A PhoneGap-iOS application is just a regular Xcode iOS project.

Hide Status Bar by Configuration

1. Open your Xcode project MyApp.xcodeproj
2. Open your project’s pList file MyApp-Info.plist
3. Add a new row (right-click –> Add Row)
   • Key: “Status bar is initially hidden” (UIStatusBarHidden)
   • Value: YES

Hide Status Bar Programmatically

[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarHidden = YES;