SwiftUI Gestures LongPressGesture

SwiftUI Gestures: LongPressGesture

Detect a sustained press using LongPressGesture to trigger state changes.

Syntax

Long press handler: .onLongPressGesture(minimumDuration: 0.5) { ... } or LongPressGesture(minimumDuration:) with .onEnded.

Toggle on Long Press

Hold for 0.5 seconds to toggle the label between "Hold me" and "Pressed".

import SwiftUI

struct LongPressDemo: View {
  @State private var pressed = false
  var body: some View {
    Text(pressed ? "Pressed" : "Hold me")
      .padding(12)
      .background(.blue.opacity(0.1))
      .cornerRadius(8)
      .onLongPressGesture(minimumDuration: 0.5) { pressed.toggle() }
  }
}

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
  var body: some View { LongPressDemo() }
}

import SwiftUI

@main
struct MyApp: App {
  var body: some Scene {
    WindowGroup { ContentView() }
  }
}

In the example above, the label toggles between "Hold me" and "Pressed" when held for 0.5 seconds.

Show Progress During Long Press

Track the in-progress state and scale the view while pressing using LongPressGesture with .updating.

import SwiftUI

struct LongPressProgressDemo: View {
  @GestureState private var isPressing = false
  @State private var done = false
  var body: some View {
    Circle()
      .fill(done ? .green : .gray)
      .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
      .scaleEffect(isPressing ? 0.9 : 1)
      .gesture(
        LongPressGesture(minimumDuration: 0.6)
          .updating($isPressing) { value, state, _ in state = value }
          .onEnded { _ in done.toggle() }
      )
  }
}

import SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
  var body: some View { LongPressProgressDemo() }
}

import SwiftUI

@main
struct MyApp: App {
  var body: some Scene {
    WindowGroup { ContentView() }
  }
}

In the example above, the circle scales while pressed and toggles color on release.