Custom UITabBar background image not working in iOS 5 and later

Question

I have a simple piece of code that places a background image on the tabBar.

UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@         


        

Answer 1

After reviewing various articles, I found the answer for anyone that's having the same problem:

UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"tabBG.png"]];

if ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] > 4.9) {
    //iOS 5
    [self.tabBarController.tabBar insertSubview:imageView atIndex:1];
}
else {
    //iOS 4.whatever and below
    [self.tabBarController.tabBar insertSubview:imageView atIndex:0];
}

[imageView release];

Works like a charm! Enjoy.