Edit the application .plist and set UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance to "YES".
Then in ViewController.m add the method:
(UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle { return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent; }
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Edit the application .plist and set UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance to "YES".
Then in ViewController.m add the method:
(UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle { return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent; }