diff --git a/src/build/template.html b/src/build/template.html
index 4f55a0e0..cf0cbfa8 100644
--- a/src/build/template.html
+++ b/src/build/template.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" >
   <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
   <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="{intl.appName}">
-  <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black-translucent">
+  <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default">
   <!-- splashscreen for iOS -->
   <link href="/iphone5_splash.png" media="(device-width: 320px) and (device-height: 568px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" rel="apple-touch-startup-image" />
   <link href="/iphone6_splash.png" media="(device-width: 375px) and (device-height: 667px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2)" rel="apple-touch-startup-image" />