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Cordova Android 5.2.2 & Cordova iOS 4.2.1 Released!
By: Steve Gill
22 Aug 2016

We are happy to announce patch releases forCordova Android 5.2.2 & Cordova iOS 4.2.1 have been released! We have also updated and released Cordova Common 1.4.1.

These release fixes issues with the new edit-config functionality in plugin.xml. Read more about edit-config at http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/plugin_ref/spec.html#edit-config.

Note: When updating iOS, 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@5.2.2
cordova platform rm ios
cordova platform add ios@4.2.1

To add it explicitly:

cordova platform add android@5.2.2
cordova platform add ios@4.2.1

What's new in Android

  • CB-11615 updated cordova-common to ^1.4.0

What's new in iOS

  • CB-11627 updated CDVAvailability.h with new version
  • CB-11627 added missing license header
  • CB-11627 Updated checked-in node_modules
  • CB-9371 Fix how prepare handles orientation on ios
  • CB-11431 Document ways to update delegates, preferences and script message handlers in WebViewEngines
  • CB-11475 Ignore unsupported 60x60 icon
  • CB-11426 Hardcoded path should not be in tests project.

Cordova Common Changes

  • Added general purpose ConfigParser.getAttribute API
  • CB-11653 moved findProjectRoot from cordova-lib to cordova-common
  • CB-11636 Handle attributes with quotes correctly
  • CB-11645 added check to see if getEditConfig exists before trying to use it
  • CB-9825 framework tag spec parsing