# iOS 27.2 regression: WKWebView loses left/right safe-area margins and status bar affects layout on physical devices ## Description After upgrading a physical iPhone to iOS 27.2, my Ionic Angular application running on Cordova no longer renders correctly. The left and right black areas that were previously visible along the screen edges have disappeared, and the iOS status bar (time, network connectivity, and battery) is now visible in a way that affects the app's layout. Some UI components are consequently shifted from their expected positions. For example, some of the header components are pushed as the status bar starts to appear(status bar does not show on iOS 27.1 or lower) **The same app works correctly on iOS 27.1 on the same device.** The problem only appears after upgrading to iOS 27.2. Interestingly, I cannot reproduce the issue in the iOS simulator, even when running the same app on the iOS 27.2 simulator. So far, the issue appears to affect physical devices only. ## Expected behavior The app should retain its previous layout, including the black areas on the left and right edges(safe area view). The status bar and safe-area handling should remain consistent with the behavior on iOS 27.1, without unexpectedly shifting UI components. ## Actual behavior - The black areas on the left and right edges disappear. - The iOS status bar becomes visible and appears to affect the page layout. - Some UI components are shifted from their expected positions. - The issue occurs on a physical device running iOS 27.2 but cannot currently be reproduced in the simulator. ## Current configuration My `config.xml` contains: ```xml <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="false" /> ``` My viewport meta tag is: ```html <meta name="viewport" content="viewport-fit=cover, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> ``` I am using Ionic Angular with Cordova and an embedded iOS WebView. ## Steps to reproduce 1. Install and launch the app on a physical iPhone running iOS 27.1. 2. Observe that the layout and left/right black areas render as expected. 3. Upgrade the same device to iOS 27.2. 4. Launch the same app build. 5. Observe that the black areas disappear and the status bar/layout behavior changes. The issue has not been reproduced in the simulator. ## Questions 1. Has there been a change in iOS 27.2 affecting `WKWebView` safe-area insets, viewport sizing, or status-bar layout? 2. Could the native WebView frame or safe-area handling behave differently on physical devices compared with the simulator? 3. Is there a known workaround that does not require upgrading `cordova-ios`? 4. Is this more likely to be an iOS/WebKit regression or an incompatibility with the Cordova StatusBar plugin? I would appreciate any guidance on how to diagnose or work around this issue. I can provide screenshots from iOS 27.1 and 27.2, as well as additional diagnostics, if helpful. ## Environment - Framework: Ionic Angular - Platform: Cordova iOS - Affected OS: iOS 27.2 - Previously working OS: iOS 27.1 - Device: iPhone (physical device; exact model to be provided) - Simulator: Issue not reproducible - `StatusBarOverlaysWebView`: `false` - Viewport: `viewport-fit=cover`