Status bars display a collection of status items that provide interaction with or feedback to the user, such as a menu or an image reflecting an application’s state. A system-wide status bar resides at the right side of the menu bar and is the only status bar currently available.
Questions tagged [uistatusbar]
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How to show an icon in the status bar when application is running, including in the background?
I want to put an icon in the status bar when ever my application is running, including when it is running in the background. How can I do this?

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Remove path in status bar in TinyMCE4
I have just migrated from TinyMCE3 to TinyMCE4 and I wonder how to remove the path in the status bar. But I want to keep my status bar in order to have the resize functionnality.
With TinyMCE3 we can do it with:
tinymce.init({
...
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Can't get scrollsToTop working on iOS7
I'm targeting iOS7 in my latest app, and tapping on the status bar doesn't seem to scroll a tableView or collectionView to the top.
I've set self.tableView.scrollsToTop = true and still nothing happens.
I know Apple significantly changed the status…

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iOS 13 status bar style
I want to change the status bar style on a per-ViewController level on iOS 13. So far I didn't have any luck.
I define UIUserInterfaceStyle as Light in info.plist (as I do not want to support dark mode) and set…

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Is there a way to hide "Back to Safari" from status bar in iOS9?
How to hide this < Back to Safari from status bar programmatically?
I'm getting it in my app – as I'm going out from my app if a user wants to login with their Facebook account.
Here's the scenario for which I don't like (want) "Back to Safari" in…

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UIStatusBarStyle changes after displaying a UIWindow over UIStatusBar
I am displaying a UIWindow over the UIStatusBar, by default the UIStatusBarStyle is set to UIStatusBarStyleLightContent, but when I display the UIWindow the UIStatusBarStyle switches to the black style.

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UISearchBar overlaps status bar in iOS
I (just like everyone else here) am running into the same Status Bar overlap issue that everyone else is, with a little twist, and that is why I opening a new question about this.
There seems to be some mechanism that lets the UISearchBar know…

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Change the status bar background color color past iOS 7
I want to change background color of status bar on iOS 7, and I'm using this code:
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarHidden =…

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Auto Layout and in-call status bar
I'd like to ask about Auto Layout and in-call status bar. Here's a simple scenario that demonstrates my problem:
Create project with "Use Storyboards" enabled
Add "View Controller" and enable its "Is Initial View Controller"
Set background color of…

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App called -statusBar or -statusBarWindow on UIApplication
I'm trying to build my app with Xcode 11 beta 6 and iOS 13 beta 8 but it throws this error once it starts to run:
Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'App called -statusBar or -statusBarWindow on…

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How to set launch screen status bar color to white?
My application's launch screen has a dark background color, so I'd like to set the status bar color to white while it's showing.
This differs from the question asked in How to change status bar style - iOS 12. That solution works for me for view…

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Changing the Color of the Status Bar
I am trying to change the color of the status bar to like a blue, or some other color.
Is this possible, or does Apple not allow it?

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iOS 7 - Hide status bar on certain view
This is a rather unique question. I have searched for hours and could not find the answer. I want ALL UIViewControllers in my app to have the UIStatusBar visible. But on a certain UIViewController, when you tap a UIButton, the following method calls…

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iOS: Specify status bar text color when using UINavigationBarAppearance now barstyle is ignored
Problem
I have an app that has different colour navigation bars for different flows. Some navigation bars have a light background and require black status bar text. Others have a darker navigation bar and require white status bar text.
As part of…

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UIStatusBar appear in black in UITabBarViewController ios11
The issue is simple :
The Application is based on UITabBarViewController
3 Tabs in the controllers
TabBar Views are configured in viewDidLoad for the
UITabBarViewController
On launch, the UIStatusBar appear in Black background color
Changing…

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