iOS 7 dynamic blur effect like in Control Center

Here are ready solutions that I’ve found:

1. The most unexpected: Use UIToolBar

- (id) initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
    if ((self = [super initWithFrame:frame]))
    {
        [self setup];
    }
    return self;
}

- (id) initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder
{
    if ((self = [super initWithCoder:coder]))
    {
        [self setup];
    }
    return self;
}

- (void) setup
{
    if (iOS7OrLater)
    {
        self.opaque = NO;
        self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];

        UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
        toolbar.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
        toolbar.barTintColor = self.tintColor;
        [self insertSubview:toolbar atIndex:0];
    }
}

UIToolbar can be used for this needs, bacuse it has his only build-in blur mechanism, and this mechanism is dynamic, what is good. But the bad thing is that in some reason it ignores colors and makes background looks irredeemably…

Update:

To avoid color breaking, do not use barTintColor. You also may change style of toolbar if you want dark styled blur (use UIBarStyleBlack).

2. FXBlurView.

Unlike toolbar it more positive, but it’s dynamic mechanism is rare yet and in fact it can be used only for static background. (dynamic = NO).