivityAttributes { public typealias ContentState = SimpleIslandState var name: String // e.g., "My Order" } The Widget Code: // // SimpleIslandWidget.swift // ReadyGo // // Created by Tang Yu on 2025/11/19. // import WidgetKit import SwiftUI import ActivityKit struct SimpleIslandWidget: Widget { var body: some WidgetConfiguration { ActivityConfiguration(for: SimpleIslandAttributes.self) { context in // UI shown on the Lock Screen VStack { Text("Lock Screen Notification: \(context.state.message)") } .activityBackgroundTint(Color.cyan) .activitySystemActionForegroundColor(Color.black) } dynamicIsland: { context in // Inside Widget Extension DynamicIsland { // Expanded Region DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.center) { Text("Test") // Pure text only } } compactLeading: { Text("L") // Pure text only } compactTrailing: { Text("R") // Pure text only } minimal: { Text("M") // Pure text only } } } } Additional Info: This is the minimal code setup I created for testing, but even this basic version is failing. I have set NSSupportsLiveActivities (Supports Live Activities) to YES (true) in the Info.plist for both the Main App and the Widget Extension. Has anyone experienced this? Any help would be appreciated.

I’m experiencing an issue after building the project with Xcode 26.1.1. In my code, I have a UICollectionView that contains multiple cells, and each cell has a slider. When I move a slider in one cell, sliders in other cells also move. This issue does not occur in Xcode 16.4 – it works perfectly there. If anyone has a solution or knows if this is related to Xcode 26 changes, please let me know. Thanks!

This is a problem from Beta 1, but since there is no fix yet in Beta 3, I'd like to raise it. The app is built with macCatalyst, and we have pretty simple tab bar controller setup: viewController = UITabBarController() viewController.tabBar.tintColor = .buttonForegroundColor importWorkflow = ModelImportWorkflow( userInterfaceIdiom: userInterfaceIdiom, workspace: workspace) mergeWorkflow = ModelMergeWorkflow(userInterfaceIdiom: userInterfaceIdiom, workspace: workspace) listWorkflow = ModelListWorkflow(workspace: workspace, userInterfaceIdiom: userInterfaceIdiom) viewController.viewControllers = [ listWorkflow.viewControllable, importWorkflow.viewControllable, mergeWorkflow.viewControllable, ] viewController.modalPresentationStyle = .formSheet We don't do any customizations on the tab bar and in Beta 3 (26.2), there is no way to found the tab bar (attached a user reported image). Please advise what's the course of action. Thanks.

Dear Apple Developer Support, I am writing to seek guidance regarding App Clips launch source differentiation in our restaurant application. Background: Our restaurant uses QR codes that are permanently associated with specific table numbers. These QR codes successfully launch our App Clip and pass the table information via NSUserActivity with NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb. Current Issue: We are facing a significant challenge in distinguishing between different launch sources: Camera Scan/URL Launch: When customers scan the QR code using the native camera or tap a URL, the App Clip launches with the correct table information. App Library Launch: When customers launch the App Clip from the App Library, it restores the previous NSUserActivity with potentially outdated table information. The Problem: Since we cannot determine whether the App Clip was launched from the camera/URL or from the App Library, we cannot reliably decide whether to use the table information carried by userActivity. This causes customers to be directed to incorrect tables when launching from the App Library. What We've Tried: We have attempted various approaches to differentiate the launch source: Checking for AppClipActivationPayload - but it exists in both scenarios Examining UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey and UISceneConnectionOptions Analyzing URL parameters and timestamps Implementing custom state management However, none of these methods provide reliable differentiation between camera scan launches and App Library restorations. Question: Is there any official API or recommended approach to programmatically determine if an App Clip was launched: From a camera scan/URL tap (fresh launch), OR From the App Library (state restoration) Any guidance on how to properly handle this scenario would be greatly appreciated, as it significantly impacts the user experience in our restaurant ordering system. Thank you for your time and assistance. Best regards

Trying to make a sheet-like view that attaches at the bottom to another view so I'd like to have only the top two corners rounded. This works for a blurred effect: let glassView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: UIBlurEffect(style: .systemMaterial)) glassView.layer.cornerRadius = 20 glassView.layer.maskedCorners = [.layerMinXMinYCorner, .layerMaxXMinYCorner] glassView.layer.masksToBounds = true but if I try to use the iOS 26 UIGlassEffect, all 4 corners become rounded: let glassView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: UIGlassEffect()) glassView.layer.cornerRadius = 20 glassView.layer.maskedCorners = [.layerMinXMinYCorner, .layerMaxXMinYCorner] glassView.layer.masksToBounds = true

