NavigationBar title is coming in black color - ios

I am using a UINavigationBar in my app with UITabBar.
On the first tab, the navigation bar title is coming properly as a white title with the default background color, but on the second tab it's not working in the same way. I'm not using any code to change the title color or the navigation bar's tintColor.
First view:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7192/4go.png
Second View:
Why is the second view's UINavigationBar title drawn in this black color?

Generally, you can not change default color of UINavigationBar Title. In case of If you want to change color of UINavigationBar Title than you need to customize UINavigationBar. so put code for your second ViewController for more Understanding.
EDIT:
After searching, I found that You can change title color of UINavigationBar by
self.navigationController.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[UIColor whiteColor] forKey:UITextAttributeTextColor];
This code is working in iOS5 and later.

Most of the above suggestions are deprecated now, for iOS 7 use -
NSDictionary *textAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor whiteColor],NSForegroundColorAttributeName,
[UIColor whiteColor],NSBackgroundColorAttributeName,nil];
self.navigationController.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = textAttributes;
self.title = #"Title of the Page";
Also, checkout the NSAttributedString.h for various text properties that could be set.

Try this in AppDelegate:
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:#{NSForegroundColorAttributeName:[UIColor whiteColor]}];

This will allow you to change the colors
NSDictionary *navbarTitleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor whiteColor],UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor blackColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(-1, 0)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset, nil];
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:navbarTitleTextAttributes];

Use this bit of code for iOS7 as UITextAttributeTextColor has been deprecated.
self.navigationController.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[UIColor orangeColor] forKey:NSForegroundColorAttributeName];

This code changes the text of all the navigationBar, with this code the text can be customized 100%.
in appDelegate:
//custom text navBar
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[UIColor colorWithRed:0x73/255.0 green:0x47/255.0 blue:0x41/255.0 alpha:1.0], UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor colorWithRed:0x1D/255.0 green:0x1D/255.0 blue:0x1B/255.0 alpha:1], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, 1)],UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
[UIFont fontWithName:#"yourFont" size:20], UITextAttributeFont, nil]];

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How to change navigation bar title color?

I tried to change title color like this, but it has no effect.
NSDictionary *navbarTitleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[UIColor whiteColor], NSForegroundColorAttributeName, nil];
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:navbarTitleTextAttributes];
Maybe the problem that navigationbar style is black?
self.navigationController.navigationBar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlack;
Try this :
self.navigationItem.title = #"The title";
self.navigationController.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[UIColor redColor] forKey:NSForegroundColorAttributeName];
Use UITextAttributeTextColor instead of NSForegroundColorAttributeName for the key, and it will work :)

set iOS status bar text color to black

On one of my viewControllers I'm setting the NavigationBar programatically (to White with Black tint color)
All is well, but the text of the statusBar stays white (therefore not visible)
The code:
[self.navigationController.navigationBar setBarTintColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
[self.navigationController.navigationBar setTintColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
[self.navigationController.navigationBar setTranslucent:NO];
You can change navigationBar.titleTextAttributes and set title color and font.
NSDictionary *navbarTitleTextAttributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor redColor],UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor blackColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(-1, 0)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset, nil];
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:navbarTitleTextAttributes];
adding
[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarStyle = UIStatusBarStyleDefault;
Did the trick...

UINavigationBar Flash on iOS 7

Whenever my application is launched (only on iPad) the navigation bar flashes white briefly then pops into it's bar tint color. You can view an animated gif here:
I am setting the tint on a UINavigationController subclass and this config works perfectly on iPhone.
//This returns a UIColor
self.navigationBar.barTintColor = [[IGVThemeManager sharedManager] themeColor];
self.navigationBar.tintColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
self.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = #{NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor whiteColor], NSFontAttributeName : [UIFont fontWithName:#"HelveticaNeue-Light" size:20]};
I've also tried removing the subclass and manually setting the bar tint color via Interface Builder and still have the same "flash" results. Any ideas on what else may be causing this? This happens on the simulator and on device. Note: this navigation controller exists as part of a split view controller if that helps with any ideas.
Move you code into:
- (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews
This will do the trick.
Remove the code that you currently have and try adding this to your appdeletgate.m. If it still flashes then there is something else going on.
Note: In order to color my navigation bar I added a blue image to it. The text colors are white
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
UIImage *NavigationPortraitBackground = [UIImage imageNamed:#"blue_color_header_pic"];
// Set the background image all UINavigationBars
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:NavigationPortraitBackground forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
// Set the text appearance for navbar
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, 0)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
[UIFont fontWithName:#"Helvetica Neue" size:21], UITextAttributeFont,
nil]];
NSDictionary *attributes = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor whiteColor],
UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor whiteColor],
UITextAttributeTextShadowColor, nil];
[[UIBarButtonItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:attributes forState: UIControlStateNormal];
// Override point for customization after application launch.
return YES;
}
This might be a little late - I was having the same issue and could not figure out why. I was calling:
if ([self respondsToSelector:#selector(edgesForExtendedLayout)])
self.edgesForExtendedLayout = UIRectEdgeNone;
I had needed that for a different view that I had used for a template and accidentally left that in there. Removing this call fixed it.

iOS - Globally change navigation bar title color using appearance?

