# Change Status Bar Color in Android

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-status-bar-color-in-android/39906>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [December 24, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-status-bar-color-in-android/39906 "2015-12-24T21:32:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/change-status-bar-color-in-android/39906/1 "2015-12-24T21:32:32Z")

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I’m trying to change my status bar color and it’s not working.

I’ve tried with StatusBar directly from native cordova, and later I’ve tried with $cordovaStatusbar plugin.  
Both cases I tested on my device (LG G3 - Android 5.0) and it’s NOT WORK =(.

I tested on simulator (Genymotion) in versions above 5.0, and it’s work.

Is this normal?

My currently code is, in **app.run()**

```
$ionicPlatform.ready(function() {
	
	// Hide the accessory bar by default (remove this to show the accessory bar above the keyboard
	// for form inputs)
	if (window.cordova && window.cordova.plugins.Keyboard) {
		cordova.plugins.Keyboard.hideKeyboardAccessoryBar(true);
		cordova.plugins.Keyboard.disableScroll(true);
	}
	
	if (window.StatusBar) {
		// org.apache.cordova.statusbar required

		if (ionic.Platform.isAndroid()) {
			//StatusBar.backgroundColorByHexString("#60C7CC");
			$cordovaStatusbar.styleHex('#60C7CC');
		} else {
			StatusBar.styleLightContent();
		}
	}
	
});
```