I'm using the following code to show in-app sms. My app don't have a status bar. (I'm using 320x480 pixels screen in portrait view). the problem is that when I load the controller, the screen becomes black as you can see from the image... http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg211/scaled.php?server=211&filename=schermata092456187alle1.png&res=landing this is the code: MFMessageComposeViewController *picker = [[MFMessageComposeViewController alloc] init]; picker.messageComposeDelegate = self; picker.recipients = [NSArray arrayWithObject:@"123456789"]; // your recipient number or self for testing picker.body = @"test"; [self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES];