UIBarButtonItem appearance how to remove text?

Question

I am customizing my nag bar button in iOS7 and I am using the following code:

// Customizing the NavBar Buttons
UIImage * btHome = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"Home.png"] resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 3, 0, 3)];

[[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setBackgroundImage:btHome forState:UIControlStateNormal barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

It is working, but the view shows my home button with the button text over it, I do not want the text to show.

What else do I need to do to remove the text?

What I have is shown here:

Answer 1

Try to set

1) text color on a bar button item through appearance

2) use setImage: instead of setBackgroundImage: and do not use resizable image

Answer 2

Try with this code. May be it will help you.

UIImage *faceImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"back_arrow.png"];
UIButton *yourbutton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
yourbutton.bounds = CGRectMake( 10, 0, faceImage.size.width, faceImage.size.height );
[yourbutton addTarget:self action:@selector(handleBack:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[yourbutton setImage:faceImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
UIBarButtonItem *backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:yourbutton];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButton;

Answer 3

Sets the back button title offset for given bar metrics

[[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setBackButtonTitlePositionAdjustment:UIOffsetMake(0, -60) forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];