UISearchController not dismissed when View is pushed

Question

I know this is a long write-up, but it\'s just one issue I promise.

The Setup

I\'m getting some very strange behavior with a UISearchController. Let me describ

Answer 1

I have the same exact issue, I have solved it by setting:

self.definesPresentationContext = YES;

on the view controller that presents the UISearchController. This is recommended by Apple in WWDC session 228, read about it here: http://asciiwwdc.com/2014/sessions/228.