[FIXED] How can Ionic be setup to render in the iOS style by default?

Issue

Right now the ionic app renders with android styling by default. Instead of using the ?ionicplatform=ios param every single time I'd like that to be the default option.

I looked for hints in the config.xml as well as the config settings in app.module.ts such as:

IonicModule.forRoot(
      MyApp, 
      {
        swipeBackEnabled: true,
        platforms: {
          ios: {
            swipeBackEnabled: true,
            statusbarPadding: false
          }
        }
      }
    ),

and was unable to find an elegant way of doing it...Any ideas?

Solution

You just need to do this:

app.module.ts

imports: [
IonicModule.forRoot(MyApp,{
    mode: 'ios'
})
],

Note: From @sebaferreras

Btw, by setting this config the app will use the ios styles and components even if you run it on an Android device. Please notice that ?ionicplatform=ios is just used to see how the app looks like when using the browser, but does not affect how the app is built. But setting mode: 'ios' will force the ios mode and apply the ios styles even if you build and create a .apk file.

Answered By - Sampath
Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (JavaFixing Admin)