diff --git a/js/utils/platform.js b/js/utils/platform.js
index ae676beb46..32dba5e9af 100644
--- a/js/utils/platform.js
+++ b/js/utils/platform.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(function(ionic) {
+(function(window, document, ionic) {
 
   /**
    * @ngdoc utility
@@ -56,18 +56,15 @@
      * @private
      */
     detect: function() {
-      var i, bodyClass = document.body.className;
-
       ionic.Platform._checkPlatforms();
 
-      // only change the body class if we got platform info
-      for(i = 0; i < this.platforms.length; i++) {
-        bodyClass += ' platform-' + this.platforms[i];
-      }
-
-      bodyClass += ' grade-' + this.grade;
-
-      document.body.className = bodyClass.trim();
+      ionic.requestAnimationFrame(function(){
+        // only add to the body class if we got platform info
+        for(var i = 0; i < ionic.Platform.platforms.length; i++) {
+          document.body.classList.add('platform-' + ionic.Platform.platforms[i]);
+        }
+        document.body.classList.add('grade-' + ionic.Platform.grade);
+      });
     },
 
     /**
@@ -251,15 +248,17 @@
       this._showStatusBar = val;
       this.ready(function(){
         // run this only when or if the platform (cordova) is ready
-        if(ionic.Platform._showStatusBar) {
-          // they do not want it to be full screen
-          StatusBar.show();
-          document.body.classList.remove('status-bar-hide');
-        } else {
-          // it should be full screen
-          StatusBar.hide();
-          document.body.classList.add('status-bar-hide');
-        }
+        ionic.requestAnimationFrame(function(){
+          if(ionic.Platform._showStatusBar) {
+            // they do not want it to be full screen
+            StatusBar.show();
+            document.body.classList.remove('status-bar-hide');
+          } else {
+            // it should be full screen
+            StatusBar.hide();
+            document.body.classList.add('status-bar-hide');
+          }
+        });
       });
     },
 
@@ -268,25 +267,26 @@
      * @name ionic.Platform#fullScreen
      * @description
      * Sets whether the app is fullscreen or not (in Cordova).
-     * @param {boolean} showFullScreen Whether or not to set the app to fullscreen.
+     * @param {boolean=} showFullScreen Whether or not to set the app to fullscreen. Defaults to true.
+     * @param {boolean=} showStatusBar Whether or not to show the device's status bar. Defaults to false.
      */
     fullScreen: function(showFullScreen, showStatusBar) {
-      // fullScreen( [showFullScreen[, showStatusBar] ] )
       // showFullScreen: default is true if no param provided
       this.isFullScreen = (showFullScreen !== false);
 
       // add/remove the fullscreen classname to the body
       ionic.DomUtil.ready(function(){
         // run this only when or if the DOM is ready
-        if(ionic.Platform.isFullScreen) {
-          document.body.classList.add('fullscreen');
-        } else {
-          document.body.classList.remove('fullscreen');
-        }
+        ionic.requestAnimationFrame(function(){
+          if(ionic.Platform.isFullScreen) {
+            document.body.classList.add('fullscreen');
+          } else {
+            document.body.classList.remove('fullscreen');
+          }
+        });
+        // showStatusBar: default is false if no param provided
+        ionic.Platform.showStatusBar( (showStatusBar === true) );
       });
-
-      // showStatusBar: default is false if no param provided
-      this.showStatusBar( (showStatusBar === true) );
     }
 
   };
@@ -322,4 +322,4 @@
     ionic.trigger('platformready', { target: document });
   }
 
-})(window.ionic);
+})(this, document, ionic);