Change the status bar background color color past iOS 7

Question

I want to change background color of status bar on iOS 7, and I'm using this code:

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarHidden = NO;

        self.window.clipsToBounds = YES;
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyleLightContent];
        self.window.frame =  CGRectMake(0,20,self.window.frame.size.width,self.window.frame.size.height-20);
        self.window.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 20, self.window.frame.size.width, self.window.frame.size.height);

        ...
        ...


}

When I write this it shows the status bar with a black background; I want it to have a red background.

How can change the color of the status bar to have a red background instead of black?

Answer 1

While handling the background color of status bar in iOS 7, there are 2 cases

Case 1: View with Navigation Bar

In this case use the following code in your viewDidLoad method

  UIApplication *app = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
  CGFloat statusBarHeight = app.statusBarFrame.size.height;

  UIView *statusBarView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, -statusBarHeight, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, statusBarHeight)];
  statusBarView.backgroundColor = [UIColor yellowColor];
  [self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubview:statusBarView];

Case 2: View without Navigation Bar

In this case use the following code in your viewDidLoad method

 UIApplication *app = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
 CGFloat statusBarHeight = app.statusBarFrame.size.height;

 UIView *statusBarView =  [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, statusBarHeight)];
 statusBarView.backgroundColor  =  [UIColor yellowColor];
 [self.view addSubview:statusBarView];

Answer 2

In iOS 7 and later, the status bar is transparent. Set the backgroundColor of your view to the color you want for the status bar.

Or, you can add a 20px-high subview with red color at the top of your view.

See the Apple Transition Guide for more.

Also, make sure that your preferredStatusBarStyle is UIStatusBarStyleLightContent. and in your Info.plist set "View controller-based status bar appearance" to "NO".