React-native-navigation: [v2] Setting the Statusbar style is not taking precedence

[AbanoubNassem]

Issue Description

Setting the Statusbar style is not taking precedence , it doesn't change the styling at all

Navigation.events().registerAppLaunchedListener(() => {

    Navigation.setDefaultOptions({
        statusBar: {
            backgroundColor: 'black',
            style: 'light',
        }
    });

    Navigation.setRoot({
        root: {
            sideMenu: {
                left: {
                    component: {
                        name: 'Side',
                        passProps: {
                            text: 'This is a left side menu screen'
                        }
                    }
                },
                center: {
                    stack: {
                        children: [
                            {
                                component: {
                                    name: 'Home',
                                    options: {
                                        topBar: {
                                            title: {
                                                text: 'Home'
                                            }
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        ],
                        options: {}
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    });
});

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Environment

• React Native Navigation version: 2.0.2374
• React Native version: 0.56.0-rc.3
• Platform(s) : both
• Device info : Debug Emulators

[jacobrosenskold]

Setting default options statusBar: { style: 'light' } makes the status bar disappear on all screens.

[hans0low]

Isn't statusBar: { style: 'light' } supposed to make the statusBar white? I am seeing it disappear all together.

[lukebrandonfarrell]

+1 I'm also experiencing the problem of the status bar disappearing when set to 'light'.

    "react": "16.4.1",    
    "react-native": "0.55.4",
    "react-native-navigation": "^2.0.2452",

[mattrw89]

My issue is that I cannot seem to change the status bar style to 'light' at all.

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