# Status bar issue

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [September 8, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662 "2018-09-08T09:34:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/1 "2018-09-08T09:34:23Z")

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Hello, I want my app to be displayed in full screen but the thing is that when I remove the showstatusbar and turn it off the status bar doesn’t show anymore but a blank space appears to replace it, making it even worse than at the beginning.

How may I fix this ?  
Thank You

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**Author:** ![Conor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Conor](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Conor)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/2 "2018-09-08T09:57:22Z")

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This is a known issue. See here:

> [@Latest Thunkable ✕ Release - Compatibility with Android 8.0 / API 26](https://community.thunkable.com/t/latest-thunkable-release-compatibility-with-android-8-0-api-26/43780/1):
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> Hide status bar bug - A blank status bar will still show up even if hide status bar is set to false; we are hoping to fix this soon

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**Author:** ![AcrobatEpee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/acrobatepee/32/26336_2.png) [@AcrobatEpee](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AcrobatEpee)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/3 "2018-09-08T12:35:17Z")

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Is it supposed to make this bug on iOS as well ?

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**Author:** ![Rob\_Schoemaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rob_schoemaker/32/21023_2.png) [@Rob\_Schoemaker](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rob_Schoemaker)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/4 "2018-09-09T14:51:37Z")

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Yes, issue also appears in iOS

Regards Rob

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**Author:** ![maptheunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maptheunknown](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maptheunknown)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/5 "2020-03-25T20:57:05Z")

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Any update on this? Was this fixed?

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**Author:** ![Deluxe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deluxe/32/30016_2.png) [@Deluxe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Deluxe)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/6 "2020-05-30T23:24:46Z")

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Still seeing this. Any update or workaround?

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/status-bar-issue/45662/7 "2024-11-08T11:28:53Z")

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