How Can You Make Your SwiftUI Layouts Adapt to Any Screen Size? — Understanding GeometryReader

Darshana Jaisingh
Swift Universe
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4 min readSep 1, 2024

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Imagine you’re building a responsive iOS app that needs to adapt to various screen sizes and orientations. You want your app’s layout to dynamically adjust based on the device’s screen size, providing an optimal user experience whether on an iPhone SE or an iPad Pro.

For instance, you might have a profile page with a photo that should take up half of the screen width, with text and buttons occupying the remaining space. As the device’s size changes, you want to adjust the layout proportionally.

How can you achieve this in SwiftUI without hardcoding sizes? This is where GeometryReader comes into play.

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Understanding GeometryReader in SwiftUI

In this article, we’ll explore GeometryReader, a powerful SwiftUI tool that provides access to the size and position of a view. This guide will take you through the basics of GeometryReader and how to use it to create…

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Darshana Jaisingh
Swift Universe

I'm on a journey to master iOS/macOS development. Let's code together, explore new ideas, and grow together in the world of Apple development!