Remove UITabBar horizontal separator in iOS7

Question

I want to remove the horizontal separator line between a UITabBar and the rest of the screen. I'm asking the same question as this guy but updated for iOS7.

Setting the background image of my UITabBar doesn't alleviate the problem, nor does setting the background image of the [UITabBar appearance] object.

Is this still possible in iOS7? If so, how?

possible duplicate of [iOS 7 tabBar-line, how to remove it?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18939168/ios-7-tabbar-line-how-to-remove-it) — QED, Apr 18 '14 at 02:45

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 27 '15 at 11:21

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You could also hide shadow line using this code:

[self.tabBar setValue:@(YES) forKeyPath:@"_hidesShadow"];

Swift

self.tabBar.setValue(true, forKey: "_hidesShadow")

edited Oct 27 '15 at 11:21

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answered May 08 '15 at 08:55

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Is this using private API? Would this be grounds for App Store rejection? – abc123 Jun 13 '17 at 20:05
^ yes it is a private, undocumented API and it's use is against Apples terms. – Charles Kenney Jan 10 '18 at 03:07

DawnSong · Answer 2 · 2021-10-22T02:40:43.237

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This solution uses a transparent image, so it is more preferable.

Swift

tabBar.shadowImage = UIImage()

Objective-C

tabBar.shadowImage = UIImage.new;

edited Oct 22 '21 at 02:40

answered Mar 08 '16 at 08:09

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And of course in Swift, that's: `tabBar.shadowImage = UIImage();` – cleverbit Jul 26 '16 at 14:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 18 '14 at 00:00

The answer to this is pretty much the same as removing the separator of a navigation bar or a toolbar.

Officially, this is only possible by setting the shadowImage to an empty image. However, a closer look at the documentation, we see that:

For a custom shadow image to be shown, a custom background image must also be set using the backgroundImage property. If the default background image is used, then the default shadow image will be used regardless of the value of this property.

By using a custom background image, you would lose the blurred background translucency.

The separator is a UIImageView that is a subview of the tab bar. You can find it in the tab bar's hierarchy and set it to hidden.

Remove UITabBar horizontal separator in iOS7

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