Cannot hide status bar in iOS7

in your apps plist file add a row call it "View controller-based status bar appearance" and set it to NO

Note that this simply does not work, if you are using UIImagePickerController in the app.

An example adding View Base Controller to your Info settings in Xcode

Add method in your view controller.

- (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden {    return YES;}

objective-c statusbar ios7

In the Plist add the following properties.

-> Status bar is initially hidden = YES

-> View controller-based status bar appearance = NO

Add both - now the status bar will disappear.

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