--- title: How did GeometryReader let that bug slip through review... description: A SwiftUI GeometryReader bug caused header collapse in iPad split view but not full screen. The issue stemmed from using GeometryReader inside a scroll view to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-did-geometryreader-let-that-bug-slip-through-review-and-only-fail-on-ipad-split-view--ukjqqovgb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How did GeometryReader let that bug slip through review and only fail on iPad split view? | daily.dev og:description: A SwiftUI GeometryReader bug caused header collapse in iPad split view but not full screen. The issue stemmed from using GeometryReader inside a scroll view to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-did-geometryreader-let-that-bug-slip-through-review-and-only-fail-on-ipad-split-view--ukjqqovgb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UKjqqoVgB.png og:image:alt: How did GeometryReader let that bug slip through review and only fail on iPad split view? 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. # How did GeometryReader let that bug slip through review and only fail on iPad split view? **[Rebeloper](https://daily.dev/sources/rebeloper)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A SwiftUI GeometryReader bug caused header collapse in iPad split view but not full screen. The issue stemmed from using GeometryReader inside a scroll view to compute minimum height, creating a feedback loop when split view changed the scroll container size. The solution involved separating viewport size from content size to prevent circular dependencies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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