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CesarG
Asked: 2020-02-27 08:42:58 +0800 CST 2020-02-27 08:42:58 +0800 CST

Generate cordova apk

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When I generate the apk with cordova

I add the android platform

cordova platform add android

then i build the app

cordova build android

The application is generated.

But how do I know what api is taking from the sdk (if I install several in my sdk). ?

android

3 Answers

  1. You can check this in the file:

    platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml

    Which is generated when executing the command. You can find the version specifically in the lines:

    android:minSdkVersion="10" android:targetSdkVersion="19"

    If you need to modify the android version you can run the cordova platform add android command specifying the x version as follows:

    cordova platform add [email protected]

    Greetings.

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  2. Best Answer

    First you need to know the following definitions:

    minSdkVersion : indicates from which API your application is supported.

    maxSdkVersion : Indicates up to which API version your application is supported.

    targetSdkVersion indicates which API your application is compiled with, Integer value designating the API level the application targets. If not set, the default value is equal to the value assigned to the minSdkVersion.

    Now to know the version when the project is generated:

    $ cordova platform add android
$ cordova build android

    check inside the file

    platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml

    or for Cordova Android 7.0.0 inside:

    app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.

    there you will find the aforementioned properties.

    These values ​​can be overwritten within the file, config.xmlyou can define the version, define the minimum SDK to use and the target with which your application will be created.

    <platform name="android">
    <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="16" />
    <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="26" />
</platform>
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  3. You can find it in the AndroidManifest.xml file , in my case I have it located in the "platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml" path, you are looking for the following:

        <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="25" />

    Or you can look in your config.xml file

        <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="16" />

    I hope it helps you!

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