Is there a way to change the Android status bar color with React Native?

Question

I just got started with React Native for Android, and I\'m trying to figure out if there\'s a way to change the status bar color for Android...

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Answer 1

If you are using Expo for React Native then here is the solution for setting Android Status Bar Color.

First of all, In your app.json file add the code:

{
  "expo": {
    "sdkVersion": "Your given Version",
    "androidStatusBar": {
       "backgroundColor": "#4e2ba1" (Your desirable android Status Bar Color before the app loads)
    }
   }    
}

And then Go to Your Main Component or App.js, import 'StatusBar' from 'react-native'. Then add Following Code in return:

return(
     (Do not forget to style flex as 1)
      
      
   
);

Here, we are setting the status bar color as Black but with 0.2 opacity. Your statusBar Color will be the same as your headerStyle background Color for Stack Navigator but a bit darker. For standard Android App, this is how the StatusBar color is set. Also, Make it translucent so that your app draws under the status Bar and looks nice.

It hope this works perfectly for you.