我知道这是一个老话题，但我找到了一个非常有效的解决方案:

子类UINavigationBar。 在你的UINavigationBar子类中，用下面的代码重写didAddSubview:

- (void)didAddSubview:(UIView *)subview
{
    [super didAddSubview:subview];

    if ([subview isKindOfClass:[UIImageView class]]) {
        [subview setClipsToBounds:YES];
    }
}

适用于iOS 13+

窍门是用透明背景初始化'UINavigationBarAppearance'。然后，您可以轻松地删除导航栏的水平线。

let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
appearance.configureWithTransparentBackground()
appearance.backgroundColor = .green // Required background color

最后，按照apple的建议将外观更改添加到导航项中。

self.navigationItem.standardAppearance = appearance
self.navigationItem.scrollEdgeAppearance = appearance
self.navigationItem.compactAppearance = appearance

编写自己的初始化式:D

import Foundation
import UIKit

extension UINavigationController {
    convenience init(rootViewController : UIViewController, hidesShadow : Bool) {
        self.init(rootViewController : rootViewController)
        self.navigationBar.setValue(hidesShadow, forKey: "hidesShadow")
        if hidesShadow {
            self.extendedLayoutIncludesOpaqueBars = true
            self.navigationBar.isTranslucent = false 
        }
    }
}

Slightly Swift Solution 
func setGlobalAppearanceCharacteristics () {
    let navigationBarAppearace = UINavigationBar.appearance()
    navigationBarAppearace.tintColor = UIColor.white
    navigationBarAppearace.barTintColor = UIColor.blue
    navigationBarAppearace.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: UIBarMetrics.default)
    navigationBarAppearace.shadowImage = UIImage()

}

pxpgraphics对Swift 3.0的回答。

import Foundation
import UIKit

extension UINavigationBar {

  func hideBottomHairline() {
    let navigationBarImageView = hairlineImageViewInNavigationBar(view: self)
    navigationBarImageView!.isHidden = true
  }

  func showBottomHairline() {
    let navigationBarImageView = hairlineImageViewInNavigationBar(view: self)
    navigationBarImageView!.isHidden = false
  }

  private func hairlineImageViewInNavigationBar(view: UIView) -> UIImageView? {
    if view is UIImageView && view.bounds.height <= 1.0 {
      return (view as! UIImageView)
    }

    let subviews = (view.subviews as [UIView])
    for subview: UIView in subviews {
      if let imageView: UIImageView = hairlineImageViewInNavigationBar(view: subview) {
        return imageView
      }
    }
    return nil
  }
}

extension UIToolbar {

  func hideHairline() {
    let navigationBarImageView = hairlineImageViewInToolbar(view: self)
    navigationBarImageView!.isHidden = true
  }

  func showHairline() {
    let navigationBarImageView = hairlineImageViewInToolbar(view: self)
    navigationBarImageView!.isHidden = false
  }

  private func hairlineImageViewInToolbar(view: UIView) -> UIImageView? {
    if view is UIImageView && view.bounds.height <= 1.0 {
      return (view as! UIImageView)
    }

    let subviews = (view.subviews as [UIView])
    for subview: UIView in subviews {
      if let imageView: UIImageView = hairlineImageViewInToolbar(view: subview) {
        return imageView
      }
    }
    return nil
  }
}

从iOS 13开始，就有一个系统API来设置或删除阴影

UIKit使用shadowImage和shadowColor属性来确定阴影的 外观。当shadowImage为nil时，该工具条显示默认的着色阴影 根据shadowColor属性中的值。如果shadowColor为nil或 包含clearColor颜色，条显示没有阴影。

    let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
    appearance.shadowImage = nil
    appearance.shadowColor = nil
    navigationController.navigationBar.standardAppearance = appearance

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uibarappearance/3198009-shadowimage