iOS Tap gesture state begin doesn't hit

Question

I have made a view clickable with a tap gesture recognizer, which is working just fine. But I want to highlight the view when the touch happens en remove it when the touch e

Answer 1

UITapGestureRecognizer will never go in the UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan state. Only continuous gestures (such as a swipe or a pinch) will result for their recognizers going from UIGestureRecognizerStatePossible to UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan. Discrete gestures, such as a tap, put their recognizers directly into UIGestureRecognizerStateRecognized, i.e. for a single tap, right into UIGestureRecognizerStateEnded.

That said, maybe you're looking for a UILongPressGestureRecognizer, which is a continuous recognizer that will enter UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan, allowing you to discern beginning and end of touch?