How to change the status bar color in Ionic

Question

How to change the color of the StatusBar in an Ionic application?

Accepted Answer

Using the cordova plugin *status-bar*

Accepted Answer

```
angular.module(‘myApp’, ['ionic'])
    .run(function($ionicPlatform) {
        $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {
                window.StatusBar.styleLightContent();
        });
    });
```

Accepted Answer

Using the Ionic config.xml file: 

```
<preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="lightcontent" />
```

Answer

```
angular.module(‘myApp’, ['ionic'])
    .run(function($ionicPlatform) {
        $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {
                window.cordova.plugins.StatusBar.styleDefault();
        });
    });
```

Question from the Ionic Framework test

How to change the status bar color in Ionic