UIStatusBarStyle not working in Swift

Question

I\'m trying to change the Status Bar color in my Swift app to white, but am hitting a brick wall. I have 3 ViewControllers that are each embedded in a NavigationController (

Answer 1

Step 1. Add to info.plist View controller-based status bar appearance -> NO

Step 2. Add code in method where you need to change status bar color:

UIApplication.shared.statusBarStyle = .lightContent //(or .default)
setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()

Key line of code: setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()