When you changed your view controller to "Top Bar : Translucent Navigation Bar.", that is under "Simulated Metrics". Changing that value tells Xcode that the view controller will have a navigation bar, it does not actually create a navigation bar. I suggest you either
- Embed your view controller in a navigation controller (there is no rule that says you have to push anything from your navigation controller, and you might decide to add features in the future)
- Use a toolbar instead of a navigation bar
- Just use a label if all you want is a title on your view controller.