 <p>It might be possible, try setting the window background color to clear, as well as the view controller's view background color.</p> <p>I say it might be possible because I've seen my home screen while using some apps, for example, the Facebook app sometimes shows it during a transition (it might be a bug on either Facebook or the OS).</p> <p>Anyway, I'm pretty sure that kind of app would be rejected from the App Store, so be advised.</p>