SystemChrome.setSystemUIOverlayStyle(SystemUiOverlayStyle(statusBarColor: theme.themeData.primaryColor)) does not work when targeting android 15 api 35

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Update documentation to warn about this situation and use api branching to not call the removed apis related to status bar color.

Update Docs to Warn Users Edge-To-Edge opt out is being deprecated fo…

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Is there any update on this?
I still experience the issue, that I cant change the color of the statusbar and navbar with Android 35.

@Argaros

@Argaros the update is to our documentation saying that android removed this ability. Not a change in behavior.
If you want the status bar color to change you will need to put a widget pinned to the top of the screen with the color you want.

Can you fix this.. SystemChrome.setSystemUIOverlayStyle does not work.

Anotated region does not work too. On Android API 35+

@ marciofrayze didn't liked my comment, wonder why. If you don't complain things will never change my friend.

@vfthome-eleme

@vfthome-eleme pull requests welcome.

so the framework already have comments that mentions that :

flutter/packages/flutter/lib/src/services/system_chrome.dart

Lines 716 to 727 in 3159262

    
             /// If your app targets Android SDK 15 (API 35), then your Flutter app uses [SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge] by default 
        
             /// on Android. When in [SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge], [SystemUiOverlayStyle.statusBarColor] and 
        
             /// [SystemUiOverlayStyle.systemNavigationBarColor] will not work unless the app opts out 
        
             /// instructions found in 
        
             /// https://docs.flutter.dev/release/breaking-changes/default-systemuimode-edge-to-edge. 
        
             /// 
        
             /// If your app targets Android SDK 16 (API 36) or later, then your Flutter app uses [SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge] by default 
        
             /// on Android, and there is no way to opt out. This means [SystemUiOverlayStyle.statusBarColor] and 
        
             /// [SystemUiOverlayStyle.systemNavigationBarColor] will not work. 
        
             /// 
        
             /// To imperatively set the style of the system overlays, use [SystemChrome.setSystemUIOverlayStyle]. 
        
             ///

which in return calls :

flutter/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java

Lines 120 to 124 in 3159262

    
           @Override 
        
           public void setSystemUiOverlayStyle( 
        
               @NonNull PlatformChannel.SystemChromeStyle systemUiOverlayStyle) { 
        
             setSystemChromeSystemUIOverlayStyle(systemUiOverlayStyle); 
        
           }

that calls :

flutter/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/platform/PlatformPlugin.java

Lines 428 to 437 in 3159262

    
             /** 
        
              * @deprecated This method is outdated because it calls {@code setStatusBarColor}, {@code 
        
              *     setNavigationBarColor} and {@code setNavigationBarDividerColor}, which are deprecated in 
        
              *     Android 15 and above, meaning calls to this method will have no effect on those versions. 
        
              *     Consider using the 
        
              *     [WindowInsetsController](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/WindowInsetsController) 
        
              *     or other Android 15+ APIs for system UI styling. 
        
              */ 
        
             @Deprecated 
        
             private void setSystemChromeSystemUIOverlayStyle(

so both the framework and the engine mentions that , so i think this can be closed

Yes I agree this can be closed now that the documentation is in place.

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	/// If your app targets Android SDK 15 (API 35), then your Flutter app uses [SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge] by default
	/// on Android. When in [SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge], [SystemUiOverlayStyle.statusBarColor] and
	/// [SystemUiOverlayStyle.systemNavigationBarColor] will not work unless the app opts out
	/// instructions found in
	/// https://docs.flutter.dev/release/breaking-changes/default-systemuimode-edge-to-edge.
	///
	/// If your app targets Android SDK 16 (API 36) or later, then your Flutter app uses [SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge] by default
	/// on Android, and there is no way to opt out. This means [SystemUiOverlayStyle.statusBarColor] and
	/// [SystemUiOverlayStyle.systemNavigationBarColor] will not work.
	///
	/// To imperatively set the style of the system overlays, use [SystemChrome.setSystemUIOverlayStyle].
	///

	@Override
	public void setSystemUiOverlayStyle(
	@NonNull PlatformChannel.SystemChromeStyle systemUiOverlayStyle) {
	setSystemChromeSystemUIOverlayStyle(systemUiOverlayStyle);
	}

	/**
	* @deprecated This method is outdated because it calls {@code setStatusBarColor}, {@code
	* setNavigationBarColor} and {@code setNavigationBarDividerColor}, which are deprecated in
	* Android 15 and above, meaning calls to this method will have no effect on those versions.
	* Consider using the
	* [WindowInsetsController](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/WindowInsetsController)
	* or other Android 15+ APIs for system UI styling.
	*/
	@Deprecated
	private void setSystemChromeSystemUIOverlayStyle(

SystemChrome.setSystemUIOverlayStyle(SystemUiOverlayStyle(statusBarColor: theme.themeData.primaryColor)) does not work when targeting android 15 api 35 #163545

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