How can I disable swipe-back navigation in iOS MAUI while keeping the back button?

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How can I disable swipe-back navigation in iOS MAUI while keeping the back button?

Omkar Pawar 295

I am trying to disable swipe-back navigation in a .NET MAUI app on iOS because users are accidentally navigating back while signing or performing other actions.

I tried the usual approach of disabling the interactive pop gesture, but I am still able to navigate back by swiping.

Here is the repository code: https://github.com/IX-OmkarP/disable_swipe_back_iOS

I have also added a reproducible sample for reference.

Can anyone help me fully disable the swipe-back gesture?

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Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,700 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello @Omkar Pawar ,

Thanks for your question.

Instead of disabling globally, I suggest disabling on sensitive pages like your signing page because Apple's HIG guideline 2.5.6 discourages disabling system gestures app-wide. Furthermore, Swipe-back is a familiar and expected iOS gesture.

You can refer to the following example code:

public partial class SignaturePage : ContentPage
{
    public SignaturePage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    protected override void OnAppearing()
    {
        base.OnAppearing();

#if IOS
        SetSwipeBack(false);
#endif
    }

    protected override void OnDisappearing()
    {
        base.OnDisappearing();

#if IOS
        SetSwipeBack(true);
#endif
    }

#if IOS
    private void SetSwipeBack(bool enabled)
    {
        var vc = Platform.GetCurrentUIViewController();
        if (vc?.NavigationController?.InteractivePopGestureRecognizer != null)
        {
            vc.NavigationController.InteractivePopGestureRecognizer.Enabled = enabled;
        }
    }
#endif
}

If any part of my explanation helped address your question, I would greatly appreciate it if you could follow the instructions here. This can also help other community members facing similar scenarios.

Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T04:52:04.54+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I will check it.
Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T06:59:27.25+00:00

I tried but it didn't work. I have updated the GitHub repo;
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-11T07:30:10.2033333+00:00

Thank you for the update and for sharing the GitHub repo. I had some trouble accessing the link initially, but it’s working now. I’ll take some time to test it on my end and will update you as soon as I have results.

Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,700 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Omkar Pawar ,

After testing, I recommend using PushModalAsync instead of PushAsync when navigating to sensitive pages like SignatureScreen and ImageEditorScreen.

PushAsync pushes the page onto a NavigationPage stack. iOS natively attaches a swipe-back gesture to this stack. In contrast, PushModalAsync presents the page modally, which uses a completely separate presentation layer in iOS. Modal pages do not include the left-edge swipe-back gesture.

You can refer to my following example code:

Homepage.xaml.cs

namespace disable_swipe_back_iOS;

public partial class HomePage : ContentPage
{
    public HomePage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private async void OnSignatureScreenClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        await Navigation.PushModalAsync(new NavigationPage(new SignatureScreen()));
    }

    private async void OnImageEditorScreenClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        await Navigation.PushModalAsync(new NavigationPage(new ImageEditorScreen()));
    }
}

SignatureScreen.xaml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"
             x:Class="disable_swipe_back_iOS.SignatureScreen"
             Title="Signature">

    <Shell.BackButtonBehavior>
        <BackButtonBehavior IsVisible="False" />
    </Shell.BackButtonBehavior>

    <NavigationPage.TitleView>
        <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*" ColumnSpacing="8">
            <Button Grid.Column="0"
                    Text="‹"
                    FontSize="17"
                    BackgroundColor="Transparent"
                    TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=Blue, Dark=SkyBlue}"
                    Padding="0"
                    Clicked="OnBackClicked" />
            <Label Grid.Column="1"
                   Text="Signature"
                   FontSize="17"
                   FontAttributes="Bold"
                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center" />
        </Grid>
    </NavigationPage.TitleView>

    <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto" Padding="16" RowSpacing="10">

        <Label Grid.Row="0"
               Text="Draw your signature below."
               HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
               FontSize="13"
               TextColor="Gray" />

        <toolkit:DrawingView Grid.Row="1"
                             x:Name="SignatureDrawingView"
                             IsMultiLineModeEnabled="false"
                             ShouldClearOnFinish="false"
                             LineColor="Black"
                             LineWidth="3"
                             BackgroundColor="White"
                             HorizontalOptions="Fill"
                             VerticalOptions="Fill" />

