Hide home indicator in xib file

Question

I'm creating a new View and decided to use a xib file so that I can design it in Interface Builder.

I set the Size to Freeform, and resized it in the Size inspector.

However no matter what size I make the view, it still shows the home button indicator (black bar at the bottom):

This gets in the way of my designing the view. How do I get rid of it?

Answer 1

Ran into this same issue. There's no need for hacks or changes to the file.

If the size is set to 'Freeform' and the bar is still showing. Just navigate away from the file and reopen it. The bar will no longer appear.