ios13 - UITabBar tintColor for unSelectedItem not working

Question

In Xcode 10 unselectedItemTintColor property working properly but after Xcode 11 with ios 13 UITabbar unselectedItemTintColor property not working.

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    myTabbar.unselectedItemTintColor = .red
}

Newmint

https://mcmap.net/q/247515/-uitabbaritem-icon-not-colored-correctly-for-ios-13-when-a-bar-tint-color-is-specified-in-interface-builder-in-xcode-11-beta-2 for iOS 13+ – Seaplane

try this: self.tabBar.unselectedItemTintColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor]; – Utica

Does this answer your question? UITabBarItem icon not colored correctly for iOS 13 when a bar tint color is specified in Interface Builder in Xcode 11, beta 2 – Zacharia

Answer 1

iOS 13 with Xcode 11

if #available(iOS 13, *) {
     let appearance = UITabBarAppearance()
     appearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.normal.titleTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.black]
     appearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.selected.titleTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.red]
     appearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.normal.iconColor = UIColor.black
     appearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.selected.iconColor = UIColor.red
     myTabbar.standardAppearance = appearance
}
     

Newmint

Note: you need to use inlineLayoutAppearance instead of stackedLayoutAppearance if you are using inline layouts (like on an iPad). – Altocumulus

And if you experience truncated titles with inlineLayoutAppearance, see this question: https://mcmap.net/q/247516/-ipados-15-uitabbar-title-cut-off – Altocumulus

Answer 2

In Case of : iOS 15 with Xcode 13

if #available(iOS 15, *) {
    let tabBarAppearance = UITabBarAppearance()
    tabBarAppearance.backgroundColor = .white
    tabBarAppearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.selected.titleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.red]
    tabBarAppearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.normal.titleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.black]
    tabBarAppearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.normal.iconColor = UIColor.black
    tabBarAppearance.stackedLayoutAppearance.selected.iconColor = UIColor.red
    tabBarView.standardAppearance = tabBarAppearance
    tabBarView.scrollEdgeAppearance = tabBarAppearance
}

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