半透明状态栏(iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch)

I've been looking around and it seems like the answer is no, but the posts are dated so I was wondering if this has changed. Is it possible to set the status bar to translucent? I'm trying to do a fade-in/fade-out effect on a multitouch tap but the status bar keeps coming up as solid black.I've been looking around and it seems like the