UISearchBar height on iOS8 when showsScopeBar=YES

Question

I\'m using UISearchBar in my app, with showsScopeBar=YES. When running under iOS8 (both in the simulator and on a device) the scope bar is hidden a

Answer 1

This seems to be not an iOS 8 bug but a Xcode 6 GM compiled Storyboard bug as it happens on iOS 6/7 as well.

As suggested it is fixed by calling sizeToFit on the search bar in viewWillAppear.

If you want to do it from a view instead of a controller you can try to place it inside willMoveToWindow.

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This bug seems to affect Xcode 5.x builds on iOS 8 and Xcode 6 GM builds on all systems.