Xcode 6.x/iOS 8 Hides Status Bar in Landscape Orientation

Question

Application build with Xcode 6.x automatically hides the status bar in Landscape orientation (iPhone). The same application when compiled with Xcode 5.x doesn't do that.

How can I prevent the application from hiding the status bar in Landscape orientation? Basically, how can I disable this "super awesome" feature that Apple/Xcode has shoved down my throat?

p.s. I've tried updating the view controllers with the following code, but it doesn't help.

- (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden {
    return NO;
}

Answer 1

Best possible solution

It's basically a two step process:

1). Set "View controller-based status bar appearance" to NO, in your project's Info.plist file.

2). Force the status bar hidden status to NO, in application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:, using the following code:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationNone];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationNone];

And, voila!

Note: It's important to use both the setStatusBarHidden:withAnimation: statements above, to force the status bar hidden state.

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Reference: On iOS8, displaying my app in landscape mode will hide the status bar but on iOS 7 the status bar is displayed on both orientations

Answer 2

I'm using

#define IS_IOS8 SYSTEM_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO(@"8.0")

-(void)willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration{
    [super willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:toInterfaceOrientation duration:duration];

    if (IS_IOS8){
            [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO];
    }
}

Answer 3

Set "View controller-based status bar appearance" to YES in Info.plist

Then place the following code in the desired view controller:

- (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden {
    return NO;
}