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UIApplication.sharedApplication().setStatusBarStyle() deprecated in iOS 9

I have been using 

UIApplication.sharedApplication().setStatusBarStyle()

In my appDelegate and it has worked fine, but since iOS 9, this method is deprecated and I can't find an alternative.

I want to change the statusbar style to .LightContent for my whole application, but the only suggestion xCode gives me is to handle this in every VC separately with; 

override func preferredStatusBarStyle() -> UIStatusBarStyle {
    return .LightContent
}

Has anyone an idea how to do this for the whole application?

Thanks in advance

Solution

  • I think I have found a solution. I ended up setting the

    View controller-based status bar appearance boolean to NO

    In my info.plist file.

    Info.Plist

    Then I went to my target's General settings -> Deployment info and changed the dropdown option Status Bar Style to Light instead of Default

    Change Status Bar Style to Light

    This changed the statusbar style to Light for my whole application, just what I wanted.

    I Hope this helps!