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fix(native): iOS swipe back like Slack's, tabs and channels 4-5x faster - #479
Swipe back, as in Slack: a drag to the right from anywhere on a page goes back (it begins only when the drag heads mostly right, so vertical scrolling is untouched). The page is pictured and the picture follows the finger over the picture of where it goes; let go, the app goes back at once, so the runtime draws the destination while the slide finishes on a no-bounce spring that starts at the finger's speed. Commit is decided by where the flick would carry the page (UIKit's projection). Nothing pictured underneath (the app opened on the channel): a blank page, not black. The keyboard closes with the page.
Tab lag: every navigation, tabs included, laid a frozen picture of the old page over the whole window until the new one was drawn (up to 500ms), hiding the Liquid Glass tab bar's own selection too. A tab press now never covers anything. The bar also keeps the pressed tab until the app's tree selects it, instead of flicking back after 350ms on a slow tab.
Every Message was ~3 ms (all platforms; worst on iOS)
A page's burst of collection updates landed one Message every ~3 ms, and nearly all of it was the app's 216 Subscriptions re-deriving their dependencies after each Message.
pageHostOf / sharedOf (web-foldkit/src/app/model.ts) are cached per Model (it never changes in place). Every page Subscription read the page host on every Message, each rebuilding Shared and resolving the keymap: 216 times per Message.
Foldkit (patches/foldkit@0.170.0.patch, runtime/subscriptionFibers.js): one fiber follows the Model and derives every Subscription's dependencies in a single pass, handing them only to the Subscriptions whose dependencies changed, instead of one Model subscriber per Subscription waking all 216 fibers each Message. Same semantics: readDependencies() still sees the latest value on every Model; restarts compare against the last value the stream restarted on, as Stream.changesWith did.
The iOS worker gets a real setImmediate (MessageChannel), as the bundle's banner so Effect sees it when its scheduler module loads (Bun hoists that module above any import). WebKit clamps setTimeout(f, 0) to 4 ms; measured 4.08 ms/hop vs 0.06.
NATIVE_STATS now works on iOS (commit stats and host tree timings to the log); NATIVE_DEBUG logs each update's duration.
Tap to tree out of the runtime (iPhone 17 simulator, offline fixture)
before
after
Open a channel
125–145 ms
22–31 ms
Chats tab
80–145 ms
22–27 ms
Customers tab
40–70 ms
9–17 ms
Swipe back to Chats
27–51 ms
15–32 ms
Dependency pass per Message
2.6 ms
0.3 ms
Verified
Mid-screen swipe goes back; a short slow drag returns; a short fast flick goes back; a vertical drag scrolls and does not swipe; halfway through, the channel list shows underneath, dimmed and offset.
apps/web-foldkit vitest: 2578 passed. apps/native: typecheck, 55 tests passed. cargo clippy -p hazel-ios clean. The patch applies on a clean install.
Not checked: 120 Hz on a real phone (the simulator runs at 60 Hz), and the web app's speedup measured in a browser (same code path, not timed).
On iOS, swipe right from anywhere on a page to navigate back. The transition follows your finger and responds to the speed of your swipe.
If you release before the navigation threshold, the page returns to its original position. When you complete the gesture, the previous page appears as the transition finishes.
Tab changes keep the tab bar and current page visible while the destination page draws, making the transition feel smoother.
- The swipe back starts anywhere on the page (heading right), not only at the left edge. Pictures
move, not the page: let go, the app goes back at once and draws where it goes while the page
slides off, on a spring that starts at the finger's speed; where the flick would carry it
decides whether it goes back. With nothing pictured underneath it slides over a blank page,
not black, and the keyboard goes with the page.
- A press on the tab bar no longer freezes the screen (and the bar's own selection) under a
picture until the tab is drawn; a slow tab no longer flicks the bar back to the one it left.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Walkthrough
The iOS host updates swipe-back and tab navigation transitions. Native runtime changes add an immediate-task shim and optional timing logs. Web model helpers cache values, and the Foldkit patch changes how subscription dependencies are updated.
