Unable to change background color of static table view cell on iOS 7 (iPad)

Question

I am unable to change the background color of static UITableViewCells on iOS 7, when running on iPad device. You can easily check this with following setup:

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Answer 1

According to Apple's doc:

Whether you use a predefined or custom cell, you can change the cell’s background using the backgroundView property or by changing the inherited backgroundColor property. In iOS 7, cells have a white background by default; in earlier versions of iOS, cells inherit the background color of the enclosing table view. If you want to change the background color of a cell, do so in the tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath: method of your table view delegate.

So no matter what color you set in tableView:cellForRowAtIndexPath:, iOS 7 changes it to white later. Just set it in tableView:willDisplayCell:forRowAtIndexPath:. Worked for me perfectly.