# cordova-android

**Repository Path**: mirrors_apache/cordova-android

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: cordova-android
- **Description**: Apache Cordova Android
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

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- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-22
- **Last Updated**: 2026-03-15

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# Cordova Android

[![npm - Latest](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/cordova-android/latest?label=Latest%20Release%20(npm))](https://npmjs.com/package/cordova-android)

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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](https://cordova.apache.org/) is a project of [The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)](https://apache.org/).

## Requirements

* Java Development Kit (JDK)
* [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/)
* [Gradle](https://gradle.org/)
* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org)

> [!TIP]
> Refer to the official Apache Cordova documentation for details on the requirements and prerequisites for building Cordova-Android applications. These resources outline the necessary tools, supported versions, and platform requirements:
>
> * [System Requirements](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html#system-requirements)
> * [Required Software & Tools](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html#the-required-software-&-tools)
> * [Android API Level Support](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html#android-api-level-support)

## Create a Cordova project

Follow the instructions in the [**Create your first Cordova app**](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/cli/index.html) section of [Apache Cordova Docs](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/)

## Updating a Cordova project

When you install a new version of the [`Cordova CLI`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova) that pins a new version of the [`Cordova-Android`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-android) platform, you can follow these simple upgrade steps within your project:

```bash
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/`.

## Further reading

* [Apache Cordova](https://cordova.apache.org/)