Hide status bar on launch image

Question

Is there a way to hide the status bar when the app's launch image is displayed and then bring it back? My app has a black status bar and the one displayed over the launch image is grey.

Is there any solution for this?

Clambake

Answer 1

Use this code for hiding status bar:

ObjectiveC:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES
 withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationSlide];

Swift:

UIApplication.sharedApplication().setStatusBarHidden(true, withAnimation: .Slide)

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If you don't need status bar in the beginning. Add this setting (UIStatusBarHidden) in your Info plist file:

Status bar is initially hidden

with a value of YES.

Use this code anywhere in the app to show the status bar for that particular View Controller

ObjectiveC:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationSlide];

Swift:

UIApplication.sharedApplication().setStatusBarHidden(false, withAnimation: .Slide)

Tektite

Another thing to note is the wantsFullScreen property of UIViewController. – Tessellation

Where is the best place to put UIApplication code you've pasted? – Variable

I put that in did launch and I have all view controllers extending a base controller. I have a login in storyboard and a main storyboard. My base controller detects the storyboard type and if login type I make this call in view load. Put this call in your appdelegate:didlaunch and also in your viewdidload of your base controller(or view controller if you like to type a lot) – Sextans

Status bar is initially hidden = YES in the infoplist did the trick thanks! – Thrombosis

@HardikAmal add application.isStatusBarHidden = false in application(didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) – Viviennevivify

@Viviennevivify in objective c? – Meacham

Answer 2

Just define a key in plist file will solve your problem

Happy Coding:)

Bocock

Unfortunately this makes my whole app go fullscreen. While I only want the launch image to be full screen. I tried putting setStatusBarHidden:NO in the viewDidLoad but the status bar overlaps with the view :( – Clambake

Answer 3

You can initially add this key in the info.plist file: status bar is initially hidden=YES

Then in the app delegate, add this line in the application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method:

  [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO];

Straw

Answer 4

To return it back:

- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
    // Override point for customization after app launch

    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO];
}

Confidant

Answer 5

Add below key to info.plist:

"Status bar is initially hidden" and select YES as value.

Manage

No, I want to bring it up then, not hide it forever. How do I do it? – Clambake

@SergiusGee See my answer above, please. – Confidant