---
title: "I Rebuilt the iOS Tab Bar Using Apple’s New SwiftUI Glass Effect"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-rebuilt-the-ios-tab-bar-using-apple-s-new-swiftui-glass-effect-iimot7l6f
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJpEQa-f5c
type: video:youtube
source: "Rebeloper"
published: 2026-01-16T12:29:52.320Z
updated: 2026-01-16T12:55:46.284Z
tags: ["mobile", "ios", "ui-design", "swift", "swiftui"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
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# I Rebuilt the iOS Tab Bar Using Apple’s New SwiftUI Glass Effect

**[Rebeloper](https://daily.dev/sources/rebeloper)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A step-by-step walkthrough of implementing Apple's new glass effect modifier in SwiftUI to create a custom tab bar with a liquid glass appearance. The tutorial covers applying the gloss effect to tab items with different states (clear, interactive, identity), customizing the background with capsule shapes, and adjusting padding to achieve proper positioning. The implementation demonstrates how to make the custom tab bar flexible and customizable compared to the default SwiftUI tab view.

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