liquid_glass_bottom_nav_native 0.2.0

Native iOS 26 Liquid Glass bottom tab bar (real UITabBarController) with morphing search tab, for Flutter.

liquid_glass_bottom_nav_native

Native iOS 26 Liquid Glass bottom tab bar for Flutter.

Embeds a real UITabBarController in a platform view, so the bar is rendered entirely by iOS: the floating glass pill, the sliding selection platter, and the separated circular search button that morphs into the system search field — identical to Apple's own apps.

Requirements

• iOS 26.0+ (set IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 26.0 in your Runner project)
• iOS only; on other platforms the widget renders the optional fallback.

Usage

Place the widget at the bottom of a fullscreen Stack (with extendBody: true on your Scaffold):

LiquidGlassBottomNav(
  items: const [
    LiquidGlassNavItem(title: 'Home', sfSymbol: 'house.fill'),
    LiquidGlassNavItem(title: 'Explore', sfSymbol: 'safari'),
    LiquidGlassNavItem(title: 'Profile', sfSymbol: 'person.fill'),
  ],
  selectedIndex: _selectedIndex,
  onTabSelected: (index) => setState(() => _selectedIndex = index),
  onSearchChanged: (query) => runSearch(query),
)

Icons are SF Symbols names, rendered natively.

Search tab

showSearchTab (default true) adds the system search tab. Tapping it morphs the circular button into the native search field. While search is open, the widget grows to cover the full screen so the field and keyboard can render — the native layer is transparent, so Flutter content behind it stays visible. Wire onSearchChanged to filter your content live.