Cordova Android

Cordova Android is an Android application library that allows for Cordova-based projects to be built for the Android Platform. Cordova based applications are, at the core, applications written with web technology: HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Apache Cordova is a project of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF).

Requirements

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 17
• Android SDK
• Node.js

Create a Cordova project

Follow the instructions in the Create your first Cordova app section of Apache Cordova Docs

To use a shared framework, for example in development, link the appropriate cordova-android platform folder path:

cordova platform add --link /path/to/cordova-android

Updating a Cordova project

When you install a new version of the Cordova CLI that pins a new version of the Cordova-Android platform, you can follow these simple upgrade steps within your project:

cordova platform rm android
cordova platform add android

Debugging in Android Studio

Import project in Android Studio through File > Open and targeting /path/to/your-cdv-project/platforms/android/.

How to Test Repo Development

npm install
npm test

Install Nightly Build

cordova platform add android@nightly

Notes

Nightly builds are not recommended for production apps. They are intended for testing purposes. This allows users either to check if recent changes in the main branch have fixed existing issues or to identify new bugs before an official release.

Nightly builds are generated daily and may be unstable.

See Apache Cordova - Nightly Builds for more details.

Further reading

• Apache Cordova