Make UISearchBar background clear

Question

I am not able to clear search bar I have tried to make it clear by setting its background color clear and I have also placed one image under searchbar

I have also ma

Answer 1

For iOS 13+ we can simply use:

searchBar.searchTextField.backgroundColor = .clear

but other solutions like:

searchBar.setSearchFieldBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .normal)
searchBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .any, barMetrics: .default)

creates a background on the searchBar which hides the placeholder and doesn't allow to interact with the searchBar. The solution for iOS 12 and below is to use an approach similar to @Get Schwifty.