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PhoneGap: removing the iOS 7 status bar

A quick guide removing the iOS 7 status bar:

  • Visit https://github.com/phonegap-build/StatusBarPlugin
  • Add the plugin: cordova add plugin https://github.com/phonegap-build/StatusBarPlugin.git
  • Add this to your config.xml: 
    <gap:plugin name="com.phonegap.plugin.statusbar" />
<gap:config-file platform="ios" parent="UIStatusBarHidden">
    <true/>
</gap:config-file>
<gap:config-file platform="ios" parent="UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance">
    <false/>
</gap:config-file>
<preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
  • Rebuild: phonegap build ios