navigationColor not respected in Android 16

[ajuvonen]

Describe the bug
I apologize if this is not an issue with Bubblewrap. I have a TWA created with Bubblewrap-CLI. The manifest file includes the navigationColor property. A Samsung Galaxy S23+ running Android 15 correctly handles the navigationColor. A Samsung Galaxy S25+ running Android 16 does not, the navigation bar is in its default grey color. Both devices use the same Chromium-based browser, and I can observe navigation bar color changing in websites. My app has the assetlinks.json properly in place in the .well-known folder in the root of the website.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install and open a Bubblewrap-created PWA with an Android 16 device. The navigation bar remains grey.

Expected behavior
Navigation bar color respects the navigationColor set in the manifest file.

Screenshots

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: N/A
• Browser: N/A
• Version: N/A

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: Samsung Galaxy S25+
• OS: Android 16
• Browser: Brave
• Version: 1.82.172

Additional context
The screenshot features the wrong behavior on top, and the correct on bottom.

[BigodeHR]

Interessante!

[ajuvonen]

I have upgraded also the Galaxy S23+ used in the testing for this issue to Android 16. The problem started to manifest in that phone also.

[Rorrorror]

Maybe related, as Play Store has a recommendation for this;

_Your app uses deprecated APIs or parameters for edge-to-edge rendering.
One or more of the APIs or parameters you used for edge-to-edge and window rendering have been deprecated in Android 15. Your app uses the following deprecated APIs or parameters:

android.view.Window.setNavigationBarColor
android.view.Window.setStatusBarColor
android.view.Window.getStatusBarColor
These begin in the following places:

J.N.d
J.N.e
com.google.androidbrowserhelper.trusted.WebViewFallbackActivity.onCreate
Migrate to different APIs or parameters to resolve this issue._