iPhone - Remove status bar programmatically

Question

I have made an app that implements the iPhone's camera. When the user finishes picking their image, the status bar reappears! How would I make sure that the status bar stays hidden?

Here is my code:

-(IBAction)pickImage:(id)sender {
UIImagePickerController *picker = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
picker.delegate = self;

picker.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeSavedPhotosAlbum;
[self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES];
}

- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info {
[picker dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
background.image = [info objectForKey:@"UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage"];

}

If i am doing anything wrong, please point it out! Thanks, Rafee

Answer 1

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationSlide];

You may opt for another animation style if at all.

Answer 2

In iOS 7, there is a method on UIViewController, "prefersStatusBarHidden". To hide the status bar, add this method to your view controller and return YES:

- (BOOL) prefersStatusBarHidden
{
    return YES;
}