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ionic status bar color

//in config.xml

...
<preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="#2873ED" />
<preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
...

ionic 4 status bar is dark

//FIX: Android - allows icons in statusbar to show clearly.
if (this.platform.is("android")) {
	this.statusBar.styleLightContent();
}