SFSafariViewController captures the window too early and can fail with a blank screen when this changes; leaving the remote view unconnected.

Originator:steipete
Number:rdar://29108474 Date Originated:04-Nov-2016 11:19 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS/UIKit Product Version:iOS 10.1
Classification:bug Reproducible:
 
Peter Steinberger04-Nov-2016 11:19 AM


Area:
UIKit

Summary:
When you create SFSafariViewController during controller presentation and then later try to present that SFSafariViewController, then the presented SFSafariViewController is blank.

Steps to Reproduce:
See attached sample project.

Expected Results:
Presented SFSafariViewController should be properly presented.

Actual Results:
Presented SFSafariViewController is blank.

Version:
iOS 10.1

Notes:
Looks like the underlying SFSafariViewController remote child view controller is not added to the window.

Configuration:
iPad Pro 1 (9.7)

Attachments:
successfully uploaded.

Comments

Apple responded

Engineering has the following feedback for you:

You should not initialize an SFSafariViewController long before you present it, you should initialize it right before you present it.

We are now closing this bug report.

By steipete at Nov. 8, 2016, 7:31 a.m. (reply...)

Sample at https://github.com/PSPDFKit-labs/radar.apple.com/tree/master/29108332%20-%20BlankSafariViewController

By steipete at Nov. 4, 2016, 10:21 a.m. (reply...)

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