fix: log missing optional assets not as exception

- When no plugins are added, `cordova_plugins.js` is not present and will give an error in console: `java.io.FileNotFoundException: www/cordova_plugins.js``
- Chromium tries to load `favicon.ico` which is not present: `java.io.FileNotFoundException: www/favicon.ico`
- Generated-By: GPT-5.3-Codex, GitHub Copilot Chat

framework/src/org/apache/cordova/engine/SystemWebViewClient.java

@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ public class SystemWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
 
                 return new WebResourceResponse(mimeType, null, is);
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                // Some files are requested by default but might not exist in a valid project setup.
+                // When these files are missing, the request should quietly fall through instead of
+                // being logged as an application error.
+                if (isOptionalMissingAsset(path, e)) {
+                    LOG.d(TAG, "Optional Web resource not found at \"" + path + "\"");
+                    return null;
+                }
                 e.printStackTrace();
                 LOG.e(TAG, "Exception handling Web resource at \"" + path + "\"", e);
             }
@@ -132,6 +139,24 @@ public class SystemWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns `true` when the request failure is expected and non-fatal.
+     *
+     * Some web resources are requested by default but might not exist in a valid project setup:
+     * - {@code cordova_plugins.js} can be absent when no plugins are installed.
+     * - {@code favicon.ico} is often requested by the WebView/Chromium engine automatically.
+     *
+     * When these files are missing, the request should quietly fall through instead of being logged
+     * as an application error.
+     */
+    private static boolean isOptionalMissingAsset(String path, Exception exception) {
+        if (!(exception instanceof FileNotFoundException)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return "cordova_plugins.js".equals(path) || "favicon.ico".equals(path);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Give the host application a chance to take over the control when a new url
      * is about to be loaded in the current WebView.

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-android",
-  "version": "15.0.0",
+  "version": "15.0.1-dev.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cordova-android",
-      "version": "15.0.0",
+      "version": "15.0.1-dev.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "android-versions": "^2.1.1",
@@ -2280,9 +2280,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "10.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+G4CpNBxa5MprY+04MbgOw1v7So6n5JY166pFi9KfYwT78fxScCeSNQSNzp6dpPSW2rONOps6Ocam1wFhCgoVw==",
+      "version": "10.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oRjTw/97aTBN0RHbYCdtF1MQfvusSIBQM0IZEgzl6426+8jSC0nF1a/GmnVLpfB9yyr6g6FTqWqiZVbxrtaCIg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -3245,9 +3245,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-M2GCs7Vk83NxkUyQV1bkABc4yxgz9kILhHImZiBPAZ9ybuvCb0/H7lEl5XvIg3g+9d4eNotkZA5IWwYl0tibaA==",
+      "version": "3.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VgjWUsnnT6n+NUk6eZq77zeFdpW2LWDzP6zFGrCbHXiYNul5Dzqk2HHQ5uFH2DNW5Xbp8+jVzaeNt94ssEEl4w==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -4318,14 +4318,31 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/glob/node_modules/balanced-match": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/glob/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jt0vHyM+jmUBqojB7E1NIYadt0vI0Qxjxd2TErW94wDz+E2LAm5vKMXXwg6ZZBTHPuUlDgQHKXvjGBdfcF1ZDQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "9.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-9.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kQAVowdR33euIqeA0+VZTDqU+qo1IeVY+hrKYtZMio3Pg0P0vuh/kwRylLUddJhB6pf3q/botcOvRtx4IN1wqQ==",
+      "version": "9.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-9.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OBwBN9AL4dqmETlpS2zasx+vTeWclWzkblfZk7KTA5j3jeOONz/tRCnZomUyvNg83wL5Zv9Ss6HMJXAgL8R2Yg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "brace-expansion": "^5.0.2"
+        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.2"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.17"
@@ -4342,9 +4359,9 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/test-exclude/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "10.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+G4CpNBxa5MprY+04MbgOw1v7So6n5JY166pFi9KfYwT78fxScCeSNQSNzp6dpPSW2rONOps6Ocam1wFhCgoVw==",
+      "version": "10.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oRjTw/97aTBN0RHbYCdtF1MQfvusSIBQM0IZEgzl6426+8jSC0nF1a/GmnVLpfB9yyr6g6FTqWqiZVbxrtaCIg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-android",
-  "version": "15.0.0",
+  "version": "15.0.1-dev.0",
   "description": "cordova-android release",
   "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
   "main": "lib/Api.js",