Is there a way to simply change the UIPopoverView background color (including its arrow) on iOS8?
(I did read a couple of articles on customizing "UIPopoverControllers". Does this apply here too, meaning the answer is "no"?)
Isn't this something I should be able to address in the prepareForSegue method triggering the popover? How can I reach the according view to change its appearance?
I found the solution. Subclassing is not necessary anymore with iOS8! The background can be accessed and changed like this from within the tableview -> navigation -> popoverPresentationController
self.navigationController?.popoverPresentationController?.backgroundColor = UIColor.redColor()
More information about this in WWDC session 214.
You can simply modify popover like this:
let popoverViewController = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("popoverSegue")
popoverViewController!.popoverPresentationController?.delegate = self
popoverViewController!.modalPresentationStyle = .Popover
let popoverSize = CGSize(width: 150, height: 60)
popoverViewController!.preferredContentSize = popoverSize
let popover = popoverViewController!.popoverPresentationController
popover?.delegate = self
popover?.permittedArrowDirections = .Up
popover?.sourceView = self.view
//change background color with arrow too!
popover?.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
popover?.sourceRect = CGRect(x: self.view.frame.width, y: -10, width: 0, height: 0)
presentViewController(popoverViewController!, animated: true, completion: nil)