How to ignore SwiftUI modal background, or make modal background clear/transparent?

Question

Currently we get a free opaque white/black background for swiftUI modal. Is there anyway to remove the free opaque color and make the modal view transparent?

In the image below, the end result should be able to see the image even with modal presented.

Answer 1

based on this code snippet you can create viewcontroller extension and modify your presentation. here is modified code:

 struct ViewControllerHolder {
    weak var value: UIViewController?
    init(_ value: UIViewController?) {
        self.value = value
    }
}

struct ViewControllerKey: EnvironmentKey {
    static var defaultValue: ViewControllerHolder { return ViewControllerHolder(UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.rootViewController ) }
}

extension EnvironmentValues {
    var viewController: ViewControllerHolder {
        get { return self[ViewControllerKey.self] }
        set { self[ViewControllerKey.self] = newValue }
    }
}

extension UIViewController {
    func present<Content: View>(presentationStyle: UIModalPresentationStyle = .automatic, transitionStyle: UIModalTransitionStyle = .coverVertical, animated: Bool = true, completion: @escaping () -> Void = {}, @ViewBuilder builder: () -> Content) {
        let toPresent = UIHostingController(rootView: AnyView(EmptyView()))
        toPresent.modalPresentationStyle = presentationStyle
        toPresent.rootView = AnyView(
            builder()
                .environment(\.viewController, ViewControllerHolder(toPresent))
        )

        toPresent.view.backgroundColor = .clear // This line is modified
        self.present(toPresent, animated: animated, completion: completion)
    }
}

Your SwiftUI ContentView:

struct ContentView: View {

    @Environment(\.viewController) private var viewControllerHolder: ViewControllerHolder
    private var viewController: UIViewController? {
        self.viewControllerHolder.value
    }

    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            Color.red
            Button(action: {
                self.viewController?.present(builder: {
                    Text("OK")
                })
            }) {
               Text("Present me!")
            }
        }
    }
}