Is it possible to change an UIActivityIndicatorView color to black in iOS?

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I want to change an activity indicator color gray/white to black. Is it possible to change the color to black? If yes, please guide me or give some sample code.

score 193 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 19 '17 at 08:33

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You can use the .color property in order to change the UIActivityIndicatorView color, e.g.:

// Objective-C
activityIndicator.color = [UIColor greenColor];

// Swift
activityIndicator.color = .green

Note that .color is only available from iOS 5.

edited Feb 19 '17 at 08:33

elitalon

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answered Dec 13 '11 at 10:39

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This does not work. This changes the colour of the ActivityIndicator text and not the ActivityIndicator spinning Icon that OP is asking about. – Alex Mar 11 '14 at 16:56
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@AlexHarvey - it changed the icon for me. What is your code? – Ser Pounce Mar 21 '14 at 23:29
In Xcode 6 (but perhaps even earlier), it is possible to change the color and size of the activity view directly in IB. – Luis Delgado Jul 22 '15 at 07:59
I'm using Xcode 7.1.1 for iOS9.1 and it works well in IB, changing the color of the activity indicator graphic itself. – idStar Nov 14 '15 at 15:14

M VIJAY · Answer 2 · 2020-02-25T08:06:37.923

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It is very easy in Swift 5

@IBOutlet weak var loadingIndicator: UIActivityIndicatorView!       //Declare the UIActivityIndicatorView

override func viewDidLoad() {
   super.viewDidLoad()
   loadingIndicator.style = .medium     //Just change the indicator Style
   loadingIndicator.color = .black      //and change what is your indicator color
}

edited Feb 25 '20 at 08:06

answered Feb 05 '20 at 14:46

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 06 '18 at 00:48

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To use a standard system color:

activityIndicator.color = .green

To use a custom RGBA color

activityIndicator.color = UIColor(displayP3Red: 255/255, green: 150/255, blue: 181/255, alpha: 255/255)

answered Dec 06 '18 at 00:48

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 25 '17 at 03:53

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I recommend doing the following:

UIActivityIndicatorViewStyle.whiteLarge to make the spinner bigger
pick a color

pick a backgroundColor to increase contrast

var activityIndicator = UIActivityIndicatorView(activityIndicatorStyle: UIActivityIndicatorViewStyle.whiteLarge)
activityIndicator.color = UIColor.<YOUR DESIRED COLOR>
activityIndicator.backgroundColor = UIColor.<YOUR DESIRED BACKGROUND COLOR>
self.view.addSubview(self.activityIndicator)

edited Sep 25 '17 at 03:53

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answered Jan 14 '17 at 03:17

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Your answer is valid, but it also adds code that is not relevant to the scope of the question (e.g. `hidesWhenStopped`, `center`,...) – elitalon Feb 19 '17 at 08:43

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 19 '17 at 08:42

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You can switch between .gray, .white and .whiteLarge by using the .activityIndicatorViewStyle property.

edited Feb 19 '17 at 08:42

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answered Jun 17 '11 at 19:50

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Is it possible to change an UIActivityIndicatorView color to black in iOS?

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