Hi, I have a ninth generation iPad updated to iPados 26 beta 3 but now it no longer updates to the latest version of iPados 26, what can I do?
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My app controls the cursor movement in a text view on iPhone and iPads.
On screen touch, the IOS cursor position is out of sync with the app cursor position.
Is there a way to find out, on screen touch, where the ios cursor positition is and update the app cursor to the ios cursor position?
When they are out of sync, the user has to move the cursor to the startIndex and navigate from there. Frustating!
I have looked at many programming books, forums, and internet search with nothing to no avail.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. The app names are SummaGramPhonex and SummaGramIPAD11 and SummaGramIPAD13.
Thanks. Charlie
3Sep25
Is the Cancel button intentionally removed from UISearchBar (right side)?
Even when using searchController with navigationItem also.
showsCancelButton = true
doesn’t display the cancel button.
Also:
When tapping the clear ("x") button inside the search field, the search is getting canceled, and searchBarCancelButtonClicked(_:) is triggered (Generally it should only clear text, not cancel search).
If the search text is empty and I tap outside the search bar, the search is canceled.
Also when I have tableview in my controller(like recent searches) below search bar and if I try to tap when editing started, action is not triggered(verified in sample too). Just cancellation is happening.
In a split view controller, if the search is on the right side and I try to open the side panel, the search also gets canceled.
Are these behaviors intentional changes, beta issues, or are we missing something in implementation?
When changing a camera's exposure, AVFoundation provides a callback which offers the timestamp of the first frame captured with the new exposure duration: AVCaptureDevice.setExposureModeCustom(duration:, iso:, completionHandler:).
I want to get a similar callback when changing frame duration.
After setting AVCaptureDevice.activeVideoMinFrameDuration or AVCaptureDevice.activeVideoMinFrameDuration to a new value, how can I compute the index or the timestamp of the first camera frame which was captured using the newly set frame duration?
How can we receive the iPadOS 18.6.1 update on an iPad? We have configured the MDM update days policy to receive recent, but not the latest, iPadOS updates; however, we are only able to get versions 18.6.2 and 18.6. Is the availability of iPadOS updates dependent on the iPad's region?
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Hi all,
Sharing a reproducible UIKit issue I’m seeing across multiple iPadOS 26 betas, with a tiny sample attached and a short video.
Short video
https://youtu.be/QekYNnHsfYk
Tiny project
https://github.com/yoasha/ListSwipeOvershootReproSwift
Summary
In a UISplitViewController (.doubleColumn), a UICollectionView using list layout shows a large leading-swipe overshoot when the split view is expanded (isCollapsed == false). The cell content translates roughly 3–4× the action width.
Repros with appearance = .plain and .grouped
Does not repro with .insetGrouped
Independent of trailing provider (issue persists when trailing provider is nil)
Collapsed split (compact width) behaves correctly
Environment
Devices: iPad Air (3rd gen), iPadOS 26.0 (23A5326a) → Repro
Simulators: iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), iPadOS 26.0 beta 6 → Repro
Also tested on device: iPadOS 26 beta 5, 6, 7, 8
Xcode: 26.0 beta 6 (17A5305f)
Steps to reproduce
Launch the sample; ensure the split is expanded (isCollapsed == false).
In the secondary list, set Appearance = Plain (also repros with Grouped).
Perform a leading swipe (LTR: swipe right) on any row.
Actual: content shifts ~3–4× the action width (overshoot).
Expected: content translates exactly the action width.
Switch Appearance = InsetGrouped and repeat the leading (swipe right) gesture → correct (no overshoot).
Feedback Assistant
FB ID: FB19785883 (full report + attachments filed; this forum thread mirrors the repro for wider visibility)
Minimal code (core of the sample)
If anyone from Apple needs additional traces or a sysdiagnose, I can attach promptly. Thanks!
