diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 4bd5000e1f..5b0b683223 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ variables:
   PathToCommunityToolkitAnalyzersBenchmarkCsproj: 'src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Analyzers.Benchmarks/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Analyzers.Benchmarks.csproj'
   DotNetMauiRollbackFile: 'https://maui.blob.core.windows.net/metadata/rollbacks/8.0.6.json'
   CommunityToolkitSampleApp_Xcode_Version: '16.2'
-  CommunityToolkitLibrary_Xcode_Version: '16.1'
+  CommunityToolkitLibrary_Xcode_Version: '16.2'
 
 trigger:
   branches:
diff --git a/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Base/BasePage.cs b/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Base/BasePage.cs
index e659b1568e..c88679bddc 100644
--- a/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Base/BasePage.cs
+++ b/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Base/BasePage.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 
 namespace CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample.Pages;
 
-public abstract class BasePage<TViewModel> : BasePage where TViewModel : BaseViewModel
+public abstract class BasePage<TViewModel>(TViewModel viewModel) : BasePage(viewModel)
+	where TViewModel : BaseViewModel
 {
-	protected BasePage(TViewModel viewModel) : base(viewModel)
-	{
-	}
-
 	public new TViewModel BindingContext => (TViewModel)base.BindingContext;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Behaviors/StatusBarBehaviorPage.xaml b/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Behaviors/StatusBarBehaviorPage.xaml
index f86bf5f884..7698437c54 100644
--- a/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Behaviors/StatusBarBehaviorPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/Pages/Behaviors/StatusBarBehaviorPage.xaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     xmlns:mct="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"
     xmlns:pages="clr-namespace:CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample.Pages"
     xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample.ViewModels.Behaviors"
+    xmlns:ios="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.PlatformConfiguration.iOSSpecific;assembly=Microsoft.Maui.Controls"
+    ios:Page.UseSafeArea="True"
     Title="StatusBarBehavior"
     x:DataType="vm:StatusBarBehaviorViewModel"
     x:TypeArguments="vm:StatusBarBehaviorViewModel"
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@
 
     <ScrollView Padding="{StaticResource ContentPadding}">
 
-        <VerticalStackLayout Padding="15,0" Spacing="30">
+        <VerticalStackLayout Padding="15,0" Spacing="30" IgnoreSafeArea="False">
 
             <Label Text="Slide to change StatusBar color" />
 
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Platform/StatusBar/StatusBar.ios.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Platform/StatusBar/StatusBar.ios.cs
index a4403260aa..82066d006d 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Platform/StatusBar/StatusBar.ios.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core/Platform/StatusBar/StatusBar.ios.cs
@@ -11,91 +11,73 @@ static partial class StatusBar
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Method to update the status bar size.
 	/// </summary>
-	public static void UpdateBarSize()
+	public static void SetBarSize(bool isUsingSafeArea)
 	{
-		if (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(13))
+		var communityToolkitStatusBarTag = new IntPtr(38482);
+		foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
 		{
-			var statusBarTag = new IntPtr(38482);
-			foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
+			var statusBarFrame = window.WindowScene?.StatusBarManager?.StatusBarFrame;
+			if (statusBarFrame is null)
 			{
-				var statusBar = window.ViewWithTag(statusBarTag);
-				var statusBarFrame = window.WindowScene?.StatusBarManager?.StatusBarFrame;
-				if (statusBarFrame is null)
-				{
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				statusBar ??= new UIView(statusBarFrame.Value);
-				statusBar.Tag = statusBarTag;
-				statusBar.Frame = UIApplication.SharedApplication.StatusBarFrame;
-				var statusBarSubViews = window.Subviews.Where(x => x.Tag == statusBarTag).ToList();
-				foreach (var statusBarSubView in statusBarSubViews)
-				{
-					statusBarSubView.RemoveFromSuperview();
-				}
-
-				window.AddSubview(statusBar);
-
-				TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
+				continue;
 			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (UIApplication.SharedApplication.ValueForKey(new NSString("statusBar")) is UIView statusBar)
+
+			var statusBar = window.ViewWithTag(communityToolkitStatusBarTag) ?? new UIView(statusBarFrame.Value);
+			statusBar.Tag = communityToolkitStatusBarTag;
+			statusBar.Frame = GetStatusBarFrame(window, isUsingSafeArea);
+
+			var statusBarSubViews = window.Subviews.Where(x => x.Tag == communityToolkitStatusBarTag).ToList();
+			foreach (var statusBarSubView in statusBarSubViews)
 			{
-				statusBar.Frame = UIApplication.SharedApplication.StatusBarFrame;
+				statusBarSubView.RemoveFromSuperview();
 			}
 