Changes: iOS Navigation
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Page-wide swipe and snapshot animation apps/native/host/ios/src/system.rs
The host accepts rightward swipes from across the page and animates page snapshots. Release distance and velocity determine whether the gesture commits or settles.
Back navigation and return completion apps/native/host/ios/src/system.rs
The host coordinates the back-navigation reply, snapshot slide, and destination-tree drawing. It removes the return cover when the slide and drawing are complete, or after a timeout.
Tab presses notify the system, use an 800 ms optimistic selection interval, and enable immediate tab navigation within a 600 ms press window. The README describes the updated transitions.
Native Runtime Support and Diagnostics
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Immediate-task shim and runtime build apps/native/src/ios-immediate.ts, apps/native/src/ios.ts, apps/native/scripts/build-ios.ts, apps/native/src/bun-plugin.d.ts
A MessageChannel-based shim implements setImmediate and clearImmediate. The iOS build bundles the shim as a banner, and the Bun build declaration supports the options and output used by that build.
Native timing and logging apps/native/host/ios/src/bridge.rs, apps/native/scripts/ios.ts, apps/native/src/runtime.ts, apps/native/src/ios.ts
When NATIVE_STATS is enabled, the bridge logs tree-message size and processing time. Simulator builds pass the setting through. Runtime update logs include start time and duration, and iOS line logs include the file path.
Web Model Caching
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Memoized model helpers apps/web-foldkit/src/app/model.ts
sharedOf and pageHostOf cache their results by model object and compute values on cache misses.
Foldkit Subscription Updates
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Shared model updates and subscription streams patches/foldkit@0.170.0.patch
One model subscriber derives dependencies for all subscriptions. Each subscription receives initial and changed values according to its equivalence, and the latest dependencies remain available for stream reads.
sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant GestureRecognizer
participant iOSHost
participant Runtime
participant WindowSnapshots
User->>GestureRecognizer: Swipe right across the page
GestureRecognizer->>iOSHost: Report movement and release velocity
iOSHost->>Runtime: Reply to navigate back
Runtime->>iOSHost: Apply destination tree
iOSHost->>WindowSnapshots: Slide snapshots and remove return cover when ready
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MapleTechLabs/hazel#478: This PR changes the iOS swipe-back and tab-selection behavior introduced in that PR.
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The new page-wide swipe-back gesture has several open edge cases on iOS. A drag inside a presented sheet can navigate the page behind it. An unrelated navigation during a swipe return can remove the transition cover before the destination has drawn. A navigation during a drag can leave stale snapshots in place. These should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.
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The title names two changes: iOS swipe-back gesture behavior and tab/channel navigation speed. The changeset implements both: a rightward swipe-back pan from anywhere on the page in system.rs and islands.rs, and a faster tab-selection path (800 ms optimistic interval, tab_pressed hook, 600 ms immediate navigation, plus performance work such as cached model values, a MessageChannel-based setImmediate, and native timing logs). The title is specific and tied to the main change. It does not describe the Slack comparison or the exact 4-5x figure, which the commit messages support only partly (e.g., 125-145 ms to 22-31 ms for channels). Those details are not required for a pass.
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Window-level swipe begins on rightward drags inside the composer
F1 · Warning · correctness
The pan is on the window and should_begin tests only the drag's direction, so a rightward drag started in the ProseMirror composer or over message text — how a user selects text — begins the swipe. The comment at system.rs:402 says the page's touches are cancelled once it begins, and letting go then goes back out of the conversation.
Refuse touches that land where the page expects a drag: implement `gestureRecognizer(_:shouldReceiveTouch:)` against the composer's reported rect (as islands report theirs) so text selection keeps the drag.
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In `apps/native/host/ios/src/system.rs:617-622`: Window-level swipe begins on rightward drags inside the composer.
The pan is on the window and `should_begin` tests only the drag's direction, so a rightward drag started in the ProseMirror composer or over message text — how a user selects text — begins the swipe. The comment at `system.rs:402` says the page's touches are cancelled once it begins, and letting go then goes back out of the conversation.
