macOS Emoji picker does not work in SwiftUI App

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Created Nov ’20

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I am using the SwiftUI App to build a multi-platform app. However, on macOS, the "Emoji & Symbols" command that normally appears in the "Edit" menu does not show up. Additionally, the typical keyboard shortcut will not open that Emoji picker in my app. Is there a way to enable that command?

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Angelo OP

Jan ’21

I'm also seeing this in a SwiftUI multiplatform app which I created with the first beta of Xcode 12.

Projects created with the latest version of Xcode (12.4 as I write this) add this menu item just fine, but I'm not sure how to get it to show up in the old project.

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tweilu OP

Dec ’22

I was seeing this when running my app on macOS 11; so for older versions, I added the menu option manually to get the keyboard shortcut working as expected.

On your WindowGroup in your App file:

        .commands {
            CommandGroup(after: CommandGroupPlacement.textEditing) { // place the new command after existing text editing commands
                if ProcessInfo().operatingSystemVersion.majorVersion < 12 { // only add for specific versions
                    Button {
                        NSApplication.shared.orderFrontCharacterPalette(nil) // to open the emoji popover
                    } label: {
                        Text("Emoji & Symbols") // match what is added automatically on newer versions
                    }
                    .keyboardShortcut(.space, modifiers: [.control, .command]) // match what is added automatically on newer versions
                }
            }
        }

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