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SwiftUI Tab Bar that blurs content behind it


I am trying to blur the content that appears behind my tab bar at the bottom so that it has a translucent / glassmorphism effect.

This is what I am trying to achieve (from Figma):

blurred effect

Similar to how the tab bar in Twitter is transparent but everything that goes behind the tab bar becomes blurry.

This is the code for my Custom Tab Bar:

import SwiftUI

struct CustomTabBar: View {
    @Binding var currentTab: Tab
    
    var body: some View {
        GeometryReader{proxy in
            HStack(spacing: 0){
                ForEach(Tab.allCases,id: \.rawValue){tab in
                    Button{
                        withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)){
                            currentTab = tab
                        }
                    } label: {
                        Image(tab.rawValue)
                            .renderingMode(.template)
                            .resizable()
                            .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
                            .frame(width: 30, height: 30)
                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                            .foregroundColor(currentTab == tab ? Color.white : Color.white.opacity(0.75))
                    }
                }
            }
            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
        }
        .frame(height: 30)
        .padding(.bottom, 10)
        .padding([.horizontal, .top])
        .background{
            Color.white.opacity(0.50)
                .ignoresSafeArea()
        }
    //END OF VAR BODY
    }
//END OF STRUCT
}

struct CustomTabBar_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        MainTabView()
    }
}

This is my code for the Main Tab View that is a ZStack with my different views and the custom tab bar at the bottom:

import SwiftUI

struct MainTabView: View {
    //HIDING NATIVE TAB BAR
    init(){
        UITabBar.appearance().isHidden = true
    }
    
    @State var currentTab: Tab = .dashboard
    
    var body: some View {
        ZStack(alignment: Alignment(horizontal: .center, vertical: .bottom)) {
            TabView(selection: $currentTab){
                ContentView()
                    .tag(Tab.dashboard)
                Text("Analytics")
                    .applyBG()
                    .tag(Tab.analytics)
                Text("Settings")
                    .applyBG()
                    .tag(Tab.settings)
            }

            //CUSTOM TAB BAR
            CustomTabBar(currentTab: $currentTab)
        }
    //END OF VAR BODY
    }
//END OF STRUCT
}

struct MainTabView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        MainTabView()
    }
}

//BACKGROUND COLOR OF EACH TAB -- CAN REMOVE ONCE YOU BUILD OUT THE VIEWS
extension View{
    func applyBG()->some View{
        self
            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
            .background{
                Color("BG")
                    .ignoresSafeArea()
            }
    }
}

I have tried using the solution from this overflow question

But when I do this it blurs the entire view behind the tab bar, not just the content behind the tab bar:

enter image description here

The colors are different here, but same principal applies.

Any idea how I can achieve this blurred look behind JUST the tab bar?


Solution

  • It seems like you currently have your tab bar's background to be a half-opaque white, but for blur effects, you'd want one of the materials, such as .ultraThinMaterial