Suggested fix: Refuse touches that land where the page expects a drag: implement `gestureRecognizer(_:shouldReceiveTouch:)` against the composer's reported rect (as islands report theirs) so text selection keeps the drag.
Verify the problem exists at that location before changing it, and keep the fix to those lines.
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- Line 578: Give each return a unique identity and retain the active identity in
the return flow. Update the `later(WAIT, ...)` timeout to check that its
captured identity still matches the active return before calling
`finish_return(true)`, so an earlier timeout cannot finish a later return.
- Around line 620-622: Update the swipe-recognition path leading to begin_swipe
to reject touches that belong to a presented controller before accepting the
page-wide gesture. Preserve the existing returning, drag, and direction checks
for eligible page touches.
- Around line 162-163: Update the RETURNING navigation handling around the
`navigated` assignment to store the swipe’s destination and set `navigated` only
when the navigation request’s `to` path matches it. Preserve the return cover
for unrelated route changes until the requested swipe destination is reached.
- Line 166: Update navigate to end any active DRAG before proceeding with the
new navigation: remove the drag’s leaving, under, and dim pictures, and ensure a
later release finds no active drag and sends no back reply. Preserve the
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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Match the navigation to the swipe's destination.
This assignment marks every navigation during RETURNING as the swipe's back navigation. If another route change reaches the host before the asynchronous back reply takes effect, its tree can set drawn and remove the return cover while the requested destination is still pending. Store the swipe's destination and compare it with the navigation request's to path before setting navigated. The runtime already sends that path. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Review comment at @apps/native/host/ios/src/system.rs around lines 162 - 163:
Update the RETURNING navigation handling around the `navigated` assignment to store the swipe’s destination and set `navigated` only when the navigation request’s `to` path matches it. Preserve the return cover for unrelated route changes until the requested swipe destination is reached.
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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win
End an active drag when another navigation starts.
navigate does not end DRAG. A navigation that arrives during a drag can leave the drag pictures in place. The new route then stays hidden under under. On release, slide_off can send {"back": true} for that new route. Remove the drag pictures before the navigation proceeds. The later release then finds no drag and sends no reply.
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--- "a/apps/native/host/ios/src/system.rs"+++ "b/apps/native/host/ios/src/system.rs"@@ -163,10 +163,16 @@
.is_some()
});
// A slide still moving lets this one change at once.
if swiped || MOVING.get() {
return;
}
+ // An active drag ends here, so its release sends no back reply.+ if let Some(drag) = DRAG.take() {+ drag.leaving.removeFromSuperview();+ drag.under.removeFromSuperview();+ drag.dim.removeFromSuperview();+ }
let (Some(window), Some(page)) = (window(mtm), page(mtm)) else {
return;
};
// A tab changes at once: nothing covers the page (or the bar, whose selection moves under the
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Update navigate to end any active DRAG before proceeding with the new navigation: remove the drag’s leaving, under, and dim pictures, and ensure a later release finds no active drag and sends no back reply. Preserve the existing swiped and MOVING early return behavior.
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Bind the timeout to the return that scheduled it.
A completed return still schedules this timeout. If the user starts a second return soon afterward, the first timeout can run after the second slide settles and call finish_return(true) on the second return. It removes the second cover even if that destination has not drawn. Give each return an identity and make its timeout check that identity. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Give each return a unique identity and retain the active identity in the return flow. Update the `later(WAIT, ...)` timeout to check that its captured identity still matches the active return before calling `finish_return(true)`, so an earlier timeout cannot finish a later return.
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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Exclude presented sheets from swipe-back recognition.
The recognizer is attached to the window, so it also receives touches in a presented sheet. If a page has a back target, a rightward drag in its date-picker or menu sheet can start a swipe of the page behind the sheet. begin_swipe then places page snapshots over the sheet, and release can send a back request. Reject touches in a presented controller before accepting the page-wide gesture. (developer.apple.com)
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Update the swipe-recognition path leading to begin_swipe to reject touches that belong to a presented controller before accepting the page-wide gesture. Preserve the existing returning, drag, and direction checks for eligible page touches.