        <Button Grid.Row="2"
                Text="Clear Signature"
                Clicked="OnClearClicked" />

    </Grid>

</ContentPage>

SignatureScreen.xaml.cs

namespace disable_swipe_back_iOS;

public partial class SignatureScreen : ContentPage
{
    public SignatureScreen()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void OnClearClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SignatureDrawingView.Lines.Clear();
    }

    private async void OnBackClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        await Navigation.PopModalAsync();
    }
}

ImageEditorScreen.xaml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"
             x:Class="disable_swipe_back_iOS.ImageEditorScreen"
             Title="Image Editor">

    <Shell.BackButtonBehavior>
        <BackButtonBehavior IsVisible="False" />
    </Shell.BackButtonBehavior>

    <NavigationPage.TitleView>
        <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*" ColumnSpacing="8">
            <Button Grid.Column="0"
                    Text="‹"
                    FontSize="17"
                    BackgroundColor="Transparent"
                    TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light=Blue, Dark=SkyBlue}"
                    Padding="0"
                    Clicked="OnBackClicked" />
            <Label Grid.Column="1"
                   Text="Image Editor"
                   FontSize="17"
                   FontAttributes="Bold"
                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center" />
        </Grid>
    </NavigationPage.TitleView>

    <Grid>

        <Image Source="dotnet_bot.png"
               Aspect="AspectFill" />

        <toolkit:DrawingView IsMultiLineModeEnabled="true"
                             ShouldClearOnFinish="false"
                             LineColor="Red"
                             LineWidth="4"
                             BackgroundColor="Transparent"
                             HorizontalOptions="Fill"
                             VerticalOptions="Fill" />

    </Grid>

</ContentPage>

ImageEditorScreen.xaml.cs

#if IOS
using UIKit;
#endif

namespace disable_swipe_back_iOS;

public partial class ImageEditorScreen : ContentPage
{
    public ImageEditorScreen()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private async void OnBackClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        await Navigation.PopModalAsync();
    }
}

Mauiprogram.cs

using CommunityToolkit.Maui;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

namespace disable_swipe_back_iOS;

public static class MauiProgram
{
    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
    {
        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
        builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .UseMauiCommunityToolkit()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
            });

#if DEBUG
        builder.Logging.AddDebug();
#endif

        return builder.Build();
    }
}

I tested this on my end, and it works. Please try it and let me know the results. I’d be happy to investigate further if needed. User's image

Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T10:09:33.01+00:00

I will check and let you know and thanks for help me
Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T10:14:38.4866667+00:00

Thank you so much it is working
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-11T10:19:51.0233333+00:00

Thanks so much for your feedback. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

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Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T04:52:04.54+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I will check it.
Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T06:59:27.25+00:00

I tried but it didn't work. I have updated the GitHub repo;
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-11T07:30:10.2033333+00:00

Thank you for the update and for sharing the GitHub repo. I had some trouble accessing the link initially, but it’s working now. I’ll take some time to test it on my end and will update you as soon as I have results.
Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T10:09:33.01+00:00

I will check and let you know and thanks for help me
Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-11T10:14:38.4866667+00:00

Thank you so much it is working
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 5,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-11T10:19:51.0233333+00:00

Thanks so much for your feedback. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Answer 1

Bruce (SqlWork.com) 84,086

note: disabling this gesture may get your app rejected from the store.

Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-10T15:01:32.1233333+00:00

Are there other feasible alternatives?

Answer 2

Prateeksha Singh 0

If you want to stop users from accidentally swiping back on iOS in your .NET MAUI app — but still keep the normal back button visible — the issue is that iOS handles swipe-back using its native navigation controller.

In MAUI, simply disabling the gesture inside OnAppearing() usually doesn’t fully work because MAUI can recreate the navigation controller during navigation and the gesture gets enabled again automatically.

The more reliable solution is to disable the native iOS swipe gesture through a custom Shell renderer.

Omkar Pawar 295 Reputation points

2026-06-10T15:08:40.56+00:00

Thank you

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