Starting from iOS 7.1 SUDDENLY even if u set UIToolBar appearance tint color newly created tool bar tint color will be default and not the one u set. Not sure when is actually applied and are other elements affected, but to apply to prev next segmented control application color theme _prevNext.tintColor should be set from [UIToolbar appearance].tintColor instead of UIToolbar actionBar object tintColor property as it is not set at that moment