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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
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cordova-android release
The npm package cordova-android receives a total of 14,385 weekly downloads. As such, cordova-android popularity was classified as popular.
We found that cordova-android demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 21 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 30 Apr 2025
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