UIView.accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors got ignored after dismissing a presented view controller

Originator:blesserx
Number:rdar://45663655 Date Originated:30-Oct-2018 4:53 PM
Status:Closed Resolved:30-Nov-2018
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:iOS 11/12
Classification:Accessibility Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When iOS 11/12 Smart Invert feature is on, set ignoring all UIViews with UIView.appearance() protocol, present then dismiss a view controller, the presenting view controller will ignore the ignoring setting.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. On an iOS 11 or 12 device, enable Smart Invert
2. Launch the app
3. In application(didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:), call UIView.appearance().accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors = true
4. Present a view controller
5. Dismiss the view controller

Expected Results:
Presenting view controller and its subviews ignore invert.

Actual Results:
Presenting view controller and its subviews become inverted colors.

Version:
iOS 11/12

Notes:
Attached sample code and recorded video. (https://github.com/ethanhuang13/Bug.IgnoreSmartInvert)

Configuration:

Comments

Apple Developer Relations

API doesn't work this way. You need to set this on a view. We would do this on UIViewController.view

By blesserx at Nov. 30, 2018, 3:46 a.m. (reply...)

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