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

There is a much easier way to override the cell background color. Subclass UITableViewCell and set it as the class for the static tableview cell. Then override:

-(void) willMoveToSuperview:(UIView *)newSuperview  {
    self.backgroundColor = [UIColor ...];
}

where [UIColor ...] = whatever color you want (e.g. [UIColor clearColor] etc);