This crashes the app:
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleColor:[UIColor darkGrayColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
Is there a way to do this using appearance?
This worked:
NSDictionary *textTitleOptions = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[UIColor darkGrayColor], UITextAttributeTextColor, [UIColor whiteColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor, nil];
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:textTitleOptions];
Here's an example of how to do this in Swift:
UINavigationBar.appearance().titleTextAttributes =
[NSFontAttributeName:UIFont(name:"Exo2-Bold", size: 18) as! AnyObject,
NSForegroundColorAttributeName:UIColor.whiteColor()]
That crashes the app before UINavigationBar doesn't have a title or state... Those are UIButton methods
You need
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor darkGrayColor]];
The #RyJ answer is great and worked for me. Thought I'd chip in that there's a good tutorial on this in Ray Wenderlich's site, titled (excuse the pun):
User Interface Customization in iOS 6
See the section Customizing UINavigationBar
Here's the code snippet for the navigation bar title, to change globally:
// Customize the title text for *all* UINavigationBars
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:
[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIColor colorWithRed:255.0/255.0 green:255.0/255.0 blue:255.0/255.0 alpha:1.0],
UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor colorWithRed:0.0 green:0.0 blue:0.0 alpha:0.8],
UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, -1)],
UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
[UIFont fontWithName:#"Arial-Bold" size:0.0],
UITextAttributeFont,
nil]];
One other minor point is that it seems there's a default shadow on the title bar, so to get rid of it, you can't just remove the attribute. Instead you have to set a shadow offset:
UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset : [NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0, 0)]
for iOS 15
let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
appearance.configureWithOpaqueBackground()
appearance.backgroundColor = <PREFERRED BACKGROUND COLOR>
appearance.titleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor : <PREFERRED TITLE COLOR>]
navigationBar.tintColor = <PREFERED TINT COLOR> //for bar buttons
navigationBar.standardAppearance = appearance;
navigationBar.scrollEdgeAppearance = navigationBar.standardAppearance
I used following code to change the title bar's color.
NSShadow *shadow = [[NSShadow alloc] init];
shadow.shadowColor = [UIColor blackColor];
shadow.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(1, 0);
NSDictionary *titleTextAttributes = #{NSForegroundColorAttributeName:[UIColor whiteColor],
NSShadowAttributeName:shadow};
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:titleTextAttributes];
Using modern syntax and code that actually runs, this is how to globally style your UINavigationBar title text:
NSShadow *navigationBarTitleShadow = [[NSShadow alloc] init];
navigationBarTitleShadow.shadowColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.5
alpha:0.5];
navigationBarTitleShadow.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(2.0, 2.0);
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:#{ NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor blackColor],
NSFontAttributeName : [UIFont fontWithName:#"Arial-BoldMT"
size:30.0],
NSShadowAttributeName : navigationBarTitleShadow }];
Note: NSShadow's shadowBlurRadius property is not respected.
Note: Shadows are so iOS 6. Don't ever use them.

change tabbar text color,iPhone

I have created a tabbar programmatically.
Can we change color of title of the tabbar item?
Default is white, and i m trying to make it black.
something like
tabbaritem.text.textcolor=[UIcolor Blackcolor];
Thanks
In iOS5 you use the appearance proxy to change the title color:
For a specific tabbar item:
[[UITabBarItem appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
[UIFont fontWithName:#"AmericanTypewriter" size:20.0f], UITextAttributeFont,
[UIColor yellowColor], UITextAttributeTextColor,
[UIColor redColor], UITextAttributeTextShadowColor,
[NSValue valueWithUIOffset:UIOffsetMake(0.0f, 1.0f)], UITextAttributeTextShadowOffset,
nil] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
Or replace self.tabBarItem with [UITabBarItem appearance] to change all your tabbar items.
If you want to change them all , I suggest you place the code on appdelegate didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:
Just something else ...
To set your standard appearance in iOS 5:
In your AppDelegate.m do:
[[UITabBar appearance] setTintColor:myColor]; //or whatever you want to change
Saves you a lot of work.
Maybe this updated code helps someone:
[UITabBarItem.appearance setTitleTextAttributes:#{
NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor lightGrayColor] } forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[UITabBarItem.appearance setTitleTextAttributes:#{
NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor whiteColor] } forState:UIControlStateSelected];

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