Github user shazron commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-statusbar/pull/5#issuecomment-41101919
The reason this line is there is, when the preference
StatusBarOverlaysWebView is set to false (by default it is true), you can still
see the text, because of the black background.
To see what I mean:
1. Create a new project
2. Install the StatusBar plugin
3. Change the preference to:
```
<preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="false" />
```
If your patch was applied, the statusbar text will not be visible.
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