The latest articles on DEV Community by Fabio Floris (@fabio_floris_155a63b665be). https://dev.to/fabio_floris_155a63b665be https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3644148%2F4aa174a3-b02a-42a8-a532-8bbe8213ca5d.png https://dev.to/fabio_floris_155a63b665be en Fabio Floris Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:18:24 +0000 https://dev.to/fabio_floris_155a63b665be/a-modern-swiftui-technique-for-detecting-device-orientation-3hl8 https://dev.to/fabio_floris_155a63b665be/a-modern-swiftui-technique-for-detecting-device-orientation-3hl8 <p>Detecting whether your app is in portrait or landscape sounds simple, until you try it in SwiftUI.<br> With UIScreen.main deprecated in iOS 18 and size classes still inconsistent on iPad, many devs end up with unpredictable layouts or broken keyboard behavior.</p> <p>I wrote a full breakdown of a reusable approach using window geometry updates.<br> The initial spark came from a great example shared by Artem Mirzabekian.</p> <p>Inside the article:</p> <ul> <li>why SwiftUI struggles with orientation</li> <li>pitfalls of relying on size classes</li> <li>building a modern ViewModifier for window tracking</li> <li>exposing orientation via an environment value</li> <li>complete code + reasoning</li> </ul> <p>👉 Read the full article: <a href="https://medium.com/@fabiofloris/a-reusable-orientationreader-for-swiftui-that-doesnt-break-when-the-keyboard-appears-c44fc18196c4" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Reusable OrientationReader for SwiftUI (that doesn’t break when the keyboard appears)<br> </a></p> <p>If you're building responsive SwiftUI interfaces, this might save you some time.</p> ios swiftui mobile swift