diff --git a/ios/AlmaZBarReaderViewController.m b/ios/AlmaZBarReaderViewController.m
index 8d33e22..c126506 100644
--- a/ios/AlmaZBarReaderViewController.m
+++ b/ios/AlmaZBarReaderViewController.m
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
     button.clipsToBounds = YES;
     // Set a new (x,y) point for the button's center
     
-    UIImage *btnImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"flash.png"];
-    
-    [button setImage:btnImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+
 
     //[button setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:.859 green:.765 blue:.616 alpha:1.0] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];
     
@@ -52,6 +50,9 @@
     [self.view addSubview:button];
     
 }
+- (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden {
+    return YES;
+}
 
 - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
     [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];