How to get a black status bar on an iPhone app?

Question

I want to use a black status bar for my iPhone app. I have selected black status bar on all of my .xibs but I still can't get it to be black. Is this an issue that anyone else has seen or knows how to remedy?

Answer 1

1. Open the "info.plist" file .
2. Add a new row.
3. Select "Status bar style" as the key.
4. Select "Opaque black style" as the value.

EDIT: The comment by @codrut below to choose the value:
If you go far to the right, there's a button that brings you a drop down with the possible options.

Answer 2

The status bar in the nib files is there as an indication, just to simulate the real interface. What you need to do is:

 [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque]; 

and in the plist change the Status Bar Style (UIStatusBarStyle) to Black opaque (UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque) (or whatever you want).