Fix channel view tab bar not hidden on iOS 16.0 (#870)

* Fix channel view tab bar not hidden on iOS 16.0

* Make sure both Channel View and Thread View use the messageListConfig.handleTabBarVisibility

* Update CHANGELOG.md

* Apply tab bar fix only for iOS 16.0 - 16.3

Author: nuno-vieira

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ### 🐞 Fixed
 - Fix tapping on invisible areas on iOS 26 [#868](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/868)
+- Fix channel view tab bar not hidden on iOS 16.0 [#870](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/870)
 
 # [4.80.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/releases/tag/4.80.0)
 _June 17, 2025_

DemoAppSwiftUI/ChannelHeader/NewChatView.swift

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct TabBarVisibilityModifier: ViewModifier {
 
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
         if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
-            content.toolbar(.hidden, for: .bottomBar)
+            content.toolbar(.hidden, for: .tabBar)
         } else {
             content
         }

DemoAppSwiftUI/PinChannelHelpers.swift

@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ struct DemoAppChatChannelNavigatableListItem<ChannelDestination: View>: View {
                 tag: channel.channelSelectionInfo,
                 selection: $selectedChannel
             ) {
-                LazyView(channelDestination(channel.channelSelectionInfo))
+                LazyView(
+                    channelDestination(channel.channelSelectionInfo)
+                        .modifier(TabBarVisibilityModifier())
+                )
             } label: {
                 EmptyView()
             }

Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannelList/ChatChannelNavigatableListItem.swift

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public struct ChatChannelNavigatableListItem<Factory: ViewFactory, ChannelDestin
     private var avatar: UIImage
     private var disabled: Bool
     private var onlineIndicatorShown: Bool
+    private var handleTabBarVisibility: Bool
     @Binding private var selectedChannel: ChannelSelectionInfo?
     private var channelDestination: (ChannelSelectionInfo) -> ChannelDestination
     private var onItemTap: (ChatChannel) -> Void
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public struct ChatChannelNavigatableListItem<Factory: ViewFactory, ChannelDestin
         avatar: UIImage,
         onlineIndicatorShown: Bool,
         disabled: Bool = false,
+        handleTabBarVisibility: Bool = true,
         selectedChannel: Binding<ChannelSelectionInfo?>,
         channelDestination: @escaping (ChannelSelectionInfo) -> ChannelDestination,
         onItemTap: @escaping (ChatChannel) -> Void
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ public struct ChatChannelNavigatableListItem<Factory: ViewFactory, ChannelDestin
         self.onlineIndicatorShown = onlineIndicatorShown
         self.disabled = disabled
         _selectedChannel = selectedChannel
+        self.handleTabBarVisibility = true
     }
 
     public var body: some View {
@@ -57,7 +60,14 @@ public struct ChatChannelNavigatableListItem<Factory: ViewFactory, ChannelDestin
                 tag: channel.channelSelectionInfo,
                 selection: $selectedChannel
             ) {
-                LazyView(channelDestination(channel.channelSelectionInfo))
+                LazyView(
+                    channelDestination(channel.channelSelectionInfo)
+                        .modifier(
+                            HideTabBarModifierForiOS16(
+                                handleTabBarVisibility: handleTabBarVisibility
+                            )
+                        )
+                )
             } label: {
                 EmptyView()
             }
@@ -113,3 +123,23 @@ extension ChatChannel {
         ChannelSelectionInfo(channel: self, message: nil)
     }
 }
+
+/// Modifier to fix tab bar visibility issue on iOS 16.0, 16.1, 16.2.
+struct HideTabBarModifierForiOS16: ViewModifier {
+    var handleTabBarVisibility: Bool
+
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
+            if #unavailable(iOS 16.3) {
+                content
+                    .modifier(HideTabBarModifier(
+                        handleTabBarVisibility: handleTabBarVisibility
+                    ))
+            } else {
+                content
+            }
+        } else {
+            content
+        }
+    }
+}

Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/DefaultViewFactory.swift

@@ -73,13 +73,15 @@ extension ViewFactory {
         trailingSwipeLeftButtonTapped: @escaping (ChatChannel) -> Void,
         leadingSwipeButtonTapped: @escaping (ChatChannel) -> Void
     ) -> some View {
+        let utils = InjectedValues[\.utils]
         let listItem = ChatChannelNavigatableListItem(
             factory: self,
             channel: channel,
             channelName: channelName,
             avatar: avatar,
             onlineIndicatorShown: onlineIndicatorShown,
             disabled: disabled,
+            handleTabBarVisibility: utils.messageListConfig.handleTabBarVisibility,
             selectedChannel: selectedChannel,
             channelDestination: channelDestination,
             onItemTap: onItemTap
@@ -1071,14 +1073,15 @@ extension ViewFactory {
         threadDestination: @escaping (ChatThread) -> ThreadDestination,
         selectedThread: Binding<ThreadSelectionInfo?>
     ) -> some View {
-        ChatThreadListNavigatableItem(
+        let utils = InjectedValues[\.utils]
+        return ChatThreadListNavigatableItem(
             thread: thread,
             threadListItem: ChatThreadListItem(
                 viewModel: .init(thread: thread)
             ),
             threadDestination: threadDestination,
             selectedThread: selectedThread,
-            handleTabBarVisibility: true
+            handleTabBarVisibility: utils.messageListConfig.handleTabBarVisibility
         )
     }