How to make the first row in a SwiftUI List span edge-to-edge like in Apple Health?

Question

I’m trying to recreate a layout similar to the Apple Health app. Specifically, I want the first element in a scrollable view to span edge-to-edge, while the rest of the content should look like a default (.insetGrouped) SwiftUI List.

Is there a way to achieve this effect within a List — having the first row ignore horizontal insets — or is this typically done using a ScrollView + VStack with custom styling to mimic List behavior?

I’d prefer to avoid fully recreating list sections manually if there’s a cleaner way to do this using List.

Try showing the content in the header or footer of a list Section. See the second part of this answer for details. See also SwiftUI: How to create different background colors for List sections? — Benzy Neez
– Benzy Neez, Commented Apr 21 at 9:38

Wojciech Konury · Accepted Answer · 2025-04-21 19:45:15Z

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List {
    Section {
    } header: {
        BasicHealthRangeCharts(samples: viewModel.healthData.compactMap(ChartHealthSample.init(from:)))
            .padding(.vertical)
    }
    .background(Color(UIColor.systemBackground).frame(width: 1000))
    .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))

    
    Section {
        Button {
            viewModel.onPinButton()
        } label: {
            Text(viewModel.isPinned ? "Unpin from summary" : "Pin in summary")
                .foregroundColor(.primary)
                .padding()
        }
        
    } header: {
        Text("Options")
            .padding(.vertical, 16)
    }
    .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 16))
    .headerProminence(.increased)
    
    Section {
        NavigationLink {
            PetHealthAllDataView(dataType: viewModel.type, data: viewModel.healthData)
        } label: {
            Text("Show all data")
        }
    }
}

edited Apr 21 at 19:45

answered Apr 21 at 9:52

Wojciech Konury

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3 Comments

Benzy Neez Apr 21 at 10:03

You might want to consider setting the .leading and .trailing insets to 0, instead of making them negative. This way, the content will align with the list group and you don't have to guess the horizontal margin size. Then add the background color (white) as .background to the header, instead of as a ZStack layer. To extend the background to the screen edges, add negative horizontal padding to the color. This can be larger than actually required, for example, -100.

Wojciech Konury Apr 21 at 10:14

Great tips. I will update code later with your suggestions.

Wojciech Konury Apr 21 at 19:45

Edited code in answer

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