diff --git a/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js b/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
--- a/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/account/logged-out-modal.react.js
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
   return React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <>
-        <ConnectedStatusBar barStyle="light-content" />
+        <ConnectedStatusBar barStyle="light" />
         <Image source={backgroundSource} style={backgroundStyle} />
         <SafeAreaView style={styles.container} edges={safeAreaEdges}>
           <KeyboardAvoidingView behavior="padding" style={styles.container}>
diff --git a/native/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/native/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
--- a/native/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/native/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <resources>
-  <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar">
+  <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.EdgeToEdge">
     <item name="android:editTextBackground">@drawable/rn_edit_text_material</item>
   </style>
   <style name="Theme.App.SplashScreen" parent="AppTheme">
diff --git a/native/components/full-screen-view-modal.react.js b/native/components/full-screen-view-modal.react.js
--- a/native/components/full-screen-view-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/components/full-screen-view-modal.react.js
@@ -718,12 +718,7 @@
 
   const { children, saveContentCallback, copyContentCallback } = props;
 
-  // a temporary solution for https://linear.app/comm/issue/ENG-10294 is to not
-  // hide status bar on Android
-  // after RN upgrade remove platform check so we can also hide the status bar
-  // on Android
-  const statusBar =
-    isActive && Platform.OS === 'ios' ? <ConnectedStatusBar hidden /> : null;
+  const statusBar = isActive && <ConnectedStatusBar hidden />;
 
   let saveButton;
   if (saveContentCallback) {
diff --git a/native/connected-status-bar.react.js b/native/connected-status-bar.react.js
--- a/native/connected-status-bar.react.js
+++ b/native/connected-status-bar.react.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { StatusBar, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { SystemBars } from 'react-native-edge-to-edge';
 
 import { globalLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 
 import { useSelector } from './redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +barStyle?: 'default' | 'light-content' | 'dark-content',
+  +barStyle?: 'default' | 'light' | 'dark',
   +animated?: boolean,
   +hidden?: boolean,
 };
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@
 
   let barStyle = inBarStyle;
   if (!barStyle) {
-    if (Platform.OS !== 'android' && activeTheme === 'light') {
-      barStyle = 'dark-content';
+    if (activeTheme === 'light') {
+      barStyle = 'dark';
     } else {
-      barStyle = 'light-content';
+      barStyle = 'light';
     }
   }
 
   const fetchingSomething = globalLoadingStatus === 'loading';
   return (
-    <StatusBar
+    <SystemBars
       {...statusBarProps}
-      barStyle={barStyle}
+      style={barStyle}
       networkActivityIndicatorVisible={fetchingSomething}
     />
   );
diff --git a/native/crash.react.js b/native/crash.react.js
--- a/native/crash.react.js
+++ b/native/crash.react.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
-        <ConnectedStatusBar barStyle="dark-content" />
+        <ConnectedStatusBar barStyle="dark" />
         <Icon name="bug" size={32} color="red" />
         <Text style={styles.header}>{this.errorTitle}</Text>
         <Text style={styles.text}>I&rsquo;m sorry, but the app crashed.</Text>
diff --git a/native/media/camera-modal.react.js b/native/media/camera-modal.react.js
--- a/native/media/camera-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/media/camera-modal.react.js
@@ -875,8 +875,13 @@
     );
   };
 
-  const statusBar = isActive ? <ConnectedStatusBar hidden /> : null;
+  const statusBar = isActive ? (
+    <ConnectedStatusBar hidden />
+  ) : (
+    <ConnectedStatusBar hidden={false} />
+  );
   const device = useCameraDevice(useFrontCamera ? 'front' : 'back');
+
   if (!device) {
     return (
       <View style={styles.authorizationDeniedContainer}>
diff --git a/native/package.json b/native/package.json
--- a/native/package.json
+++ b/native/package.json
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-native": "0.80.1",
     "react-native-device-info": "^10.3.0",
+    "react-native-edge-to-edge": "1.6.0",
     "react-native-figma-squircle": "^0.1.2",
     "react-native-floating-action": "^1.22.0",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.20.0",