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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Preferences
 
         <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
 
-- __StatusBarBackgroundColor__ (color hex string, defaults to #000000). On iOS 7 and Android 5, set the background color of the statusbar by a hex string (#RRGGBB) at startup.
+- __StatusBarBackgroundColor__ (color hex string, no default value). On iOS 7, set the background color of the statusbar by a hex string (#RRGGBB) at startup. If this value is not set, the background color will be transparent.
 
         <preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="#000000" />