View on Top of UITabBar

Question

Similar to what the Spotify or Apple Music app does when a song is playing, it places a custom view on top of the UITabBar:

Solutions I\'ve tried:

1. UITa

Answer 1

Since iOS 11 this became a little easier. When you add your view, you can do the following:

viewControllers?.forEach {
   $0.additionalSafeAreaInsets = UIEdgeInsets(
      top: 0, 
      left: 0,
      bottom: yourView.height,
      right: 0
   )
}