How to change navigation bar color in iOS 7 or 6?

Question

I want to change the color of the navigation bar color, but I\'m not sure whether or not I should change the tint or the background. I know iOS 7 is going for a more flat de

Answer 1

If you want to have a solid color for your navigation bar in iOS 6 similar to iOS 7 use this:

[[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:[[UIImage alloc] init] forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor greenColor]];

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in iOS 7 use the barTintColor like this:

navigationController.navigationBar.barTintColor = [UIColor greenColor];

or

 [[UINavigationBar appearance] setBarTintColor:[UIColor greenColor]];