UIAlertController custom font, size, color

Question

I am using new UIAlertController for showing alerts. I have this code:

// nil titles break alert interface on iOS 8.0, so we'll be using empty strings
UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle: title == nil ? @"": title message: message preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];


UIAlertAction *defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle: cancelButtonTitle style: UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler: nil];

[alert addAction: defaultAction];

UIViewController *rootViewController = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController;
[rootViewController presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];

Now I want to change title and message font, color, size and so. What's best way to do this?

Edit: I should insert whole code. I created category for UIView that I could show right alert for iOS version.

@implementation UIView (AlertCompatibility)

+( void )showSimpleAlertWithTitle:( NSString * )title
                          message:( NSString * )message
                cancelButtonTitle:( NSString * )cancelButtonTitle
{
    float iOSVersion = [[UIDevice currentDevice].systemVersion floatValue];
    if (iOSVersion < 8.0f)
    {
        UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle: title
                                                        message: message
                                                       delegate: nil
                                              cancelButtonTitle: cancelButtonTitle
                                              otherButtonTitles: nil];
        [alert show];
    }
    else
    {
        // nil titles break alert interface on iOS 8.0, so we'll be using empty strings
        UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle: title == nil ? @"": title
                                                                       message: message
                                                                preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];


        UIAlertAction *defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle: cancelButtonTitle
                                                                style: UIAlertActionStyleCancel
                                                              handler: nil];

        [alert addAction: defaultAction];

        UIViewController *rootViewController = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController;
        [rootViewController presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
    }
}

Answer 1

Please find this category. I am able to change FONT and Color of UIAlertAction and UIAlertController.

Use:

UILabel * appearanceLabel = [UILabel appearanceWhenContainedIn:UIAlertController.class, nil];
[appearanceLabel setAppearanceFont:yourDesireFont]];  

Answer 2

Not sure if this is against private APIs/properties but using KVC works for me on ios8

UIAlertController *alertVC = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Dont care what goes here, since we're about to change below" message:@"" preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleActionSheet];
NSMutableAttributedString *hogan = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"Presenting the great... Hulk Hogan!"];
[hogan addAttribute:NSFontAttributeName
              value:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:50.0]
              range:NSMakeRange(24, 11)];
[alertVC setValue:hogan forKey:@"attributedTitle"];



UIAlertAction *button = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Label text" 
                                        style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
                                        handler:^(UIAlertAction *action){
                                                    //add code to make something happen once tapped
}];
UIImage *accessoryImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"someImage"];
[button setValue:accessoryImage forKey:@"image"];

For the record, it is possible to change alert action's font as well, using those private APIs. Again, it may get you app rejected, I have not yet tried to submit such code.

let alert = UIAlertController(title: nil, message: nil, preferredStyle: .ActionSheet)

let action = UIAlertAction(title: "Some title", style: .Default, handler: nil)
let attributedText = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Some title")

let range = NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedText.length)
attributedText.addAttribute(NSKernAttributeName, value: 1.5, range: range)
attributedText.addAttribute(NSFontAttributeName, value: UIFont(name: "ProximaNova-Semibold", size: 20.0)!, range: range)

alert.addAction(action)

presentViewController(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)

// this has to be set after presenting the alert, otherwise the internal property __representer is nil
guard let label = action.valueForKey("__representer")?.valueForKey("label") as? UILabel else { return }
label.attributedText = attributedText

For Swift 4.2 in XCode 10 and up the last 2 lines are now:

guard let label = (action!.value(forKey: "__representer")as? NSObject)?.value(forKey: "label") as? UILabel else { return }
        label.attributedText = attributedText

Answer 3

I work for Urban Outfitters. We have an open source pod, URBNAlert, that we used in all of our apps. It's based off of UIAlertController, but is highly customizable.

Source is here: https://github.com/urbn/URBNAlert

Or simply install by the pod by placing URBNAlert in your Podfile

Heres some sample code:

URBNAlertViewController *uac = [[URBNAlertViewController alloc] initWithTitle:@"The Title of my message can be up to 2 lines long. It wraps and centers." message:@"And the message that is a bunch of text. And the message that is a bunch of text. And the message that is a bunch of text."];

// You can customize style elements per alert as well. These will override the global style just for this alert.
uac.alertStyler.blurTintColor = [[UIColor orangeColor] colorWithAlphaComponent:0.4];
uac.alertStyler.backgroundColor = [UIColor orangeColor];
uac.alertStyler.textFieldEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0.0, 15.0, 0.0, 15.0);
uac.alertStyler.titleColor = [UIColor purpleColor];
uac.alertStyler.titleFont = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Chalkduster" size:30];
uac.alertStyler.messageColor = [UIColor blackColor];
uac.alertStyler.alertMinWidth = @150;
uac.alertStyler.alertMaxWidth = @200;
// many more styling options available 

[uac addAction:[URBNAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Ok" actionType:URBNAlertActionTypeNormal actionCompleted:^(URBNAlertAction *action) {
      // Do something
}]];

[uac addAction:[URBNAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" actionType:URBNAlertActionTypeCancel actionCompleted:^(URBNAlertAction *action) {
      // Do something
}]];

[uac show];

Answer 4

Solution/Hack for iOS9

    UIAlertController *alertController = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Test Error" message:@"This is a test" preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];

    UIAlertAction *cancelAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:^(UIAlertAction *action) {
        NSLog(@"Alert View Displayed");
 [[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] window] setTintColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
    }];

    [alertController addAction:cancelAction];
    [[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] window] setTintColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
    [self presentViewController:alertController animated:YES completion:^{
        NSLog(@"View Controller Displayed");
    }];

Answer 5

In Xcode 8 Swift 3.0

@IBAction func touchUpInside(_ sender: UIButton) {

    let alertController = UIAlertController(title: "", message: "", preferredStyle: .alert)

    //to change font of title and message.
    let titleFont = [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "ArialHebrew-Bold", size: 18.0)!]
    let messageFont = [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "Avenir-Roman", size: 12.0)!]

    let titleAttrString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Title Here", attributes: titleFont)
    let messageAttrString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Message Here", attributes: messageFont)

    alertController.setValue(titleAttrString, forKey: "attributedTitle")
    alertController.setValue(messageAttrString, forKey: "attributedMessage")

    let action1 = UIAlertAction(title: "Action 1", style: .default) { (action) in
        print("\(action.title)")
    }

    let action2 = UIAlertAction(title: "Action 2", style: .default) { (action) in
        print("\(action.title)")
    }

    let action3 = UIAlertAction(title: "Action 3", style: .default) { (action) in
        print("\(action.title)")
    }

    let okAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: .default) { (action) in
        print("\(action.title)")
    }

    alertController.addAction(action1)
    alertController.addAction(action2)
    alertController.addAction(action3)
    alertController.addAction(okAction)

    alertController.view.tintColor = UIColor.blue
    alertController.view.backgroundColor = UIColor.black
    alertController.view.layer.cornerRadius = 40

    present(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)

}

Output

Answer 6

A bit clunky, but this works for me right now to set background and text colors. I found it here.

UIView * firstView = alertController.view.subviews.firstObject;
    UIView * nextView = firstView.subviews.firstObject;
    nextView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];