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…ls 4-5x faster on iOS)
Opening a channel on iOS took 125-145 ms from the tap to its tree, the Chats tab 80-145 ms: a
page's burst of collection updates landed one Message every ~3 ms, and nearly all of that was
the app's 216 Subscriptions re-deriving their dependencies after each one.
- `pageHostOf`/`sharedOf` are cached per Model (it never changes in place). Every page
Subscription read the page host on every Message, each rebuilding `Shared` and resolving the
keymap: 216 times per Message.
- Foldkit (patch): one fiber follows the Model and derives every Subscription's dependencies in
a single pass, handing them only to the Subscriptions whose dependencies changed, instead of
one Model subscriber per Subscription waking all 216 fibers on every Message.
- The iOS worker has a real `setImmediate` (a MessageChannel), installed as the bundle's banner
so Effect sees it when its scheduler loads: `setTimeout(f, 0)` is clamped to 4 ms there.
- `NATIVE_STATS` works on iOS (commit stats and the host's tree timings go to the log), and
`NATIVE_DEBUG` logs how long each update took.
Tap to tree, iPhone 17 simulator, offline fixture: channel 125-145 -> 22-31 ms, Chats 80-145 ->
22-27 ms, Customers 40-70 -> 9-17 ms; the per-Message dependency pass 2.6 -> 0.3 ms.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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fix(native): iOS swipe back like Slack's, tabs that never wait
fix(native): iOS swipe back like Slack's, tabs and channels 4-5x faster
Nov 12, 2026
🟡 Confidence 6/10 · needs attention. Held at 6 because a correctness warning is open. 1 warning −1 · tests partial −1 · risk high −1
Turns the swipe back into a whole-page drag over pictured layers with a projected commit, stops tab navigations from freezing the screen, and cuts Message cost by patching Foldkit's subscription fibers and caching the app's Shared. The open composer finding (F1) is not fixed: should_begin still tests direction only.
SwipeBack::should_begin accepts a rightward drag from anywhere, not the left edge
Commit uses the projected flick (PROJECTION, COMMIT_SHARE 0.5) instead of raw distance
tab_pressed lets a tab's navigation draw with no cover over the page or bar
Patched forkSubscriptionFibers derives all dependencies in one model fiber via queues
8b2d989 · What was checked, coverage and telemetry details are on the Maple / review check. Reply "won't fix" to dismiss a finding, or mention @maple-review-bot to ask about one.
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Swipe back and tabs (
host/ios)Every Message was ~3 ms (all platforms; worst on iOS)
A page's burst of collection updates landed one Message every ~3 ms, and nearly all of it was the app's 216 Subscriptions re-deriving their dependencies after each Message.
pageHostOf/sharedOf(web-foldkit/src/app/model.ts) are cached per Model (it never changes in place). Every page Subscription read the page host on every Message, each rebuildingSharedand resolving the keymap: 216 times per Message.patches/foldkit@0.170.0.patch,runtime/subscriptionFibers.js): one fiber follows the Model and derives every Subscription's dependencies in a single pass, handing them only to the Subscriptions whose dependencies changed, instead of one Model subscriber per Subscription waking all 216 fibers each Message. Same semantics:readDependencies()still sees the latest value on every Model; restarts compare against the last value the stream restarted on, asStream.changesWithdid.setImmediate(MessageChannel), as the bundle's banner so Effect sees it when its scheduler module loads (Bun hoists that module above any import). WebKit clampssetTimeout(f, 0)to 4 ms; measured 4.08 ms/hop vs 0.06.NATIVE_STATSnow works on iOS (commit stats and host tree timings to the log);NATIVE_DEBUGlogs each update's duration.Tap to tree out of the runtime (iPhone 17 simulator, offline fixture)
Verified
apps/web-foldkitvitest: 2578 passed.apps/native: typecheck, 55 tests passed.cargo clippy -p hazel-iosclean. The patch applies on a clean install.Not checked: 120 Hz on a real phone (the simulator runs at 60 Hz), and the web app's speedup measured in a browser (same code path, not timed).
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