Hi,
in the Human Interface Guidelines, Apple writes:
Avoid using a segmented control in a toolbar. Toolbar items act on the current screen — they don’t let people switch contexts like segmented controls do.
Along with this image:
Source
I'm confused by this example. The screenshot seems to be showing a segmented control in a toolbar.
Is this saying that the Phone app's All/Missed toggle is different from a segmented control? Under iOS 26 it seems to take a different style compared to a regular segmented control. If so, which component is used to create this filter?
Could you please clarify the guidelines? Thank you.
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Why my app icon doesn't have effect liquid glass on ios26. My team dev still not upgrade to xcode26, so I have to export icon for them. And I don't see the effect like stroke of the detail.
Why?
Why stop there? (Why not ipod.and.imacg3? applenewton.and.vision.pro?)
I get why the older ipod symbols exist but these new pairings are odd.
If anyone ever sees these restricted symbols in the wild, or even just someone using a Vision Pro and an iPod (Touch) together in a way that's not contrived, please do let me know!
I'm using .glassEffect(.clear) on a transparent circle over a gradient background. While it's closer to clear than the plain glass effect, it't not really clear, like clear glass. Here is the code. Is there a glass effect that really looks like clear glass?
Circle()
.fill(.clear)
.frame(width: 180, height: 180)
.glassEffect(.clear)
I recently submitted a new app for review, but it has been rejected multiple times for vague reasons. The most recent rejection reason I received was unclear, leaving me unsure of what improvements are needed to get the app approved for the App Store.
Does anyone have any advice on how to address this?
Additionally, to Apple reviewers: Could you please provide more detailed feedback to help developers improve their apps? The repeated review process takes a significant amount of time, and guessing what needs to be fixed without clear guidance makes it even more challenging.
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The latest rejection reason I got is:
Guideline 4.0 - Design
We noticed an issue in your app that contributes to a lower-quality user experience than App Store users expect:
Your app included hard to read type or typography.
Since App Store users expect apps to be simple, refined, and easy to use, we want to call your attention to this design issue so you can make the appropriate changes.
Next Steps
Please revise your app to address all instances of the issue identified above.
Hello everyone! The Swift Student Challenge officially starts tomorrow (February 3rd), and I have a question. Am I allowed to use tools like Photoshop to create artwork for my project? I’d appreciate any clarification. Thanks in advance!
I've been playing around with iPad PRO M5 13" as part of my goal to implement some music relating SPH particle simulation effects on it - and this involves utilizing tap events also from the incredible looking fresh screen the device has.
See more information from here, all should be overreactively implemented but the ideas remain (with almost zero cost copy fragment shader) :
`https://youtu.be/ci-GSgQ0wlM`
This attached image shows the tap effects implementation brought just bit a little further than in the video.
I've been playing around with the recently published iPad PRO M5 13" and it's awesome in most ways I've been able to think of. But this video capture of the app I'm developing, for example, lacks it the app icon "should" be just slightly translucent as I see it.
https://youtube.com/CAukICBrVzw
However I'm not and UI/X person and this is primarily my personal preference only for an option to allow for devs.
This issue affects core system UI elements such as Control Center, notifications, and system apps. In iOS 26, the Liquid Glass UI introduces excessive transparency and blur across the system. This significantly reduces text readability, lowers contrast, and causes visual fatigue during prolonged use.
There is currently no true option to fully disable Liquid Glass effects. Existing accessibility settings only partially mitigate the issue and do not restore a solid, high-contrast interface similar to iOS 18.
Please consider adding a system-wide toggle to completely disable Liquid Glass and transparency effects, or provide a solid UI mode for users who prioritize readability and visual comfort.
This is especially important for accessibility, as the current design negatively impacts users sensitive to eye strain and low contrast.
Hello,
Im new to Xcode, ive been taking some classes and watching YouTube videos as well as using AI. Im having an issue I cannot find a video on, and AI just keeps screwing up my layout and sizing.
Here is the issue, I have a Custom Made Image for my Sign In button, for my log in page on Xcode. The issue being that I can barely see the button and when I go to adjust the size the whole layout gets screwed up. My Logo Image (supposed to take up the top 50% of the screen) takes over the whole Botton of the screen and I loose my username and password Text threads and images. I guess my question is, is this an issue with the size of image ive uploaded or is this an issue with my code? I changed the size of the Image I created in Canva to 900pixles for the width and 300pixals for the height and that did absolutely nothing to my image in Xcode.
Below is the Button and Create Account section in my code that seems to be having issues. Ppppplease help me.
var body: some View {
NavigationStack(path: $navigationPath) {
ZStack {
// Background image
Image("Background1")
.resizable()
.scaledToFill()
.ignoresSafeArea()
.clipped()
// Main content
ScrollView {
VStack(spacing: 20) {
// Logo
Image("DynastyStatDropLogo")
.resizable()
.scaledToFit()
.padding(.top, -160)
.padding(.bottom, -30)
// Form elements
// Username field
ZStack {
Image("UsernameBar")
.resizable()
.aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
.padding()
TextField("UserName:", text: $textInput)
.padding(.horizontal, 75)
.background(Color.clear)
.foregroundColor(.red)
.focused($focus, equals: .username)
.submitLabel(.next)
.onSubmit {
focus = .password
}
}
.frame(height: 50)
.clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10))
.padding(.horizontal)
// Password field and Forgot Password link
VStack(spacing: 20) {
ZStack {
Image("PasswordBar")
.resizable()
.aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
.padding()
SecureField("Password:", text: $textInput2)
.padding(.horizontal, 75)
.background(Color.clear)
.foregroundColor(.red)
.focused($focus, equals: .password)
.submitLabel(.go)
.onSubmit {
submitForm()
}
}
.frame(height: 50)
.clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10))
.padding(.horizontal)
// Forgot Password link (right-aligned)
HStack {
Spacer()
Text("Forgot Password?")