[Submitted as FB21078443] When using .matchedTransitionSource with .navigationTransition(.zoom), swiping back from the left edge to return from a detail view causes the source item to disappear once the transition finishes. It’s only a visual issue—the item is still there and can be tapped to open again. This doesn’t happen when using the Back button; only the swipe-back gesture triggers it. Also, it only reproduces on a physical device, not in Simulator. SYSTEM INFO Xcode 26.1.1 (17B100) macOS 26.1 (25B78) iOS 26.1 (23B85) iOS 26.2 (23C5044b) REPRO STEPS Run the code below on a physical device, tap an image, then swipe from the left edge to dismiss the detail view. ACTUAL The image zooms back to its origin, then disappears once the animation settles. EXPECTED The image card remains visible. SCREENSHOTS CODE import SwiftUI struct Item: Identifiable, Hashable { let id = UUID() let imageName: String let title: String } struct ContentView: View { @Namespace private var namespace let items = [ Item(imageName: "SampleImage", title: "Sample Card 1"), Item(imageName: "SampleImage2", title: "Sample Card 2") ] var body: some View { NavigationStack { ScrollView { VStack(spacing: 16) { ForEach(items) { item in NavigationLink(value: item) { CardView(item: item) .matchedTransitionSource(id: item.id, in: namespace) } .buttonStyle(.plain) } } .padding() } .navigationTitle("Zoom Transition Issue") .navigationSubtitle("Tap image, then swipe back from left edge") .navigationDestination(for: Item.self) { item in DetailView(item: item, namespace: namespace) .navigationTransition(.zoom(sourceID: item.id, in: namespace)) } } } } struct CardView: View { let item: Item var body: some View { GeometryReader { geometry in ZStack(alignment: .bottom) { Image(item.imageName) .resizable() .scaledToFill() .frame(width: geometry.size.width, height: geometry.size.height) .clipped() } } .frame(height: 200) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)) } } struct DetailView: View { let item: Item let namespace: Namespace.ID var body: some View { Image(item.imageName) .resizable() .scaledToFill() .clipped() } }

Hi, I faced with the issue on iOS 26.1 with PHPickerViewController. After first selection I save assetIdentifier of PHPickerResult for images. next time I open the picker I expect to have the images selected based on assetIdentifier Code: var config = PHPickerConfiguration(photoLibrary: .shared()) config.selectionLimit = 10 config.filter = .images config.preselectedAssetIdentifiers = images.compactMap(\.assetID) let picker = PHPickerViewController(configuration: config) picker.delegate = self present(picker, animated: true) But on iOS 26.1 they aren't selected. On lower iOS version all works fine. Does anybody faced with similar issue?

Hi, I am trying to add a custom (create) button next to the automatic "toggle sidebar" button in a NavigationSplitView. When the sidebar is collapsed that button should be displayed in a group with that automatic toggle button. Basically I want exact the same behaviour as in the Apple "Reminders" App. How could I archive that? Thanks for your help :-) Jan

I have checked the sample project from the documentation page and noticed there is an issue with image/images not being preselected. The issue happens on iOS 26.1 and above (checked iOS 26.2 beta). I couldn't find any change to the PhotoPicker in the documentation.

Description of the current implementation: A section, UIView, has been added to UITableView. This section is a UICollectionView that displays an array of images. Each UICollectionViewCell is an image displayed via a UIImageView. Issue: When UITableView is scrolled vertically, the section with the image collection flickers. Attempts made to solve the problem: if #available(iOS 26.0, *) { tableView.bottomEdgeEffect.isHidden = true tableView.topEdgeEffect.isHidden = true tableView.leftEdgeEffect.isHidden = true tableView.rightEdgeEffect.isHidden = true } else { // Fallback on earlier versions } This helped with a similar issue. I tried it on UITableView and UICollectionView, but it didn't work.

