How do I resume a published timer in SwiftUI after navigating to a different page?

Question

In the following Playground example, the UI updates with the current date correctly, however when navigating away from the page and coming back the timer does not resume ticking

Answer 1

Reinitializing your timer and date inside the onAppear would work:

struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var timer = Timer.publish(every: 1, on: .main, in: .common)
    @State var time = Date()

    var body: some View {
        TabView {
            VStack {
                Text("\(time)").onReceive(self.timer) { self.time = $0 }
            }
            .onAppear(perform: {
                self.time = Date()
                self.timer = Timer.publish(every: 1, on: .main, in: .common)
                _ = self.timer.connect()
            })
            .tabItem {
                Text("Page 1")
            }

            Text("Page 2").tabItem {
                Text("Page 2")
            }

            Text("Page 3").tabItem {
                Text("Page 3")
            }
        }
    }
}