Which is the best way to change the color/view of disclosure indicator accessory view in a table view cell in iOS?

Question

I need to change the color of the disclosureIndicatorView accessory in a UITableViewCell. I think there are two ways to get this done, but I\'m not

Answer 1

Here is an implementation that works in iOS 8+. It does exactly what's asked for:
change the color of the original Apple disclosure indicator to a custom color.
Use it like this:

#import "UITableViewCell+DisclosureIndicatorColor.h"
// cell is a UITableViewCell
cell.disclosureIndicatorColor = [UIColor redColor]; // custom color
[cell updateDisclosureIndicatorColorToTintColor]; // or use global tint color

UITableViewCell+DisclosureIndicatorColor.h

@interface UITableViewCell (DisclosureIndicatorColor)
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *disclosureIndicatorColor;
- (void)updateDisclosureIndicatorColorToTintColor;
@end

UITableViewCell+DisclosureIndicatorColor.m

@implementation UITableViewCell (DisclosureIndicatorColor)

- (void)updateDisclosureIndicatorColorToTintColor {
    [self setDisclosureIndicatorColor:self.window.tintColor];
}

- (void)setDisclosureIndicatorColor:(UIColor *)color {
    NSAssert(self.accessoryType == UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator,
        @"accessory type needs to be UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator");

    UIButton *arrowButton = [self arrowButton];
    UIImage *image = [arrowButton backgroundImageForState:UIControlStateNormal];
    image = [image imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysTemplate];
    arrowButton.tintColor = color;
    [arrowButton setBackgroundImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];
}

- (UIColor *)disclosureIndicatorColor {
    NSAssert(self.accessoryType == UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator, 
        @"accessory type needs to be UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator");

    UIButton *arrowButton = [self arrowButton];
    return arrowButton.tintColor;
}

- (UIButton *)arrowButton {
    for (UIView *view in self.subviews)
        if ([view isKindOfClass:[UIButton class]])
            return (UIButton *)view;
    return nil;
}

@end