Set status bar colour for different view controllers

Question

I have 6 view controllers. I'd like to set the status bar of my first view controller to black and then the other 5 to white. All view controllers are in a push stack.

I've tried to implement

[self setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate]

- (UIStatusBarStyle) preferredStatusBarStyle { 
return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent; 
}

That does not seem to work. I've also tried playing with the apps plist properties. Any ideas?

Answer 1

If you want to change Background colour of status bar then that's possible. you have to change UIWindow 's background colour to your preferred colour. try following

e.g.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate window].backgroundColor = [UIColor orangeColor];

and if you want to change text colour then just try

 [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:UIStatusBarStyleLightContent];

Answer 2

You have missed this settings in Plist

View controller-based status bar appearance to YES

Answer 3

Do the following things.

1. View controller-based status bar appearance = NO in plist.

2. The ViewController that you want to make white in ViewwillApper add

   [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:UIStatusBarStyleLightContent];
   

3. The ViewController that you want to make Black in ViewwillApper add

   [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:UIStatusBarStyleDefault];