Just a code Snippet and three files to improve the (broken/too small/impossible to catch) UISlider from Apple. CGRect rect = CGRectMake (16.0, 262.0, 284.0, 35.0); //last size of cgrect is important : thumb is 34 pixels high accuracySlider.frame = rect; UIImage* thumbImage = UIImage imageNamed:@”thumb.png”; accuracySlider setThumbImage:thumbImage forState:UIControlStateNormal; UIImage* leftImage = UIImage imageNamed:@”left.png”; leftImage stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:5 [...]