Tab bar showing at the top instead of bottom in ios 18

[kiranbasvaraj]

Description

The tab bar is showing at the top when we create a tab bar using a shell in MAUI.
but the expected behaviour is to show at bottom

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new project using the shell in Maui
   2.Use tab bar in app shell
   3.Observe it show at the top instead of bottom

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/kiranbasvaraj/MAU_Tabbar.git

Version with bug

8.0.82 SR8.2

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

No, this is something new

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

iOS

Affected platform versions

IOS 18

Did you find any workaround?

No

Relevant log output

No response

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Top tab bar on Shell hides content (iOS only) #19159 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[jfversluis]

This is new behavior in iOS 18 and Apple does not offer a way to revert to the old way without building your own control. So... Not a bug, sorry!

[jfversluis]

Also additional work for some minor glitches in .NET MAUI can be tracked here: #23380