.foregroundColor(.blue)
.onTapGesture {
navigationPath.append("passwordRecovery")
}
}
.padding(.horizontal, 90)
}
Spacer(minLength: -110)
// SignIn Button - Explicitly showing it
HStack {
Spacer()
Button {
submitForm()
} label: {
Image("signinButton")
.resizable()
.frame(width: 500, height: 400)
}
Spacer()
}
Spacer(minLength: -300)
// Create Account (centered)
HStack {
Spacer()
Text("Create Account")
.foregroundColor(.blue)
.onTapGesture {
navigationPath.append("accountCreation")
}
Spacer()
}
.padding(.bottom, -10)
}
}
}
.onAppear {
focus = .username
}
.navigationDestination(for: String.self) { destination in
switch destination {
case "dashboard":
DSDDashboard()
case "passwordRecovery":
PasswordRecoveryView()
case "accountCreation":
AccountCreationView()
default:
EmptyView()
}
}
.alert(isPresented: $showAlert) {
Alert(
title: Text("Missing Information"),
message: Text("Enter UserName and Password to continue to DSD"),
dismissButton: .default(Text("OK"))
)
}
}
}
// Function to handle form submission
func submitForm() {
focus = nil
if textInput.isEmpty || textInput2.isEmpty {
showAlert = true
} else {
print("Login with username: \(textInput), password: \(textInput2)")
navigationPath.append("dashboard")
}
}
// Enum to manage focus states
enum FormFieldFocus: Hashable {
case username, password
}
}
When I first tried to create a custom SF Symbol using Affinity Designer, I encountered difficulties because of two problems which have cumulated:
SVG files created by Affinity Designer cannot be directly imported into the SF Symbols app because Affinity Designer totally recreates the content of tag <g id="Notes">, making so the file incompatible for later import into the SF Symbols app. So I had to manually fix that tag via a text editor in order to make the file compatible with the SF Symbols app.
Because I was so focused on fixing manually the SVG file, I did not see that the actual content of my SVG file did not follow all Apple recommendations. As a consequence, I have posted this question on the forum:
Struggling creating a custom SF Symbol: The provided variants are not interpolatable
Finally I have found a way to create an SVG file compatible with SF Symbols using Affinity Designer, meeting the Apple recommendations, and at last perfectly suitable for further use in Xcode.
You will find the solution in my reply to this post below which is actually a quasi copy/paste of my final own reply to my original post.
Marc
With iOS 26 the CPListSection header has a transparent background, and when the list scrolls under the header it doesn't look good at all. We expected to see a glass fading effect maybe, like the one on the top of the screen. Is it a known bug?
Hi all,
I wanted to check whether the NFC bottom-sheet UI shown by iOS during an NFC reading session can be customized.
We have a Figma design (attached) for how the sheet should look, but we are not sure whether iOS allows modifying the default NFC UI.
Is UI customization supported, or is the bottom sheet fully controlled by the system?
Thanks in advance.
What type of licensing does it apply for the usage of FONT_FAMILY='System' in Apple/iOS app?
The newest iOS 26 CarPlay upgrade seems more like a downgrade with vehicles from Subaru with the 11.6 inch vertical infotainment display.
Such a big screen, but only one widget shows at a time additionally, prior to this iOS update we had three lines of apps on the main page now only two.
also to be noted album art size on all music streaming and podcast apps is extremely small about half the size of what it originally was prior to this update
yes, I tried turning on and off the screen optimization setting and CarPlay. It did not do anything.
I have completed a code with chatgpt and I am unising the latest version of code. i am also using an m1 MacBook air (2020). would love to know if anyone have resolved this issue. by using the ai to correct the code it disrupts it with something. an incorrect imoout line,but after multiple attempts ai get it right. I have notice that the code shows up on the start meaning run, take some time to load the intro page.
In Apple Vision Pro, I want to implement a HUD page similar to the one in Medivis' SuricalAR product (i.e. the UI is fixed on the screen field of view rather than in space). How should I do it?
I placed apple.logo symbol image on the top of a view. This view is used to link or unlink Apple ID for user. In the middle is the apple sign in button. I want to use something to describe or represent what the view is, instead of using text description. so I think sign in's company logo is a good choice. Is it allowed by apple official?
Hey, everyone. I'm having an issue with my modal shadows when building for macOS. I've attached an image to show you what's going on.
I have a rounded corner window, and when the In-App Purchase overlay opens, the modal shadow of that rounded window is square (which doesn't make sense, and looks bad).
Can somebody please help me address this? I've tried searching high and low for a solution but I can't find anything :-(
I really appreciate you taking a look! -Logan
I’m developing an app that includes a navigation bar with a centered title and a single right bar button item. I’ve noticed that when both the navigation bar title and the right bar button item’s title are relatively long, the navigation bar title becomes hidden.
This issue only occurs on iOS 26. When running the same code on iOS 18, the layout behaves as expected, with both elements visible.
Has anyone else experienced this behavior on iOS 26? Is this a known layout change or a possible bug?