Problem:
– Having empty white space on top of Windows 10 Mobile Emulator
Cause:
– The status bar is not set correctly
Solution:
– Set background color for the status bar
– Hide the status bar if needed
Set the code below in App.cs OnLaunched
Code:
//Set Status bar if (Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar")) { var statusBar = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar.GetForCurrentView(); statusBar.BackgroundColor = Windows.UI.Colors.Green; statusBar.BackgroundOpacity = 1; await statusBar.HideAsync(); }
Note:
You must add reference to Extensions | Windows Mobile Extensions for the UWP