Hide statusbar using info.plist in any app

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To clarify, I'm not trying to do this on my own app, so I don't have access to the source code. I am trying to edit info.plist or any other files in the installed .app file on my device to remove the status bar from an app, namely Google Chrome

I'm trying to hide the statusbar on Google Chrome. I added UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = false and UIStatusBarHidden = true to info.plist, but all that got me was a grey bar where the status bar used to be. So close!

Are there any other ways to force hide the status bar in Chrome or any other app on iOS 7?

Check this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18059703/cannot-hide-status-bar-in-ios7 — Dhaval Bhadania, Jan 01 '14 at 05:01
This is common question now a Days you have to do some google or RND regarding this issue. — Nitin Gohel, Jan 01 '14 at 05:40

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 01 '14 at 05:15

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[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:NO withAnimation:NO];

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try - (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden { return YES; } in all of your view controllers.

answered Jan 01 '14 at 05:15

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I don't have access to the headers or any of the source, trying to do this on Google Chrome app – jamzsabb Jan 01 '14 at 19:07

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 01 '14 at 05:40

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Try this.

add this key into info.plist file

View controller-based status bar appearance

set value for this to:- No

edited Jan 01 '14 at 05:40

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answered Jan 01 '14 at 04:59

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Wouldn't that be the same as UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance set to no? I've already got that in the info.plist – jamzsabb Jan 01 '14 at 05:05
Yep, as I mentioned in my first post – jamzsabb Jan 01 '14 at 05:37
then u have to hide it programatically. – Aklesh Rathaur Jan 01 '14 at 05:41

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 18 '17 at 21:24

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I added the following to my info.plist:

Status bar is initially hidden with value YES

I also have View controller-based status bar appearance with value NO

Screenshot showing info.plist properties

edited Jan 18 '17 at 21:24

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answered Jan 18 '17 at 20:43

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Hide statusbar using info.plist in any app

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