I have an AVFoundation-based live camera view. There is a button by which I am calling AVCaptureDevice.showSystemUserInterface(.videoEffects) so that the user can activate the Portrait Effect. I have also opted in by setting "Camera — Opt in for Portrait Effect" to true in info.plist. However, upon tapping on the button I see this screen (The red crossed-off part is the app name):
I am expecting to see something like this:
Do you have any idea why that might be?
Finally I figured that by restarting the phone the problem goes away! As weird as it sounds :)
As mentioned in the comments of this thread: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/706199?answerId=713913022#713913022
Not every capture format supports the Portrait effect, you should iterate through the supported formats array of your AVCaptureDevice, and choose a format (set it as the activeFormat) that reports true for the isPortraitEffectSupported property.
So it's showing me that freaky view because the activeFormat doesn't support the Portrait Effect? Doesn't it sound like a bug?
Hello, please try in iOS 15.5. If you still see the same issue, please file a bug report using Feedback Assistant.
I tried in in several devices. It turns out the weird view happens on iPhone (tried iPhone 13 Pro Max, 11, 8 and SE 2nd gen), but it look just fine on iPad. (all running iOS 15.5)
Finally I figured that by restarting the phone the problem goes away! As weird as it sounds :)
Interesting, well please do still file a bug report if you haven’t already!
