The icons in the bottom bar of iOS 26 (iphone 17) as shown in preview do not follow the same styling as those in previous iOS 18.2 (iphone 16). The icons are different sizes and are cropped off by the bottom bar edges. The hover states are completely different as well.
How can we address this?
It’s been over 3 weeks since I posted this…no response from the AMS team? Is this being addressed? Does anyone have thoughts on this? Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
Hi there,
Thank you for bringing this up and for sharing the details you’re seeing in the preview.
After a thorough technical analysis, we can confirm that the behavior you are observing is not caused by an issue in the application code.
With recent iOS updates (including iOS 26), Apple has strengthened automatic contrast and readability adjustments within system UI components such as UITabBar. These system-level adjustments can modify how tab bar items (icons and text) are rendered in order to maintain sufficient contrast and accessibility.
In your current configuration:
Selected text/icon color: Green
Unselected text/icon color: White
Tab bar background: Darker blue shade
Since the unselected color and the background fall within a similar tonal range, iOS may automatically apply contrast adjustments to improve readability. Because of this, the unselected elements may appear darker (sometimes close to black) instead of the configured shade.
This behavior is controlled by iOS system rendering and accessibility logic, and the OS may override certain color combinations to maintain visual clarity.
To minimize these automatic adjustments, we recommend using stronger contrast between the tab bar elements, for example:
Tab bar background: Lighter shade
Selected color: Green (this is fine)
Unselected color: Black
Using clearly distinguishable colors helps reduce the likelihood of system-level contrast modifications.
To provide more flexibility, we are also working on an enhancement in the App Builder that will allow customers to choose between:
Standard system appearance (Apple’s default behavior), and
A legacy-style tab bar configuration for more controlled color behavior.
This improvement is currently under development and will be launched in the future.
We appreciate you highlighting this here, as feedback like this helps us continue improving the platform.
45 days is too long to wait for a response on an issue. Typical response times in support forums are 4-5 days (at the most).
Considering the slow response time effort, and the further delay of addressing the contrast settings in iOS 26, it will be awhile before there’s a solution to this…so that means any users (me or anyone else for that matter) experiencing this issue will be impacted for months.
I wonder if other users feel ignored.
If you felt this was such a low priority that it didn’t warrant a response for a full billing cycle, you should at least let people know where the support request stands in the stack of priorities. If other extenuating circumstances affect your response time…please let us know.
if you don’t have the human resources to respond, you might want to reach out to some of the “power users” in the forum and work out a plan to have them assist. Prompt support responses could help improve customer satisfaction.
I sincerely look forward to seeing the ability to choose legacy settings and to drastic improvements in support response times.
KC
Hello KC,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly understand your concern regarding response times and appreciate you bringing this up.
We would like to clarify that the community forum is primarily intended as a public space where users can interact with one another, share experiences, ideas, and potential solutions. As mentioned on the Community Introduction page, while the AppMySite team does occasionally monitor discussions here, responses from our team on the community are not guaranteed.
If you require official assistance or support for a specific issue, we strongly recommend reaching out to our dedicated support team directly through your AppMySite account. This ensures that your request is logged in our support system and reviewed by the appropriate team so it can be properly investigated and addressed.
Our support team is specifically assigned to handle customer queries and provide assistance through the official support channels, which allows us to track, prioritize, and resolve issues more efficiently.
We truly value your feedback and your patience, and we encourage you to submit any support-related concerns through the in-account support channel so our team can assist you as quickly as possible.
Thank you again for being a part of the community and for sharing your thoughts.
