[iPadOS 18] `tabBarInactiveTintColor` has no effect

[johankasperi]

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Bug summary

When testing the "Tint Colors" example in the example app on iPadOS 18, the property tabBarInactiveTintColor has no effect on the inactive items. The inactive items should be orange but they are either black or soft grey (depending on colorscheme).

Is it possible to set the tintcolor of inactive items on iPadOS 18? Seems like the regular UITabBarItemAppearance has limited effect on iPadOS 18 https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/761056#798245022

Library version

0.11.1

Environment info

System:
  OS: macOS 15.6.1
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
  Memory: 569.44 MB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 23.11.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 4.6.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.14.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.5
      - iOS 18.5
      - macOS 15.5
      - tvOS 18.5
      - visionOS 2.5
      - watchOS 11.5
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "28"
      - "30"
      - "34"
      - "35"
      - "36"
    Build Tools:
      - 28.0.3
      - 29.0.2
      - 29.0.3
      - 30.0.2
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 32.0.0
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
      - 36.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-22 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-23 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-25 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-28 | Google ARM64-V8a Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-35 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-36 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-VanillaIceCream | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.3 AI-243.24978.46.2431.13363775
  Xcode:
    version: 16.4/16F6
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.15
    path: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.3
    path: /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react: Not Found
  react-native:
    installed: 0.77.1
    wanted: ^0.77.0
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: false
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: false
  newArchEnabled: false

Steps to reproduce

1. Run example app on iPadOS 18
2. Open "Tint Colors"

Reproducible sample code

See steps to reproduce

[ManavJain709]

I am also facing the same problem any way to fix this.