-			TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance();
+			window.AddSubview(statusBar);
+
+			TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
 		}
 	}
 
 	static void PlatformSetColor(Color color)
 	{
 		var uiColor = color.ToPlatform();
-
-		if (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(13))
+		
+		var statusBarTag = new IntPtr(38482);
+		foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
 		{
-			var statusBarTag = new IntPtr(38482);
-			foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
+			var statusBar = window.ViewWithTag(statusBarTag);
+			var statusBarFrame = window.WindowScene?.StatusBarManager?.StatusBarFrame;
+			if (statusBarFrame is null)
 			{
-				var statusBar = window.ViewWithTag(statusBarTag);
-				var statusBarFrame = window.WindowScene?.StatusBarManager?.StatusBarFrame;
-				if (statusBarFrame is null)
-				{
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				// ReSharper disable once NullCoalescingConditionIsAlwaysNotNullAccordingToAPIContract
-				// window.ViewWithTag(tag) can return null
-				statusBar ??= new UIView(statusBarFrame.Value);
-				statusBar.Tag = statusBarTag;
-				statusBar.BackgroundColor = uiColor;
-				statusBar.TintColor = uiColor;
-				statusBar.Frame = UIApplication.SharedApplication.StatusBarFrame;
-				var statusBarSubViews = window.Subviews.Where(x => x.Tag == statusBarTag).ToList();
-				foreach (var statusBarSubView in statusBarSubViews)
-				{
-					statusBarSubView.RemoveFromSuperview();
-				}
-
-				window.AddSubview(statusBar);
-
-				TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
+				continue;
 			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (UIApplication.SharedApplication.ValueForKey(new NSString("statusBar")) is UIView statusBar
-				&& statusBar.RespondsToSelector(new ObjCRuntime.Selector("setBackgroundColor:")))
+			
+			statusBar ??= new UIView(statusBarFrame.Value);
+			statusBar.Tag = statusBarTag;
+			statusBar.BackgroundColor = uiColor;
+			statusBar.TintColor = uiColor;
+
+			var statusBarSubViews = window.Subviews.Where(x => x.Tag == statusBarTag).ToList();
+			foreach (var statusBarSubView in statusBarSubViews)
 			{
-				statusBar.BackgroundColor = uiColor;
+				statusBarSubView.RemoveFromSuperview();
 			}
 
-			TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance();
+			window.AddSubview(statusBar);
+
+			TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
 		}
 	}
 
+	static CGRect GetStatusBarFrame(in UIWindow window, in bool isUsingSafeArea)
+	{
+		var statusBarFrame = UIApplication.SharedApplication.StatusBarFrame;
+		
+		return isUsingSafeArea
+			? new CGRect(statusBarFrame.X, statusBarFrame.Y, statusBarFrame.Width, window.SafeAreaInsets.Top)
+			: statusBarFrame;
+	}
+
 	static void PlatformSetStyle(StatusBarStyle statusBarStyle)
 	{
 		var uiStyle = statusBarStyle switch
@@ -113,22 +95,14 @@ static void PlatformSetStyle(StatusBarStyle statusBarStyle)
 
 	static bool TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance()
 	{
-		if (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(13))
-		{
-			var didUpdateAllStatusBars = true;
+		var didUpdateAllStatusBars = true;
 