// Secondary column VC (snippet)
var cfg = UICollectionLayoutListConfiguration(appearance: .plain) // also .grouped / .insetGrouped
cfg.showsSeparators = true
cfg.headerMode = .none
cfg.leadingSwipeActionsConfigurationProvider = { _ in
let read = UIContextualAction(style: .normal, title: "Read") { _,_,done in done(true) }
read.backgroundColor = .systemBlue
let s = UISwipeActionsConfiguration(actions: [read])
s.performsFirstActionWithFullSwipe = false
return s
}
// Trailing provider can be nil and the bug still repros for leading swipe:
cfg.trailingSwipeActionsConfigurationProvider = nil
let layout = UICollectionViewCompositionalLayout.list(using: cfg)
let collectionView = UICollectionView(frame: view.bounds, collectionViewLayout: layout)
// … standard data source with UICollectionViewListCell + UIListContentConfiguration
// Split setup (snippet)
let split = UISplitViewController(style: .doubleColumn)
split.preferredDisplayMode = .oneBesideSecondary
split.viewControllers = [
UINavigationController(rootViewController: PrimaryTableViewController()),
UINavigationController(rootViewController: SecondaryListViewController())
]
In our app we have a UICollectionView with Drag&Drop functionality enable and collection view is covering the entire screen. When we drag a collection view item to the edge of the screen it does not scroll the UICollectionView instead that our item turns into the app icon and scrolling blocked. It is happening only if Stage Manager is enabled in the device and if Stage Manager is disabled it is working fine.
This issue we are facing after iOS 18.6 release, before 18.6 it was working fine i.e, collection view was scrolling to next items when we dragging an item to edge of the screen, similar to the iOS calendar app when we drag an event to edge it starts scrolling the date.
And in iOS 26 if we drag an item to edge, Springboard is getting crashed.
All of these issues appear when the search controller is set on the view controller's navigationItem and the search controller's searchBar has its scopeButtonTitles set.
So far the following issues are affecting my app on iOS/iPadOS 26 as of beta 7:
When the scopeBarActivation of UISearchController is set to .onSearchActivation, the preferredSearchBarPlacement of the navigationItem is set to .integratedButton, and the searchBarPlacementAllowsToolbarIntegration is set to false (forcing the search icon to appear in the nav bar), on both iPhones and iPads, the scope buttons never appear. They don't appear when the search is activated. They don't appear when any text is entered into the search bar. FB19771313
I attempted to work around that issue by setting the scopeBarActivation to .manual. I then show the scope bar in the didPresentSearchController delegate method and hide the scope bar in the willDismissSearchController. On an iPhone this works though the display is a bit clunky. On an iPad, the scope bar does appear via the code in didPresentSearchController, but when any scope bar button is tapped, the search controller is dismissed. This happens when the app is horizontally regular. When the app on the iPad is horizontally compact, the buttons work but the search bar's text is not correctly aligned within the search bar. Quite the mess really. I still need to post a bug report for this issue. But if issue 1 above is fixed then I don't need this workaround.
When the scopeBarActivation of UISearchController is set to .onSearchActivation, the preferredSearchBarPlacement of the navigationItem is set to .stacked, and the hidesSearchBarWhenScrolling property of the navigationItem is set to false (always show the search bar), and this is all used in a UITableViewController, then upon initial display of the view controller on an iPhone or iPad, you are unable to tap on the first row of the table view except on the very bottom of the row. The currently hidden scope bar is stealing the touches. If you activate and then cancel the search (making the scope bar appear and then disappear) then you are able to tap on the first row as expected. The initially hidden scope bar also bleeds through the first row of the table. It's faint but you can tell it's not quite right. Again, this is resolved by activating and then canceling the search once. FB17888632
When the scopeBarActivation of UISearchController is set to .onSearchActivation, the preferredSearchBarPlacement of the navigationItem is set to integrated or .integratedButton, and the toolbar is shown, then on iPhones (where the search bar/icon appears in the toolbar) the scope buttons appear (at the top of the screen) the first time the search is activated. But if you cancel the search and then activate it again, the search bar never appears a second (or later) time. On an iPad the search bar/icon appears in the nav bar and you end up with the same issue as #1 above. FB17890125
Issues 3 and 4 were reported against beta 1 and still haven't been fixed. But if issue 1 is resolved on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (via Mac Catalyst), then I personally won't be affected by issues 2, 3, or 4 any more (but of course all 4 issues need to be fixed). And by resolved, I mean that the scope bar appears and disappears when it is supposed to each and every time the search is activated and cancelled (not just the first time). The scope bar doesn't interfere with touch events upon initial display of the view controller. And there are no visual glitches no matter what the horizontal size class is on an iPad.
