objective c - Capture iPhone screen with status bar included?

Question

I am looking for a way to capture a screenshot on the iPhone with the top status bar included, I am currently using the following code:

    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(self.view.bounds.size); //self.view.window.frame.size
[self.view.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()];
UIImage *viewImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(viewImage, nil, nil, nil);

The above code sucessfully takes a screenshot of the iPhone UIView but does not include the top status bar (In its place is just a blank 20px space).

Answer 1

As of iOS 7, you can do this without the use of private APIs using

UIView *screenshotView = [[UIScreen mainScreen] snapshotViewAfterScreenUpdates:NO];

See my answer to this question:

Moving status bar in iOS 7