Sharing Made Easy: A Guide to SwiftUI Share Sheets

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In SwiftUI, a “share sheet” refers to a system-provided popup that allows users to share content from your app with other apps or services. This content can be various types of data, including:

• Text
• URLs
• Images
• Files
• Custom data types that implement the Transferable protocol

SwiftUI offers several ways to create a share sheet, depending on your iOS version and the complexity of your needs:

ShareLink (iOS 16)

• Introduced in iOS 16, ShareLink is the easiest and most declarative way to share content.
• It requires the data you want to share to conform to the Transferable protocol.
• You can optionally add a message and preview image.

let link = URL(string: "https://www.gurjit.co")!
ShareLink(item: link, message: Text("Check out this website!")) {
  Image(systemName: "link.circle")
    .padding()
  Text("Share this website")
}

ActivityView (iOS 13+)

• More flexible but requires more code compared to ShareLink.
• Uses the UIActivityViewController under the hood.
• Allows customization of…