I really hope the UIKit team can get these resolved before iOS/iPadOS 26 GM.
Hi,
I'm updating my iPhone app (iPhone only) to be ready with iOS 26.
I'm building my app using Xcode 26.0 beta 6 (17A5305f) and testing it on an iPad running iPadOS 26 (23A5326a).
I found an issue with my new app icon updated using Icon Composer and I was able to find the issue.
An iPhone only app running on iPadOS 26 doesn't use the provided app icon. It always displays the "standard" light icon.
I just added iPad in Supported Destinations and the app icon now respect light/dark/translucent/tinted modes on the Home Screen.
I submitted feedback FB19768667
How can I remove the "recents" section from long-pressing on my app icon?
I've added the following to my AppDelegate, which removes it from the top MenuBar, but not from the app icon context menu.
My app has registered a custom filetype, but it is not a document based app. Opening files imports them into the app's user library, and so does not make sense to have a "recents" list.
override func buildMenu(with builder: any UIMenuBuilder) {
super.buildMenu(with: builder)
builder.remove(menu: .openRecent)
}
On the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) cellular model, when you touch the screen with four fingers and then move your fingers, the touch is no longer detected. The same operation with one to three fingers works normally.
This phenomenon does not occur when accessibility is turned on.
Is this a beta-specific issue that will be fixed in the official release?
Hi! I am very new to the apple ecosystem. I saw a lot of comments online about how Stage Manager enabled iPads have access to extending the screen to an external display, and that was what hyped me about this beta. Unfortunately, while i do have Stage Manager now, the display is still unwilling to be extended. Is that a feature that’s planned to be included in the OS? Or am i just out of luck? The ipad is one of the most capable devices i have so i was kind of hoping it would get the feature. It has an A11 chip.
Hi,
I am trying to implement the UIMainMenuSystem for showing the menu bar in my iPad app in iOS26. I would like to be able to disable some elements when a particular UIViewController is displayed on the screen, and I can't figure out the best way to do this. I tried overriding the 'validateCommand' method in my view controller, but it doesn't seem to invoke the validation for menu items that are in the main menu.
Any tips on how to do this?
Reference Feedback FB19152594
Occurs with my 3rd Party UIKit App called "Lifeorities".
Latest occurrence was 7/27/25 at 13:49 pm.
Launch app (actual device running iPadOS 26 or iPadOS 26 simulator)
Initial screen displays view content and floating tab bar at top of screen (both portrait orientation and landscape).
Floating tab bar items respond to liquid glass effect (but liquid glass appearance of the whole tab bar doesn't comply with new glass pill shaped tab bar area).
Selected tab bar item obeys selected app designated color (assets).
Unselected tab bar items are using black text which is unreadable on app background which used dark mode as default (as intended).
Selecting another tab bar item shows the liquid glass effect as you navigate to the new tab bar item and shows the app designated color (assets).
Previous tab bar item that was selected, now is unselected and shows black text.
NOTE: iOS tab bar items work fine (show white foreground color as desired for unselected tab bar items).
How to Hide Unused Menu Items on iPadOS Menu Bar in SwiftUI?
(Xcode 26 beta 4, iPadOS 26 beta 4)
We’re working on adding menu bar support to our SwiftUI app on iPadOS, aiming to provide a more consistent and productive experience across platforms.
We’d like to hide system-provided menu items that aren’t relevant to our app, such as:
Open…
Select All
Customize Toolbar…
New Window, Show All Windows, Open Windows, etc.
Is there a way to control which default items appear in the menu bar?
Feedback ID: FB18792279
How to Enable or Customize Undo/Redo Menu Items on iPadOS Menu Bar in SwiftUI?
(Xcode 26 beta 4, iPadOS 26 beta 4)
We’re working on adding menu bar support to our SwiftUI app on iPadOS, aiming to provide a more consistent and productive experience across platforms.
