iOS: Programmatically creating UIWindow results in wrong position

Question

In iOS 5.1.1, I have found that if I create my UIWindow (I'm tired of IB), and set its frame to [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds, the window shows up under the status bar. However if I do the same thing is iOS 6, it appears in the right spot just below the status bar.

CGRect r = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame: r];
self.detailViewController = [[DetailViewController alloc] init];
self.window.rootViewController = self.detailViewController;
[self.window addSubview: detailViewController.view];
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

If however I insert r.origin.y += 20, to move the window below the status bar in iOS 5.1.1, this does not solve the problem and things only get weirder.

What is the proper way to place a UIWindow in iOS when creating it programmatically? Thanks.

I am sure you will have much less problems if you go back to IB. I recently tried to fix layout issues with code and it took hours. I got it working but later tried doing the same with just IB, and a few clicks later it was working even better than my manual coding. I have learned it's best to use the tools are they are intended. Otherwise you hit edge cases which are hard to resolve. — Brennan, Oct 08 '12 at 15:22

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 04 '16 at 17:16

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Instead of [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds] you'll want to use [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame]. This will be the area of the screen below the status bar (if visible).

edited Jun 04 '16 at 17:16

mylogon

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answered Mar 08 '13 at 21:53

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 09 '13 at 00:44

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I think you probably need to do this:

self.window.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelStatusBar + 1;

answered Feb 09 '13 at 00:44

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