ios13 - UITabBar tintColor for unSelectedItem not working

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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
}

try this: self.tabBar.unselectedItemTintColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor]; — Mayank, Feb 03 '20 at 11:31
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](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56839374/uitabbaritem-icon-not-colored-correctly-for-ios-13-when-a-bar-tint-color-is-spec) — Jawad Ali, Feb 03 '20 at 11:57

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 13 '21 at 11:16

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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
}

edited Dec 13 '21 at 11:16

Mudith Chathuranga Silva

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answered Feb 03 '20 at 12:59

Sahdevsinh Chavda

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Note: you need to use `inlineLayoutAppearance` instead of `stackedLayoutAppearance` if you are using inline layouts (like on an iPad). – Tad Aug 18 '22 at 18:23
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And if you experience truncated titles with inlineLayoutAppearance, see this question: https://stackoverflow.com/a/69457332/1271867 – Tad Aug 18 '22 at 18:38

iDeveloper · Answer 2 · 2022-04-20T07:02:32.500

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
}

ios13 - UITabBar tintColor for unSelectedItem not working

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