Add segmented control to navigation bar and keep title with buttons

Question

I want to add segmented control to the navigation bar but also keep the title and buttons, like in iOS 7 Appstore purchased section (example)

I have tried adding seg

Answer 1

I found two solutions:

1) As suggested by neural5torm, you can add the segmented control to an UIView with the same background color of the navigation bar

You can remove UINavigationBar's hairline in this way:

for (UIView *view in self.navigationController.navigationBar.subviews)
{
    for (UIView *view2 in view.subviews)
    {
        if ([view2 isKindOfClass:[UIImageView class]])
        {
            [view2 removeFromSuperview];
        }
    }
}

This is ok for not translucent navigation bar.

If you want a translucent navigation bar:
2) Subclass UINavigationBar to create a taller bar by overriding sizeThatFits

- (CGSize)sizeThatFits:(CGSize)size
{
    size.width = self.frame.size.width;
    size.height = your height (probably 88.0f);
    return size;
}

To use your custom navigation bar:

UINavigationController *navController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithNavigationBarClass:[YouNavigationBar class] toolbarClass:nil];
[navController setViewControllers:@[viewController]];

Title and button items will be at the bottom. Adjust their vertical positions (in the init of your custom navigation bar or via appearance proxy)

// Title view
[self setTitleVerticalPositionAdjustment:-dy forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

// Button item as icon/image 
[[UIBarButtonItem appearanceWhenContainedIn:[YourCustomNavigationBar class], nil] setBackgroundVerticalPositionAdjustment:-dy forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

Look at the UIBarButtonItem class reference, there are also setTitlePositionAdjustment and other methods for back button

When you create your segmented control, add it to the navigation bar

[self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubview:segmentedControl];

The segmented control will be at the top. Adjust its vertical position by overriding didAddSubview in your custom navigation bar

- (void)didAddSubview:(UIView *)subview
{
    [super didAddSubview:subview];

    if ([subview isKindOfClass:[UISegmentedControl class]])
    {
        CGRect frame = subview.frame;
        frame.origin.y += your extra height (probably 44.0f);
        subview.frame = frame;
    }
}