diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/MainActivity.kt
index e25a34f..1ef2e30 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
+import android.graphics.Color
+import androidx.activity.SystemBarStyle
 import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
 import androidx.activity.viewModels
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-        enableEdgeToEdge()
+        enableEdgeToEdge(
+            statusBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.light(Color.TRANSPARENT, Color.TRANSPARENT)
+        )
 
         setContent {
             SimpleWeatherTheme {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/theme/SimpleWeatherTheme.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/theme/SimpleWeatherTheme.kt
index 9569f95..d6d5d54 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/theme/SimpleWeatherTheme.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wassupluke/widgets/ui/theme/SimpleWeatherTheme.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 package com.wassupluke.widgets.ui.theme
 
-import android.app.Activity
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.dynamicLightColorScheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.lightColorScheme
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.SideEffect
-import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.toArgb
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
-import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalView
-import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
 
 @Composable
 fun SimpleWeatherTheme(content: @Composable () -> Unit) {
@@ -21,15 +16,6 @@ fun SimpleWeatherTheme(content: @Composable () -> Unit) {
         lightColorScheme()
     }
 
-    val view = LocalView.current
-    if (!view.isInEditMode) {
-        SideEffect {
-            val window = (view.context as Activity).window
-            // Set status bar icons to dark since we are using a light theme
-            WindowCompat.getInsetsController(window, view).isAppearanceLightStatusBars = true
-        }
-    }
-
     MaterialTheme(
         colorScheme = colorScheme,
         content = content