Revert "make label transparent instead of shrinking background image."

This reverts commit e5d544c2fbe25f3af9f80de8a57dad2753aaba86.
this change doesn't belong on master nor upstream, was only for Roominant.
Revert "switch to NS... instead of UI... because iOS6 deprecation."

This reverts commit 066c384c730eef5b85e6c502b27ea6f387c7a851.
this change doesn't belong on master or upstream, was only for roominant.