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I'm using Accompanist `systemUiController.setSystemBarsColor()` to set dark icons. When I switch between apps using gesture navigation there is a lag in my test app where the system icons are momentarily white before changing back to black. Is there a way to avoid this? (Video and code in thread.)

Pixel_4a_systemUiController.mp4

This code is based on the sample at <https://google.github.io/accompanist/systemuicontroller/>:
```setContent {
    val systemUiController = rememberSystemUiController()
    val useDarkIcons = MaterialTheme.colors.isLight
    SideEffect {
        systemUiController.setSystemBarsColor(
            color = Color.Gray,
            darkIcons = useDarkIcons
        )
    }
    Box (modifier = Modifier.background(Color.LightGray).fillMaxSize()) {
        Text("systemUiController test")
    }
}```
(This is on a Pixel 4a, API 30, on the emulator.)

Not sure if this is just normal android behaviour with system status, have you tried doing the same test but without using compose?

This is the system behavior on API 30 when you are using `WindowInsetsController.setSystemBarsAppearance()`, which is what accompanist uses under the hood. If you want to eliminate the lag, you need to set `android:windowLightStatusBar` in your xml theme.
Edit: Tried on Android 12 and it seems that there's no lag any more so this is only a problem on Android 11.

Thanks Albert. Now all I have to do is figure out where to put the `android:windowLightStatusBar` (All my experience on Android is Compose -- no xml so far.) :)

Thanks that worked. (Do you consider the Android 11 vs. Android 12 behavior a bug?)

Even if it is a bug it is already fixed and the fix isn't likely to be back ported to Android 11 considering the severity.