Using launch image as ViewController background image - iphone

Question

I created my 3 launch images (Default Default#2x Default-568#2x) at their appropriate resolutions. I'd like to use these images as the background image of my initial View Controller.
However, when I designed my launch images, I did it with the statusbar in mind and left that area blank. When I try to set the background image of the View Controller to the launch image using the following code, my launch image begins at the bottom of my status bar and the blank area is visible. Essentially, my 640x1136 launch image is being squeezed into a 640x1096 space. What is the proper way to do what I'm attempting?
UIImage *backgroundImage = [[UIImage alloc]init];
if ([[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.height == 568) {
backgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"Default-568h#2x"];
}
else{
backgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"Default"];
}
UIImageView *backgroundImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:backgroundImage];
[backgroundImageView setFrame:[[self view] bounds]];
[[self view] addSubview:backgroundImageView];
Update:
I replaced:
[backgroundImageView setFrame:[[self view] bounds]];
With:
[backgroundImageView setFrame:CGRectMake(0 ,-20,self.view.frame.size.width , self.view.frame.size.height+20)];
And it seems to be behaving the way I want now.

Answer 1

Try this:
[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithPatternImage:backgroundImage]];
Also try not setting backgroundImageView's frame programatically. It should already be the size it should be when you call initWithImage:.

Answer 2

Make use of unedited image which does not contain the blank area. this will work fine.
Check replacing this [backgroundImageView setFrame:[[self view] bounds]]; with the following code.
int statusBarHeight = statusBar.frame.size.height;
backgroundImageView.frame = CGRectMake(0 ,statusBarHeight,self.view.frame.size.width , self.view.frame.size.height-statusBarHeight);