SwiftUI vs UIKit: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
A practical guide to choosing between SwiftUI and UIKit in 2026, based on your project requirements, team experience, and the current state of both frameworks.
// Tutorials and guides for building powerful iOS and iPadOS apps with UIKit. Master view controllers, Auto Layout, animations, and learn how to integrate UIKit components with modern SwiftUI apps.
A practical guide to choosing between SwiftUI and UIKit in 2026, based on your project requirements, team experience, and the current state of both frameworks.
Learn how to access photos from the camera roll in SwiftUI, including required permissions, Info.plist configuration, and using PhotosPicker for iOS 16+ or UIImagePickerController for earlier versions.
Learn how to detect when users take screenshots in your SwiftUI app by observing UIApplication notifications.
Learn how to detect when a user successfully shares content using a share sheet in SwiftUI by wrapping UIActivityViewController.
Learn how to detect when users shake their device in SwiftUI by bridging to UIKit's motion events and creating a reusable view modifier.
Learn how to integrate UIKit's App Delegate into your SwiftUI app for handling app lifecycle events and system callbacks.
Learn how to prevent users from taking screenshots of sensitive content in your SwiftUI app using field-level security and UIKit bridging for financial, medical, or private data protection.
How to traverse the view controller hierarchy to find the currently visible view controller.
Learn how to add pull-to-refresh functionality to custom ScrollViews in SwiftUI without using List, perfect for custom layouts and complex scroll content.
Learn how to create a WebView/WKWebView with a transparent/clear background in SwiftUI.
Learn how to use a WKWebView as a quick way to load a GIF from a URL and display it in a SwiftUI view.
Learn how to access your app's App Delegate from anywhere in your Swift code, including from SwiftUI views.