How to hide the done button and search bar in SafariViewController

Question

I'm using SafariViewControllerto display a webpage, and rather than the default "done" button I push from my app's NavigationController to preserve my nav stack and back arrow. However, I need to hide the default Done button and search bar on the SafariViewController. Is that possible yet? See my code and screen shot below...

let svc = SFSafariViewController(URL: pinterestSafariURL)
            navigationController?.pushViewController(svc, animated: true)

note: linking to this question, but the answer is a hack whereas I was looking for a solution using SafariViewController API : SFSafariViewController: Hide navigation bar

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '16 at 18:15

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Per Apple's documentation on SFSafariViewController, there does not appear to be a publicly-accessible way to hide either the Done button or the URL bar. Apple suggests that you use WKWebView if you need a custom browser interface.

There's a AppCoda tutorial on WKWebView that shows you how to create a ViewController with an embedded WKWebView. Hope that helps!

answered Apr 15 '16 at 18:15

BAP

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Thanks, yes that's what I have found as well. Easy one =) – GarySabo Apr 15 '16 at 19:40

Anton Tropashko · Answer 2 · 2020-01-13T11:35:32.257

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Brace yourself for ugliness and brittleness:

extension MyViewController: SFSafariViewControllerDelegate
{
    func safariViewController(_ controller: SFSafariViewController, didCompleteInitialLoad didLoadSuccessfully: Bool)
    {
        let f = CGRect(origin: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 20),
                       size: CGSize(width: 90, height: 44))
        let uglyView = UIView(frame: f)
        uglyView.backgroundColor = svc.view.backgroundColor
        controller.view.addSubview(uglyView)
    }
}

obviously origin y needs fixin' for iPhone X for this to work more or less.

UPD: Sharon implies down below (in the comments) that such a hackery is likely to cause the app rejected by apple.

I'd love to see Apple fix this with .none done button styling available in iOS 14.

edited Jan 13 '20 at 11:35

answered Jul 04 '19 at 08:37

Anton Tropashko

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according to the docs: In accordance with App Store Review Guidelines, this view controller must be used to visibly present information to users; the controller may not be hidden or obscured by other views or layers. Additionally, an app may not use SFSafariViewController to track users without their knowledge and consent. – sharon Jan 07 '20 at 11:55
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So you could have made an answer of your own. A compact one saying: "You can not" – Anton Tropashko Jan 13 '20 at 11:33

How to hide the done button and search bar in SafariViewController

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