expand (pull down) iPhone statusbar programmatically

Question

Is there a way to expand/collapse statusbar programmatically? This is just for my experimental app. I do not intend to place it on the market.

Thanks

Edit: I mean expanding it as when a user touches and pulls it down.

In Android, I have seen it's doable: How to open or expand status bar through intent? and Preventing status bar expansion. So, I like to know if it's possible on iOS.

(I prefer it works on non-jailbreak phones but any idea from jailbreak guys is very welcome.)

You might get a better response if you edit the question to be a bit more clear. What you really want to do is pull down the notification sheet, is that correct? — sosborn, Apr 26 '13 at 17:03

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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Look at this question:

Answer in there explains how to inject touch events.

You can inject several touch events to open a status bar.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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answered Apr 26 '13 at 17:04

Victor Ronin

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I have seen that answer. It seems like GSEvent doesn't work in the statusbar area. I can send the touch but not in the statusbar area. – user2324713 Apr 26 '13 at 17:08
What port do you send events to? – Victor Ronin Apr 26 '13 at 17:31
I use the code from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16156831/how-to-find-the-purple-port-for-the-front-most-application-in-ios-5-and-above/16157532#16157532 – user2324713 Apr 26 '13 at 18:36
@EntryLevelDev: Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to recommend to user2324713 to try. – Victor Ronin Apr 27 '13 at 17:14
I tried GSGetPurpleSystemEventPort...no error but nothing happens. :( – user2324713 Apr 29 '13 at 16:30

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