How to Recreate the Dynamic Toolbar from Apple's Messages App in iOS 26

Your toolbar no longer has to be static... Add menus, change the top and bottom toolbar buttons on demand!

If you’re using the iOS 26 Beta on your iPhone, you might have noticed that the toolbar (both top and bottom) can become super dynamic. The best way to learn about the new UI is to check out Apple’s own apps and try to recreate them. So in this blog post, this is exactly what I try to do for the Messages app. Here is the fun result:

Let’s build it!