How to fix “Cannot convert value of type 'String' to expected argument type 'Text'"
Updated for Xcode 16.4
This is a really common error, and happens because you tried to use a string where SwiftUI expects to have a Text view. As a simple example, it means creating an alert like this:
Alert(title: "Meh")There are many places where SwiftUI wants to have a Text view rather than a plain string, so just wrap your strings in text like this:
Alert(title: Text("Meh"))
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