Xcode Persistent Tab Bar Navigation
<p>So I'm building an app where I need a persistent tab bar navigation at the bottom of the screen, exactly like how the Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram iOS apps do. Now whilst I can use a TabBarController and link the main pages of the app, I need the TabBar to be present on every page and not just the first page of each section.</p>

<p>I tried creating a UITabBar class and importing it into one of my ViewControllerClasses so that I don't have to add a TabBar on every single view. But when I add this UITabBar class as a subview of the ViewController I can't seem to change any of it's properties such as background colour.</p>

<p>Can anyone suggest what might be wrong or suggest any better methods of approaching a persistent tab bar navigation on every page of the app?</p>