Can I disable autolayout for a specific subview at runtime?-Collection of common programming errors

I had the same problem. But i have resolved it Yes you can disable auto layout property at run time for the specific view not for whole xib or storyboard which is set by default in Xcode 4.3 and later.

set TranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to yes, before you set frame of your subview

[self.benchmarkButton removeFromSuperview];
[self.benchmarkButton setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:YES];
[self.benchmarkButton setFrame:CGRectMake(20, self.benchmarkButton.frame.origin.y+40, 260, 30)];
[self.benchmarksView addSubview:self.benchmarkButton];