Our app is a unified iPad/macOS app that uses UndoManager to support undo/redo operations.
However, we’ve run into the following issues:
On macOS, undo and redo work as expected via the menu bar.
On iPadOS, the Undo and Redo menu items are always disabled, even though the functionality works within the app.
We also explored the possibility of hiding the system-generated Undo/Redo menu items so we could provide custom implementations—but couldn’t find a way to remove or override them.
Question:
Is there a recommended approach to enable or customize the Undo/Redo menu bar items on iPadOS using SwiftUI?
Any suggestions or insights would be greatly appreciated!
Feedback ID: FB18792279
How to Support Menu Bar Copy/Paste/Cut/Delete Commands on iPadOS with SwiftUI?
(Xcode 26 beta 4, iPadOS 26 beta 4)
We’re working on adding menu bar support to our SwiftUI app on iPadOS, aiming to provide a more consistent and productive experience across platforms.
However, we’ve encountered a challenge when trying to handle standard editing commands like Copy, Cut, Paste, and Delete from the menu bar:
On iPadOS, SwiftUI modifiers such as onCopyCommand, onCutCommand, onPasteCommand, and onDeleteCommand appear to be unavailable.
Additionally, since we can’t hide or override the default app menus, we’re unsure how to hook into or replace their behavior effectively.
Question:
What’s the recommended way to support standard editing actions like copy/paste via the menu bar in SwiftUI on iPadOS? Are there any workarounds or APIs we might have overlooked?
Any guidance or best practices would be greatly appreciated!
Feedback ID: FB18792279
Hi everyone,
I’m building an iOS app that originally targeted iPhone using NavigationStack. Now I’m adapting it for iPad and switched to using NavigationSplitView to support a three-column layout.
The structure looks like this:
NavigationSplitView {
A // Sidebar
} content: {
B // Middle column – this shows a list
} detail: {
C // Detail view
}
The issue is with the list shown in view B (the content column). It appears completely unstyled, as if it’s using .listStyle(.plain) — with no background material, and a very flat look.
I can understand that this might be intentional on iPad to visually distinguish the three columns.
However, the problem is that this same unstyled list also appears on iPhone, even though iPhone only shows a single column view at a time!
I tried explicitly setting .listStyle(.insetGrouped) or .listStyle(.grouped) on the list in view B, but it makes no difference.
When I go back to NavigationStack, the list in B is styled properly, just as expected — but then I lose the enhanced iPad layout.
What I’m looking for:
I’d like to keep using NavigationSplitView, but I want the list in the content column (view B) to use the default iOS list styling, at least on iPhone.
Is there any way to achieve this?
Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I’m building an iOS app that originally targeted iPhone using NavigationStack. Now I’m adapting it for iPad and switched to using NavigationSplitView to support a three-column layout.
The structure looks like this:
NavigationSplitView {
A // Sidebar
} content: {
B // Middle column – this shows a list
} detail: {
C // Detail view
}
The issue is with the list shown in view B (the content column). It appears completely unstyled, as if it’s using .listStyle(.plain) — with no background material, no grouped sections, and a very flat look.
I can understand that this might be intentional on iPad to visually distinguish the three columns.
However, the problem is that this same unstyled list also appears on iPhone, even though iPhone only shows a single column view at a time!
I tried explicitly setting .listStyle(.insetGrouped) or .listStyle(.grouped) on the list in view B, but it makes no difference.
When I go back to NavigationStack, the list in B is styled properly, just as expected — but then I lose the enhanced iPad layout.
What I’m looking for:
I’d like to keep using NavigationSplitView, but I want the list in the content column (view B) to use the default iOS list styling, at least on iPhone.
Is there any way to achieve this?
Thanks!
By default, a window on iPadOS 26 can be dragged by touching and dragging the top ~30 points of that window. If the window's root view controller is a UINavigationController with a navigation bar, the window can be dragged by touching and dragging anywhere in that navigation bar. In Apple Calendar, I can drag a window anywhere above the grid of weeks and days.
I have an app with a custom navigation controller. My navigation controller is not a subclass of UINavigationController. How can I define what portion of the window should let the user drag that window across the screen on iPad?