-			foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
-			{
-				didUpdateAllStatusBars &= TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
-			}
-
-			return didUpdateAllStatusBars;
-		}
-		else
+		foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
 		{
-			var window = UIApplication.SharedApplication.KeyWindow;
-			return TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
+			didUpdateAllStatusBars &= TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(window);
 		}
+
+		return didUpdateAllStatusBars;
 	}
 
 	static bool TryUpdateStatusBarAppearance(UIWindow? window)
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Behaviors/PlatformBehaviors/StatusBar/StatusBarBehavior.shared.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Behaviors/PlatformBehaviors/StatusBar/StatusBarBehavior.shared.cs
index 507af7c4c1..521342b6cd 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Behaviors/PlatformBehaviors/StatusBar/StatusBarBehavior.shared.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Behaviors/PlatformBehaviors/StatusBar/StatusBarBehavior.shared.cs
@@ -78,48 +78,53 @@ public StatusBarApplyOn ApplyOn
 
 	/// <inheritdoc /> 
 #if IOS
-	protected override void OnAttachedTo(Page bindable, UIKit.UIView platformView)
+	protected override void OnAttachedTo(Page page, UIKit.UIView platformView)
 #elif ANDROID
-	protected override void OnAttachedTo(Page bindable, Android.Views.View platformView)
+	protected override void OnAttachedTo(Page page, Android.Views.View platformView)
 #else
-	protected override void OnAttachedTo(Page bindable, object platformView)
+	protected override void OnAttachedTo(Page page, object platformView)
 #endif
 	{
-		base.OnAttachedTo(bindable, platformView);
+		base.OnAttachedTo(page, platformView);
 
 		if (ApplyOn is StatusBarApplyOn.OnBehaviorAttachedTo)
 		{
+#if IOS
+			StatusBar.SetBarSize(Microsoft.Maui.Controls.PlatformConfiguration.iOSSpecific.Page.GetUseSafeArea(page));
+#endif
+
 			StatusBar.SetColor(StatusBarColor);
 			StatusBar.SetStyle(StatusBarStyle);
 		}
 
-		bindable.NavigatedTo += OnPageNavigatedTo;
+		page.NavigatedTo += OnPageNavigatedTo;
 #if IOS
-		bindable.SizeChanged += OnPageSizeChanged;
+		page.SizeChanged += OnPageSizeChanged;
 #endif
 	}
 
 	/// <inheritdoc /> 
 #if IOS
-	protected override void OnDetachedFrom(Page bindable, UIKit.UIView platformView)
+	protected override void OnDetachedFrom(Page page, UIKit.UIView platformView)
 #elif ANDROID
-	protected override void OnDetachedFrom(Page bindable, Android.Views.View platformView)
+	protected override void OnDetachedFrom(Page page, Android.Views.View platformView)
 #else
-	protected override void OnDetachedFrom(Page bindable, object platformView)
+	protected override void OnDetachedFrom(Page page, object platformView)
 #endif
 	{
 #if IOS
-		bindable.SizeChanged -= OnPageSizeChanged;
+		page.SizeChanged -= OnPageSizeChanged;
 #endif
-		base.OnDetachedFrom(bindable, platformView);
+		base.OnDetachedFrom(page, platformView);
 
-		bindable.NavigatedTo -= OnPageNavigatedTo;
+		page.NavigatedTo -= OnPageNavigatedTo;
 	}
 
 #if IOS
 	static void OnPageSizeChanged(object? sender, EventArgs e)
 	{
-		StatusBar.UpdateBarSize();
+		ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(sender);
+		StatusBar.SetBarSize(Microsoft.Maui.Controls.PlatformConfiguration.iOSSpecific.Page.GetUseSafeArea((Page)sender));
 	}
 #endif