How can I get the right coloring for my translucent navigation bars in iOS 7? The navigation bar just adjusts the given color to a much brighter one. Changing brightness or
I suppose you have read all the comments above. If you want to get the custom background & translucency you should override the navigationbar class and implement your own layoutsubviews method. Simple add additional subview here. IMPORTANT: you should add it just above the background subview of the NavigationBar. It will hide your header or buttons if you just put it above the all subviews.
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