Disable UISearchBar
In addition to setting user interaction, I also adjusted the alpha value as well, to make the appearance unique.
searchbar.alpha = .75;
Try this
// Normal self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.userInteractionEnabled = YES;self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.translucent = YES;self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.searchBarStyle = UISearchBarStyleDefault;self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];// Faded outself.searchDisplayController.searchBar.userInteractionEnabled = NO;self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.translucent = NO;self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.searchBarStyle = UISearchBarStyleMinimal;self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.backgroundColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];