Hero Animation Articles

Tutorials Aug 15, 2026Intermediate

SwiftUI matchedGeometryEffect: The Complete Guide to Hero Animations and Namespace Morphing

SwiftUI matchedGeometryEffect morphs a view's frame between two states via a shared @Namespace. Learn the API, spring tuning, and hero animation patterns for iOS 26.

Diana Kowalski 15 min read

Tutorials Jun 28, 2026Intermediate

SwiftUI Zoom Navigation Transition: Hero Animations with matchedTransitionSource in iOS 26

Build hero zoom animations between a thumbnail and its detail screen using SwiftUI matchedTransitionSource and navigationTransition(.zoom) in iOS 26, with sheets, fullScreenCover, accessibility, and the common reasons it silently falls back to a slide.

Ava Thompson 13 min read