ViewControllerBased, Light content Status bar with Transparent Navigation Controller

Question

In my application i want to add light content status bar with translucent,transparent navigation bar. But when i make my navigation bar transparent it adjust itself with Black status bar content color. Navigation controller is compulsory in my case because table header needs to be stuck to it with plain mode. Any help from you will be appreciated.

I have used this code for making my navigation bar transparent.

self.navigationBar.translucent = true
self.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
self.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), forBarMetrics: UIBarMetrics.Default)

I tried to make status bar appearance light by setting the bar style of navigation controller like

self.navigationController!.navigationBar.barStyle = .Black/.Default

But, still i am facing the same

Answer 1

if you want set for full application

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {

        UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarStyle = .LightContent

        return true
    }

if you want to update only for view controller

override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
    super.viewWillAppear(animated)

    UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarStyle = .LightContent

}

For iOS 9

set for full application

Just open info.plist and set UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance to false

Now update in AppDelegate's didFinishLaunchingWithOptions method

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only for view controller

set View controller-based status bar appearance to YES

override below in your view controller

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