Can't change search bar tint color to be transparent in iOS 8
Upgraded from Xcode 5 to 6 and now my search bar tint is black. Tried to change it through storyboard right pane > "Bar Tint" to clear color, but it's still black. Also tried programmatically: [self.searchBar setTintColor:[UIColor clearColor]]; Still black :( Any ideas? Mike The tintColor property on search bars, much like UINavigationBar, changes the color of the buttons, as well as changes the color of the blinking cursor, not the actual search bar background. What you want to use is the barTintColor property. searchbar.barTintColor = [UIColor orangeColor]; searchbar.tintColor = [UIColor