Show a space below actions in UIAlertController - ios

Question

Versions of iOS prior to 8 allowed me to create a UIActionsheet which would show a group of buttons, some space, and then a cancel button. Something like this:
However in iOS 8 when I try and create the same look I end up with something that looks like this:
The code, in iOS 8 looks like this:
UIAlertController *alertVC = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:nil message:nil preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleActionSheet];
[alertVC.view setTintColor:[UIColor copperColor]];
UIAlertAction* notifyViaPush = [UIAlertAction
actionWithTitle:#"Send Alert to my phone"
style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action)
{
[alertVC dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}];
UIAlertAction* notifyViaEmail = [UIAlertAction
actionWithTitle:#"Notify me by email"
style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action)
{
[alertVC dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}];
UIAlertAction* cancel = [UIAlertAction
actionWithTitle:#"Cancel"
style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel
handler:^(UIAlertAction * action)
{
[alertVC dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}];
[alertVC addAction:notifyViaPush];
[alertVC addAction:notifyViaEmail];
[alertVC addAction:cancel];
[self presentViewController:alertVC animated:YES completion:nil];
How can I group my buttons and have some space between the actions and cancel button using UIAlertController?

Answer 1

The line alertVC.view.tintColor = [UIColor copperColor]; is causing problem, it makes the whole view of alert controller the same color, in your first picture the cancel button has white background. To fix this, move this line to the end of the function, that is, after you have added all actions.

Answer 2

For me it worked when I set the style to UIAlertActionStyleCancel on the UIAlertAction.
In the code below, action is a UIAlertAction object and controller is a UIAlertController with style Action sheet.
UIAlertAction *action2 = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:#"No" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:^(UIAlertAction * _Nonnull action) {
self.tabBarView.selectedIndex = 1;
[self.tabBarView setSelectedIndex:self.tabBarView.selectedIndex];
}];
[controller addAction:action];
[controller addAction:action2];

Answer 3

Swift Answer
Set the style: parameter of the action button that you want to separate to .cancel instead of .default.
like this style: .cancel
or more specifically this
// **style: on this is set to .cancel**
let cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel) { (action) in }
It's usually the button that you named "Cancel"
I'm not sure about how setting the button text colors the way the op said he did it in his answer affects the way the actions get separated. I use the actions "titleTextColor" to change the text color and it has no effect on the spacing the op is asking about.
cancelAction.setValue(UIColor.green, forKey: "titleTextColor")
Here's the code in 4 steps
func presentActionSheet() {
let actionSheet = UIAlertController(title: nil, message: nil, preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
// 1. style: is set to .default on both of these which will keep them grouped
let blockAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Block", style: .default) { (action) in }
let reportAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Report", style: .default) { (action) in }
// 2. style: is set to .cancel which will separate it from the other two actions
let cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel) { (action) in }
// 3. set the colors for the action text
blockAction.setValue(UIColor.brown, forKey: "titleTextColor")
reportAction.setValue(UIColor.purple, forKey: "titleTextColor")
cancelAction.setValue(UIColor.green, forKey: "titleTextColor")
// 4. add the buttons to the action sheet and make sure the cancel button is last
actionSheet.addAction(blockAction)
actionSheet.addAction(reportAction)
actionSheet.addAction(cancelAction)
present(actionSheet, animated: true, completion: nil)
}