I’m working on a SwiftUI screen where I need to hide a header when the user scrolls down and show it again when the user scrolls up. I’m currently using a ScrollView combined with GeometryReader to detect scroll offset changes and update state variables like isScrolling or isScrollingDown. The issue is that the behavior is inconsistent. When I scroll down, the header hides correctly, but when I scroll back up, the header often doesn’t appear again even though the offset is changing. Sometimes the header comes back with a delay, and other times it never appears at all. Along with this, I’m also seeing noticeable UI lag whenever I try to calculate content height or read multiple geometry values inside the ScrollView. It looks like the frequent state updates inside the scroll offset tracking are causing layout recalculations and frame drops. I’ve tried placing the header in different positions (inside a ZStack aligned to the top, inside the VStack above the ScrollView, and with transitions like .push(from: .top)), but the result is still the same: smooth scrolling breaks, and the header doesn’t reliably animate back when scrolling upward. What I’m looking for is a minimal and efficient approach to detect scroll direction and trigger the header hide/show animation without causing performance issues or recomputing expensive layout values. Any guidance or a simplified pattern that works well for dynamic headers in SwiftUI would be very helpful. if isScrolling { headerStackView() //Includes Navigation Bar .transition( .asymmetric( insertion: .push(from: .top), removal: .push(from: .bottom) ) ) } GeometryReader { outer in let outerHeight = outer.size.height ScrollView(.vertical) { VStack { content() // Heavy view + contains its own ScrollView } .background { GeometryReader { proxy in let contentHeight = proxy.size.height let minY = max( min(0, proxy.frame(in: .named("ScrollView")).minY), outerHeight - contentHeight ) if #available(iOS 17.0, *) { Color.clear .onChange(of: minY) { oldVal, newVal in // Scroll direction detection if (isScrolling && newVal < oldVal) || (!isScrolling && newVal > oldVal) { isScrolling = newVal > oldVal } } } } } } .coordinateSpace(name: "ScrollView") } .padding(.top, 1)

After updating from iOS 26 to iOS 26.1, all my transparent system elements (i.e. UITabBar, UIBarButtonItem) started rendering with a dark background tint. In iOS 26 the same configuration looked fully transparent / glassy. The strange part is that the tint only appears in normal UIViewControllers. In UITableViewController the tab bar still looks correct and transparent, even on iOS 26.1. I am using the same appearance code as before: func setupTabBarAppearance() { guard let tabBar = tabBarController?.tabBar else { return } if #available(iOS 26.0, *) { let appearance = UITabBarAppearance() appearance.configureWithTransparentBackground() appearance.backgroundColor = .clear appearance.backgroundEffect = nil appearance.shadowColor = .clear tabBar.standardAppearance = appearance tabBar.scrollEdgeAppearance = appearance tabBar.isTranslucent = true tabBar.backgroundColor = .clear tabBar.barTintColor = .clear } else { tabBar.isTranslucent = true tabBar.backgroundImage = UIImage() tabBar.shadowImage = UIImage() tabBar.backgroundColor = .clear } } I tried removing backgroundEffect, forcing .clear colors, using configureWithDefaultBackground, changing edgesForExtendedLayout, extendedLayoutIncludesOpaqueBars, etc. I noticed that if I change Liquid Glass in iOS 26 settings from Clear to Tinted, then I get a black tint everywhere and the interface becomes consistent, but not the way I want. Nothing removes the new dark tint in iOS 26.1. Is this an intentional change in iOS 26.1, a bug, or is there a new way to make the tab bar fully transparent again?

Hello. I'm making an app with several different views. I'm trying to switch views using a button but I can't seem to figure out how. I know Navigation Links work, but my case doesn't work. The reasons for this are because I need to run other code when they click the button and I don't want them to be able to navigate back (to CustomizationView/CreateAccountView). I know that you can hide the back button but my problem with that is the fact that i will be navigating to a view (MainView) that will also have navigation buttons in it, so if i'm thinking correctly, the button will be hidden but when they press the next navigationlink (in MainView) it will show again and then they can go back (to CustomizationView/CreateAccountView). i don't want them to go back because they will be navigating from a login/account view that wont be needed anymore. I'm currently using .fullScreenCover() and it works fine except for performance (I'm assuming). here's the code: import SwiftUI struct CustomizationView: View { @State private var showMain = false var body: some View { Button("Done") { // some more code here showMain = true } .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showMain) { MainView() } } } here's a visual for the navigation if you're confused

I’m trying to implement smooth zoom and drag interactions for an image on watchOS—similar to the Photos app. DTS recommended using digitalCrownRotation + scaleEffect in SwiftUI, and ChatGPT also suggests a similar approach. However, the experience still isn’t as smooth or polished as the Photos app. Before I commit fully to this direction, I want to confirm: 1. Is SwiftUI with digitalCrownRotation, scaleEffect, and DragGesture the officially recommended approach for zoom + pan on watchOS? 2. Is there any public API that provides built-in Photos-style behavior, or is a custom SwiftUI implementation expected? 3. Are there best-practice patterns for smooth scaling, maintaining image bounds, and constrained panning? Thanks for any guidance

When a subclass of UIInputView is created programmatically, a memory leak occurs. This issue can be easily reproduced even with a very simple sample project, so I’m submitting this report along with a minimal reproducible example. When a custom view subclassing UIInputView is instantiated in code, _InputViewContent retains the custom view, and the custom view also holds a reference back to _InputViewContent, creating a strong reference cycle that prevents deallocation. The issue consistently occurs and has been confirmed on Xcode 16.4, 26.0, and 26.1. As a workaround, initializing the view via Storyboard allows it to be properly deallocated from memory. (Please refer to the CustomInputView in the attached sample code.) import UIKit final class LeakInputView: UIInputView { deinit { print("LeakInputView deinit") // not called } } final class CustomInputView: UIInputView { required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) { super.init(coder: aDecoder) } override init(frame: CGRect, inputViewStyle: UIInputView.Style) { super.init(frame: frame, inputViewStyle: inputViewStyle) } deinit { print("CustomInputView deinit") // called } } extension CustomInputView { static func loadFromNib() -> CustomInputView { let nib = UINib(nibName: "CustomInputView", bundle: nil) guard let view = nib.instantiate(withOwner: nil, options: nil).first as? CustomInputView else { fatalError("Failed to load CustomInputView from nib.") } return view } } final class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() view.backgroundColor = .red LeakInputView() LeakInputView() LeakInputView() CustomInputView.loadFromNib() CustomInputView.loadFromNib() CustomInputView.loadFromNib() DispatchQueue.main.async { print("Next runloop tick") } } }

I use the following bit of code to snapshot a View as a UIImage, but it's causing a memory leak: extension View { @ViewBuilder func snapshot(trigger: Bool, onComplete: @escaping (UIImage) -> ()) -> some View { self.modifier(SnapshotModifier(trigger: trigger, onComplete: onComplete)) } } fileprivate struct SnapshotModifier: ViewModifier { var trigger: Bool var onComplete: (UIImage) -> () @State private var view: UIView = .init(frame: .zero) func body(content: Content) -> some View { content .background(ViewExtractor(view: view)) .compositingGroup() .onChange(of: trigger) { generateSnapshot() } } private func generateSnapshot() { if let superView = view.superview?.superview { let render = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: superView.bounds.size) let image = render.image { _ in superView.drawHierarchy(in: superView.bounds, afterScreenUpdates: true) } onComplete(image) } } } fileprivate struct ViewExtractor: UIViewRepresentable { var view: UIView func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UIView { view.backgroundColor = .clear return view } func updateUIView(_ uiView: UIView, context: Context) { // No process } } Taking the snapshot is triggered like this: struct ContentView: View { @State private var triggerSnapshot: Bool = false var body: some View { Button("Press to snapshot") { triggerSnapshot = true } TheViewIWantToSnapshot() .snapshot(trigger: triggerSnapshot) { image in // Save the image; you don't have to do anything here to get the leak. } } } I'm not the best at Instruments, and this is what the Leaks template produces. There are no method names, just memory addresses: Is this leak in an internal iOS library, is there something wrong with Instruments, or am I missing something obvious in my code? Thanks.

Why a TipKit configured with a weekly frequency, on the following example, when the app is launched on the View1, the tip is displayed. I thought that going to View2 and come back to View1 should not redisplayed the tip (at least until one week). What do I miss? import SwiftUI import TipKit struct FavoriteLandmarkTip: Tip { var title: Text { Text("Save as a Favorite") } var message: Text? { Text("Your favorite landmarks always appear at the top of the list.") } var image: Image? { Image(systemName: "star") } } @main struct LandmarkTips: App { var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { TabView { View1() .tabItem { Label("View1", systemImage: "house") } View2() .tabItem { Label("View2", systemImage: "house") } } .task { do { // uncomment to reset all tips status // try? Tips.resetDatastore() try Tips.configure([ .displayFrequency(.weekly), .datastoreLocation(.applicationDefault) ]) } catch { print("Error initializing TipKit \(error.localizedDescription)") } } } } } struct View1: View { let favoriteLandmarkTip = FavoriteLandmarkTip() var body: some View { VStack { TipView(favoriteLandmarkTip, arrowEdge: .bottom) Image(systemName: "star") } } } struct View2: View { var body: some View { Text("View2") } }