 	/// Each time a volume button is pressed, the timer is invalidated and set again with duration `minimumVisibleDuration`.
 	fileprivate var hideTimer: Timer?
 	
+	/// A Bool representing whether or not the volume bar is showing.
+	fileprivate var isHidden: Bool = true {
+		didSet {
+			volumeWindow.windowLevel = isHidden ? UIWindowLevelNormal : UIWindowLevelStatusBar + 1
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/// A Bool that reflects whether the status bar should actually be hidden.
 	///
 	/// On iPhone, the status bar is always hidden when the device is in landscape mode,

		observingVolumeChanges = true
		
		// Add the hidden `MPVolumeView`.
		UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.addSubview(volumeView)
		
		// Initialize the audio session
		do {

			default: break
			}
		}) { (completed) in
			self.isHidden = true
			self.delegate?.volumeBarDidHide(self)
			self.volumeViewController.view.transform = .identity
		}
