Setting custom color of status bar text

Question

In iOS8 I want to set the color of the status bar text (carrier, time, battery) to a custom color.

I've set View controller-based status bar appearance to NO and tried this code in both the individual viewcontroller, and the app delegate:

[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTintColor:color_font];

and

[self.navigationController.navigationBar setBarTintColor:[UIColor greenColor]];

Do you put these instruction in your AppDelegate file? – Masterfego Sep 17 '15 at 11:59 — Masterfego, Sep 17 '15 at 11:59
Add them in your AppDelegate file – Masterfego Sep 17 '15 at 12:07 — Masterfego, Sep 17 '15 at 12:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

In iOS8 I want to set the color of the status bar (Carrier, time, battery) to a custom color.

This is not possible right now without using private API (Customize iOS 7 status bar text Color). You can only make the status bar's text white (UIStatusBarStyleLightContent) or black (UIStatusBarStyleDefault). Check the docs:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplication_Class/#//apple_ref/c/tdef/UIStatusBarStyle

You can put a view behind the status bar (per everyone else's answer), but I don't think that's what you're asking.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 17 '15 at 12:07

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try like this in your AppDelegate

UIView *addStatusBar = [[UIView alloc] init];
addStatusBar.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, screenWidth, 20);
addStatusBar.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor]]; //assign here your color 
[self.window.rootViewController.view addSubview:addStatusBar];

answered Sep 17 '15 at 12:07

Jogendra.Com

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Instead of hard-coding size, it is better to refer to status bar properties. – Daniel Storm Sep 17 '15 at 13:05
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I'm not disputing that. I'm commenting on the static size you've given to your `view`'s `frame`. – Daniel Storm Sep 17 '15 at 13:08

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 17 '15 at 12:17

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Goto your app info.plist

1) Set View controller-based status bar appearance to NO

Then Add Costom View on status bar in your project AppDelegate

UIView *statusBarViewObj = [[UIView alloc] init];
statusBarViewObj.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, screenWidth, 20);
statusBarViewObj.backgroundColor = [UIColor orangeColor]];  
[self.window.rootViewController.view addSubview:statusBarViewObj];

answered Sep 17 '15 at 12:17

Jugal K Balara

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Instead of hard-coding size, it is better to refer to status bar properties – Daniel Storm Sep 17 '15 at 13:05

Daniel Storm · Answer 4 · 2015-09-17T13:27:14.937

Create a view, put it where the status bar will be, and set its background color to which ever color you require. For example:

Objective C:

UIView *statusBarView = [[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0,
                        [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame.size.width,
                        [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame.size.height)];
statusBarView.backgroundColor  =  [UIColor greenColor]; // Replace with color you desire
[self.view addSubview:statusBarView];

Swift:

let statusBarView = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0,
                    UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarFrame.size.width,
                    UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarFrame.size.height))
statusBarView.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor() // Replace with color you desire
self.view.addSubview(statusBarView)

Setting custom color of status bar text

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