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Minor adjustments like font shifts or padding changes cause dozens of test... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/did-you-ever-rely-on-snapshot-tests-for-swiftui-and-then-regret-it-a-few-months-later--romcivvjl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/rOMCIvVjL.png og:image:alt: Did you ever rely on snapshot tests for SwiftUI and then regret it a few months later? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Did you ever rely on snapshot tests for SwiftUI and then regret it a few months later? **[Rebeloper](https://daily.dev/sources/rebeloper)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Snapshot tests for SwiftUI can become problematic when design changes occur. Minor adjustments like font shifts or padding changes cause dozens of test failures. The solution is to limit snapshots to only the riskiest screens and rely on state-based assertions for logic validation instead of using snapshots as the default testing approach. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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