I found that after setting the
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES animated:NO]
at viewDidLoad, then if
I imagine you should add a UIStatusBarHidden item to the Info.plist if you want the status bar to be removed from start.
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You also could look into setting the Autosizing to resize vertical (and horizontal)
See under Add A Text View here for example of what to click on in InterfaceBuilder
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Click the horizontal and vertical lines in the internal box so that they become solid red lines. The animated preview shows that the text view's internal size will grow and shrink with the window.