# iOS 26's Auto-Minimizing Tab Bar with .tabBarMinimizeBehavior

2026-08-20 Ilyas Hallak 2 min read

A one-line iOS 26 TabView modifier that hides the tab bar as you scroll and brings it back, so the content leads, plus the manual .toolbar(.hidden) hacks it replaced.

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# The iOS 26 Search Tab in SwiftUI: Tab(role: .search) and a NavigationStack Trap

2026-08-17 Ilyas Hallak 4 min read

How iOS 26's Tab(role: .search) folds search and the app menu into one tab in a SwiftUI reader, and the NavigationStack mistake that made search feel broken for weeks.

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# Modern Tab Navigation in SwiftUI: iOS 18-26

2025-10-14 5 min read

My experience migrating a tab-based app to iOS 18 and 26 – from deprecated APIs to Liquid Glass design.

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# iOS 26's Auto-Minimizing Tab Bar with .tabBarMinimizeBehavior

# The iOS 26 Search Tab in SwiftUI: Tab(role: .search) and a NavigationStack Trap

# Modern Tab Navigation in SwiftUI: iOS 18-26