On testing my app with tvOS 18, I have noticed the Siri Remote back button no longer provides system-provided behavior when interacting with tab bar controller pages. Instead of moving focus back to the tab bar when pressed, the back button will close the app, as if the Home button was pressed. This occurs both on device and in the Simulator.
- Create tvOS project with a tab bar controller.
- Create pages/tabs which contain focusable items (ie. buttons)
- Scroll down to any focusable item (ie. a button or UICollectionView cell)
- Hit the Siri Remote back button. See expect behavior below:
Expected behavior: System-provided behavior should move focus back to the tab bar at the top of the screen. Actual results: App is closed and user is taken back to the Home Screen.
Has anyone else noticed this behavior?