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Fix TabBarUnselectedColor not working on iOS 26 #32153

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Fix TabBarUnselectedColor on iOS 26 by setting UnselectedItemTintColo…
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Fix CS8632 nullable annotation error in ShellSectionRenderer
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion src/Controls/src/Core/Compatibility/Handlers/Shell/iOS/ShellSectionRenderer.cs
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Expand Up @@ -535,7 +535,14 @@ protected virtual void UpdateTabBarItem()

ShellSection.Icon.LoadImage(ShellSection.FindMauiContext(), icon =>
{
TabBarItem = new UITabBarItem(ShellSection.Title, icon?.Value, null);
// iOS 26+ requires images to use AlwaysTemplate rendering mode for tint colors to work on unselected items
UIImage tabIcon = icon?.Value;
if (tabIcon != null && (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26)))
{
tabIcon = tabIcon.ImageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.AlwaysTemplate);
}

TabBarItem = new UITabBarItem(ShellSection.Title, tabIcon, null);
TabBarItem.AccessibilityIdentifier = ShellSection.AutomationId ?? ShellSection.Title;
});
}
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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion src/Controls/src/Core/Compatibility/Handlers/TabbedPage/iOS/TabbedRenderer.cs
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Expand Up @@ -485,7 +485,19 @@ async void SetTabBarItem(IPlatformViewHandler renderer)
throw new InvalidCastException($"{nameof(renderer)} must be a {nameof(Page)} renderer.");

var icons = await GetIcon(page);
renderer.ViewController.TabBarItem = new UITabBarItem(page.Title, icons?.Item1, icons?.Item2)

// iOS 26+ requires images to use AlwaysTemplate rendering mode for tint colors to work on unselected items
UIImage icon = icons?.Item1;
UIImage selectedIcon = icons?.Item2;
if (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26))
{
if (icon != null)
icon = icon.ImageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.AlwaysTemplate);
if (selectedIcon != null)
selectedIcon = selectedIcon.ImageWithRenderingMode(UIImageRenderingMode.AlwaysTemplate);
}

renderer.ViewController.TabBarItem = new UITabBarItem(page.Title, icon, selectedIcon)
{
Tag = Tabbed?.Children.IndexOf(page) ?? -1,
AccessibilityIdentifier = page.AutomationId
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/TabbedViewExtensions.cs
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Expand Up @@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ internal static void UpdateiOS15TabBarAppearance(

// Set the TabBarAppearance
tabBar.StandardAppearance = tabBar.ScrollEdgeAppearance = _tabBarAppearance;

// iOS 26+ has a bug where IconColor in UITabBarAppearance doesn't work for unselected items
// Workaround: Set UnselectedItemTintColor directly on the UITabBar
if (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26) || OperatingSystem.IsTvOSVersionAtLeast(26))
{
if (unselectedTabColor is not null)
{
tabBar.UnselectedItemTintColor = unselectedTabColor.ToPlatform();
}
}
}
}
}
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