Change tintColor of unselected UITabBarController item title and background image

Question

How can I change the tintColor of an unselected UITabBarItem title and background image iOS 8?

The default color for an unselected state is a light gray color, but

Answer 1

In your AppDelegate.m inside of application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: use the following code:

//unselected icon tint color 
[[UIView appearanceWhenContainedIn:[UITabBar class], nil] setTintColor:[UIColor redColor]];

//selected tint color 
[[UITabBar appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor greenColor]];

//text tint color 
[[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:@{ NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor whiteColor] }
                                     forState:UIControlStateNormal];

//background tint color 
[[UITabBar appearance] setBarTintColor:[UIColor blueColor]];