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BREAKING CHANGES:
Increased Minimum & Target SDK
This release has increased the minimum supported SDK version to 24 which is Android 7.0. It also has increased the target SDK to 33, Android 13.
Build Tools
To use cordova-android@12, SDK Platform 33 and SDK Build Tools 33.0.2 must be installed. Older build tools version can be uninstalled if older versions of cordova-android is no longer used in your projects.
To install SDK Platform 33:
Open Android Studio's SDK Manager:
Click on SDK Platforms tab
Check Android 13.0 (Tiramisu) which has the API Level of 33
Click Apply
Android Gradle Plugin (AGP): 7.4.2
Google Services Gradle Plugin: 4.3.15
AndroidX App Compat Library: 1.6.1
AndroidX WebKit Library: 1.6.0
AndroidX SplashScreen Core Library: 1.0.0
If you or a plugin has made changes to any of the following configuration preferences, the build results might not match the expected outcomes with this release:
android-minSdkVersion
android-maxSdkVersion
android-targetSdkVersion
android-compileSdkVersion
android-buildToolsVersion
GradleVersion
AndroidGradlePluginVersion
GradlePluginKotlinVersion
AndroidXAppCompatVersion
AndroidXWebKitVersion
GradlePluginGoogleServicesVersion
Please take note of the versions that have been updated in this release. If you have manually modified any of these values, it is recommended to review and update the preference values accordingly.
Node Support
We have dropped support for Node 14.x and increase the minimum Node requirement to greater than or equal to 16.13.0.
New Features:
Monochrome Support
Android 13 has added Themed Icons support which is also known as Monochrome. This release has introduced support for Themed icons.
Please report any issues you find on our Cordova-Android GitHub issue tracker!
Changes include:
Breaking:
GH-1605 fix!: Make CoreAndroid plugin instantiate on load
GH-1539 feat!: bump Gradle 7.6 & AGP 7.4.2
GH-1571 feat!: bump min SDK to 24
GH-1538 feat!: bump target sdk & build tools for SDK 33 support
GH-1540 feat!: bump node engine requirement >=16.13.0
GH-1597 deprecate: CoreAndroid.getBuildConfigValue
GH-1541 dep(npm)!: bump acceptable modules w/ rebuilt package-lock
GH-1566 dep(npm)!: bump [email protected]
Features:
GH-1602 feat: add listTarget api
GH-1574 feat: add plugin hooks for WebViewClient.onRenderProcessGone
GH-1594 feat: bump default kotlin to version 1.7.21
GH-1550 feat: add monochrome app icon support
GH-1589 feat: InspectableWebview preference
GH-1568 feat: bump androidx.appcompat.appcompat 1.6.1
GH-1567 feat: bump androidx.webkit.webkit 1.6.0
GH-1547 feat: bump com.google.gms.google-services 4.3.15
GH-1546 feat: bump androidx.core.core-splashscreen 1.0.0
Fixes:
GH-1606 fix: Gradle Args parsing
GH-1575 fix(BuildHelper): get package name from ApplicationInfo
GH-1595 fix(test): Native test namespace refactor
GH-1471 fix: ANDROID_HOME is the new default, to check first and give advice
GH-1573 fix(GH-1432): Default content src when content tag is missing
GH-1506 fix: only do fadeout animation if FadeSplashScreen is true
GH-1505 fix: correctly flag API dependency on AppCompat for Maven
GH-1487 fix: Add Android prefix to WindowSplashScreenBrandingImage
GH-1489 fix: import type definitions from obsolete cordova-plugin-splashscreen
Chores, Refactor, Dependencies & CI:
GH-1493 chore: add lint:fix script for fixing lint errors
GH-1491 chore: Use gradle 7.4.2 distribution url
GH-1588 refactor: Removed obsolete version code checks
GH-1492 refactor: replace deprecated Handler constructor
GH-1587 dep: bump npm dependencies
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GH-1607 ci: Added NodeJS 20.x to the workflow matrix
GH-1542 ci(workflow): update codecov/codecov-action@v3
GH-1532 ci: update codecov/codecov-action reporting format
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