Ionic-native: statusBar.styleDefault() is not working on @ionic-native/status-bar: "3.12.1"

[Sampath-Lokuge]

[X ] bug report

Current behavior:
this.statusBar.styleDefault(); is not working.

Expected behavior:
I need black symbols on status bar hence my background color is white.

Related code:

 this.platform.ready().then(() => {
      this.statusBar.show();
       this.statusBar.styleDefault();
       this.statusBar.backgroundColorByHexString("#ffffff");
    });

package.json info:

{
  "name": "ionic-hello-world",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "author": "Ionic Framework",
  "homepage": "http://ionicframework.com/",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "clean": "ionic-app-scripts clean",
    "build": "ionic-app-scripts build",
    "ionic:build": "ionic-app-scripts build --prod",
    "ionic:serve": "ionic-app-scripts serve"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/compiler": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/core": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/forms": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/http": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "4.1.3",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "4.1.3",
    "@ionic-native/brightness": "^3.10.3",
    "@ionic-native/core": "3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/facebook": "^3.5.0",
    "@ionic-native/network": "^3.11.0",
    "@ionic-native/splash-screen": "3.12.1",
    "@ionic-native/status-bar": "3.12.1",
    "@ionic/storage": "2.0.1",
    "cordova-android": "^6.2.3",
    "cordova-plugin-brightness": "^0.1.5",
    "cordova-plugin-facebook4": "^1.9.0",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar": "~2.2.1",
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist": "^1.3.1",
    "ionic-angular": "3.4.2",
    "ionic-plugin-keyboard": "^2.2.1",
    "ionicons": "3.0.0",
    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
    "rxjs": "5.4.0",
    "sw-toolbox": "3.6.0",
    "zone.js": "0.8.12",
    "cordova-plugin-network-information": "~1.3.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@ionic/app-scripts": "1.3.8",
    "@ionic/cli-plugin-cordova": "1.4.0",
    "@ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular": "1.3.1",
    "@types/nprogress": "0.0.29",
    "nprogress": "^0.2.0",
    "typescript": "2.3.3"
  },
  "cordovaPlugins": [
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist",
    "ionic-plugin-keyboard"
  ],
  "cordovaPlatforms": [],
  "description": "An Ionic project",
  "cordova": {
    "platforms": [
      "android"
    ],
    "plugins": {
      "cordova-plugin-whitelist": {},
      "ionic-plugin-keyboard": {},
      "cordova-plugin-brightness": {},
      "cordova-plugin-statusbar": {},
      "cordova-plugin-facebook4": {
        "APP_ID": "60",
        "APP_NAME": "app"
      },
      "cordova-plugin-network-information": {}
    }
  }
}

[ngfk]

Still seems to be broken (v4.1.0). If you're looking for a workaround I simply ended up using the plugin directly instead of with ionics wrapper.

(window as any).StatusBar.styleDefault();

[hayuki]

It's still a bug on Android, even on version 4.7.0 - I tried using it and no luck. Perhaps someone can look into it?