StatusBarFrame in iOS 11 - ios

Question

getting the statusBarFrame doesn't appear to return the correct value in iOS 11. I realize there may be a nicer way of dealing with this in the future using the Safe Area but right now I really need to get the statusBarFrame to work as it did before iOS 11. Here's how I usually get it.
UIApplication.shared.statusBarFrame
I'v verified that my app works properly before iOS 11. But in iOS 11 it appears to be backwards; for example, for an iPhone in portrait it should 20 and in landscape 0. But it returns 0 in portrait and 20 in landscape.
I've read all the posts regarding status bar issues and none address this problem.
I think it appears to be a timing issue. I wrapped the code that uses the statusBarFrame in a DispatchQueue.main.async {} closure and it works fine. I would consider this more of a bandaid. Still hoping for a proper solution.
Suggestions appreciated.
Thanks!

Answer 1

You can set background color for status bar during application launch or during viewDidLoad of your view controller. Here it works for me, in following ways.
extension UIApplication {
var statusBarView: UIView? {
return value(forKey: "statusBar") as? UIView
}
}
// Set upon application launch, if you've application based status bar
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
UIApplication.shared.statusBarView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
return true
}
}
or
// Set it from your view controller if you've view controller based statusbar
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
UIApplication.shared.statusBarView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
}
}
Here is result: