--- title: You’ve debugged navigation stacks. When did .tint affect... description: Setting `.tint` on a root navigation stack in SwiftUI can unexpectedly affect navigation bars and modal flows pushed within that stack. The issue occurs... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-ve-debugged-navigation-stacks-when-did-tint-affect-bars-unexpectedly--dqors455w twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You’ve debugged navigation stacks. When did .tint affect bars unexpectedly? | daily.dev og:description: Setting `.tint` on a root navigation stack in SwiftUI can unexpectedly affect navigation bars and modal flows pushed within that stack. The issue occurs... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-ve-debugged-navigation-stacks-when-did-tint-affect-bars-unexpectedly--dqors455w og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DqORs455W.png og:image:alt: You’ve debugged navigation stacks. 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The solution is to scope tint below the navigation stack level and use toolbar modifiers separately to maintain proper separation between navigation chrome styling and content styling. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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