iOS 14 SwiftUI Keyboard lifts view automatically - swift

Question

I am using TextField in my view and when it becomes the first responder, it lefts the view as shown in the below GIF.
Is there any way I can get rid of this behavior?
Here is my code
NavigationView(content: {
ZStack{
MyTabView(selectedIndex: self.$index)
.view(item: self.item1) {
NewView(title: "Hello1").navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
}
.view(item: self.item2) {
NewView(title: "Hello2").navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
}
.view(item: self.item3) {
NewView(title: "Hello3").navigationBarTitle("")
.navigationBarHidden(true)
}
}.navigationBarHidden(true)
.navigationBarTitle("")
}).ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom)
// New View
struct NewView:View {
#State var text:String = ""
var title:String
var body: some View {
VStack {
Spacer()
Text("Hello")
TextField(title, text: self.$text)
.textFieldStyle(RoundedBorderTextFieldStyle())
}.padding()
.onAppear {
debugPrint("OnApper \(self.title)")
}
}
}

Answer 1

For .ignoresSafeArea to work you need to fill all the available area (eg. by using a Spacer).
The following will not work (no Spacers, just a TextField):
struct ContentView: View {
#State var text: String = ""
var body: some View {
VStack {
TextField("asd", text: self.$text)
.textFieldStyle(RoundedBorderTextFieldStyle())
}
.ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom)
}
}
However, it will work when you add Spacers (fill all the available space):
struct ContentView: View {
#State var text: String = ""
var body: some View {
VStack {
Spacer()
TextField("asd", text: self.$text)
.textFieldStyle(RoundedBorderTextFieldStyle())
Spacer()
}
.ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom)
}
}
If you don't want to use Spacers you can also use a GeometryReader:
struct ContentView: View {
#State var text: String = ""
var body: some View {
GeometryReader { _ in
...
}
.ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom)
}
}

Answer 2

You should apply the modifier on the ZStack, NOT the NavigationView
NavigationView(content: {
ZStack{
,,,
}.navigationBarHidden(true)
.navigationBarTitle("")
.ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom) // <- This line moved up
})
Full working example:
struct ContentView: View {
#State var text = ""
var body: some View {
VStack{
Spacer()
Text("Hello, World")
TextField("Tap to test keyboard ignoring", text: $text)
.textFieldStyle(RoundedBorderTextFieldStyle())
}
.padding()
.ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom)
}
}

Answer 3

What eventually worked for me, combining answers posted here and considering also this question, is the following (Xcode 12.4, iOS 14.4):
GeometryReader { _ in
VStack {
Spacer()
TextField("Type something...", text: $value)
Spacer()
}.ignoresSafeArea(.keyboard, edges: .bottom)
}
Both spacers are there to center vertically the textfield.
Using only the GeometryReader or the ignoresSafeArea modifier didn't do the trick, but after putting them all together as shown above stopped eventually the view from moving up upon keyboard appearance.

Answer 4

That's what I figured out:
GeometryReader { _ in
ZStack {
//PUT CONTENT HERE
}.frame(width: UIScreen.main.bounds.width, height: UIScreen.main.bounds.height)
}
It seems to work for me. In this case you do not need to check iOS 14 availability.