Status bar won't go away on scaled up version of iOS 7 app

Question

I have tried everything suggested here: Status bar won't disappear to no avail.

My iPhone version of my app has no status bar shown, but on my iPad, which runs the scaled up version of my iPhone version, there is a status bar that won't go away!

If it makes a difference, my app uses the devices camera for a majority of the app. If you need more info/code, don't hesitate to ask! My app is iOS 7 only, and I use Xcode 5. Also, I would like the status bar gone in the whole app.

Do not suggest UIViewControllerBasedStatusBar in the plist-- it does not work.

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Answer 1

For 2016 onwards all you do is:

Add these two items to your plist:

<key>UIStatusBarHidden</key>
<true/>
<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
<false/>

1. It is that simple

2. There is no other method.

(Note - there's a (pointless) "hide status bar" checkbox in "general settings" "deployment info" section. This simply reads the plist file, it's a completely pointless checkbox.)

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