diff --git a/config.xml b/config.xml
index 8d93693b2..1498e73e0 100644
--- a/config.xml
+++ b/config.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Compatibility" />
     <preference name="iosPersistentFileLocation" value="Compatibility" />
     <preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen" />
-    <preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="3000" />
+    <preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="10000" />
     <preference name="SplashMaintainAspectRatio" value="true" />
     <feature name="StatusBar">
         <param name="ios-package" onload="true" value="CDVStatusBar" />
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 22f8c0aec..5af93f0fe 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ export class MoodleMobileApp implements OnInit {
         platform.ready().then(() => {
             // Okay, so the platform is ready and our plugins are available.
             // Here you can do any higher level native things you might need.
-            statusBar.styleDefault();
+            if (platform.is('android')) {
+                statusBar.styleLightContent();
+            } else {
+                statusBar.styleDefault();
+            }
+
             splashScreen.hide();
         });