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Cordova Android 5.2.0
By: Steve Gill
02 Jul 2016

We are happy to announce that Cordova Android 5.2.0 has been released!

This release includes many bug fixes. Read below for the full changelog.

A new version of the cordova-cli will need to be released to pin this version of cordova-android as the default version when creating a new project. If you want to start using this version now, make sure to specify the version when doing a cordova platform add/update.

Note: When updating, make sure to save your plugins as current unsaved plugins may not be reinstalled otherwise. Run the following command in your project to save your currently installed plugins into config.xml:

cordova plugin save

To upgrade:

npm install -g cordova
cd my_project
cordova platform update android@5.2.0

To add it explicitly:

cordova platform add android@5.2.0

What's new in Android platform

  • CB-11383 Update to gradle for using jcenter and correct Application plugin
  • CB-11365 fixed plugin rm issue with emit being undefined
  • CB-11117 Use FileUpdater to optimize prepare for android platform
  • CB-10096 Upgrade test project to Gradle Plugin 2.1.0
  • CB-11292 fix broken MessageChannel after plugins are recreated
  • CB-11259 Improving build output
  • CB-10096 Upgrading to Gradle Plugin 2.1.0
  • CB-11198 Skip android target sdk check. This closes #303.
  • CB-11138 Reuse PluginManager from common to add/rm plugins
  • CB-11133 Handle android emulator start failure
  • CB-11132 Fix Error: Cannot read property match of undefined in cordova-android emulator.js
  • CB-11015 Error adding plugin with gradle extras
  • CB-11095 Fix plugin add/removal when running on Node v0.10
  • CB-11022 Duplicate www files to both destinations on plugin operations
  • CB-10964 Handle build.json file starting with a BOM.
  • CB-10963 Handle overlapping permission requests from plugins
  • CB-8582 Obscure INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE error when installing app
  • CB-10862 Cannot set minsdkversion
  • CB-10896 We never enabled cookies on the WebView proper
  • CB-10837 Support platform-specific orientation on Android
  • CB-10600 cordova run android --release does not use signed and zip-aligned version of APK
  • CB-9710 Fixing issues parsing android avd list output for certain AVDs which resulted in them not being included in the selection process even if they are the best match.
  • CB-10888 Enable coverage reports collection via codecov
  • CB-10846 Add Travis and AppVeyor badges to readme
  • CB-10846 Add AppVeyor configuration
  • CB-10749 Use cordova-common.CordovaLogger in cordova-android
  • CB-10673 fixed conflicting plugin install issue with overlapped <source-file> tag. Add --force flag.
  • CB-8976 Removing the auto-version for non-Crosswalk applications
  • CB-10768 Use cordova-common.superspawn in GradleBuilder
  • CB-10729 Move plugin handlers tests for into platform's repo
  • CB-10669 cordova run --list cannot find adb
  • CB-10660 fixed the exception when removing a non-existing directory.