iOS Blur Effect

iOSBlurEffect.m

#import "UIImage+ImageEffects.h"

// Take a snapshot of whatever view you want to blur
UIImage *image;
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(myView.bounds.size);
[myView drawViewHierarchyInRect:myView.bounds afterScreenUpdates:true];
image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

// Then set the background of whatever other view to be the blurry version of the snapshot
myBlurryView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[image applyDarkEffect]];

// also available: applyLightEffect, applyExtraLightEffect