* [GH-940](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/940) ci: drop travis & move codecov to gh-actions
* [GH-929](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/929) chore: updated `README` to reflect what **Android** requires more accurately, which is Java 8, not anything less, not anything greater. Java 1.8.x is required.
* [GH-937](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/937) fix: GH-935 replaced `compare-func` with native sort method
* [GH-939](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/939) fix: test failure with shebang interpreter in `rewired` files
* [GH-911](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/911) refactor: use es6 class
* [GH-910](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/910) refactor (eslint): use `cordova-eslint`
* [GH-710](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/710) Fix deprecation warning in `SystemCookieManager`
* [GH-691](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/691) [GH-690](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/690): Run `prepare` with the correct `ConfigParser`
* [GH-673](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/673) Updated `Android_HOME` Test to Follow [GH-656](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/656) Change
* [GH-490](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/490) Fixes build & run related bugs from builder refactor
* [GH-464](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/464) Unit tests for **Android**_sdk and **Android**Project
* [GH-448](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/448) [CB-13685](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13685) Adaptive Icon Support
* [GH-487](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/487) Do not attempt an activity intent AND a url load into the webview, return from the internal webview load.
* [GH-461](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/461) Remove old builders code
* [GH-463](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/463) Emulator: Add unit tests and remove Q
* [GH-462](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/462) Device: Add unit tests and remove Q
* [GH-457](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/457) Emulator: handle "device still connecting" error
* [GH-445](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/445) Run and retryPromise improvements and tests
* [GH-453](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/453) Lint JS files w/out extension too
* [GH-452](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/452) Emit log event instead of logging directly
* [GH-449](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/449) Increase old plugin compatibility
* [GH-442](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/442) Fixes and cleanup for Java tests and CI
* [GH-446](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/446) [CB-14101](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-14101) Fix Java version check for Java >= 9
* [CB-14127](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-14127) Move google maven repo ahead of jcenter
* [CB-14038](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-14038) Fix false positive detecting project type
* [CB-14008](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-14008) Updating Gradle Libraries to work with **Android** Studio 3.1.0
* [CB-13975](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13975) Fix to fire pause event when cdvStartInBackground=true
* [CB-13830](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13830) Add handlers for plugins that use non-Java source files, such as Camera
* [CB-13923](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13923) Fix -1 length for compressed files
* [CB-13879](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13879) updated gradle tools dependency to 3.0.1 for project template
* [CB-13831](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13831) Update `android-versions` to 1.3.0 to support SDK 27.
* [CB-13800](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13800) Drop pre-KitKat specific code
* [CB-13724](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13724) Updated the **Android** Tooling required for the latest version on both the test project, and the template
* [CB-13724](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13724) Bump Target SDK to API 27
* [CB-13646](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13646) Using the deprecated `NDK` by default breaks the build. Crosswalk users need to specify the Gradle parameters to keep it working.
* [CB-12218](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12218) Fix consistency of null result message
* [CB-13571](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13571) Prevent crash with unrecognized **Android** version
* [CB-13721](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13721) Fix build apps that use `cdvHelpers.getConfigPreference`
* [CB-13621](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13621) Wrote similar warning to [CB-12948](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12948) on **iOS**. We no longer support `cordova update` command.
* [CB-13612](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13612) Fix the remapper so that XML files copy over and the Camera works again.
* [CB-13741](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13741) Bump `package.json` so we can install plugins
* [CB-13610](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13610) Compress the default app assets
* [CB-12835](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12835) add a Context getter in CordovaInterface
* [CB-8976](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8976) Added the `cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit` flag to the template build.gradle that appends 0 to the versionCode when `cdvBuildMultipleApks` is not set
* [CB-12291](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12291) (android) Add x86_64, arm64 and armeabi architecture flavors
* [CB-13602](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13602) We were setting the path wrong, this is hacky but it works
* [CB-13601](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13601) Fixing the standalone run scripts to make sure this works without using the CLI
* [CB-13580](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13580) fix build for multiple apks (different product flavors)
* [CB-13558](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13558) Upgrading the gradle so we can upload the AAR
* [CB-13297](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13297) This just works once you bump the project structure. Java 1.8 compatibility baked-in
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) **Android** Studio 3 work, things have changed with how the platform is built
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) Found bug where the gradle subproject changes weren't actually getting written to the correct gradle file
* [CB-13470](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13470) Fix Clean so that it cleans the **Android** Studio structure
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) Adding specs for resource files inside an **Android** Studio Project
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) Added remapping for drawables
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) Found bug in Api.js where xml/strings.xml is used instead of values/strings.xml
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) Setup Api.js to support multiple builders based on project structure
* [CB-11244](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11244) Changing directory creation, will most likely hide this behind a flag for the next release of `cordova-android`, and then make it default in the next major pending feedback
* Adding the Studio Builder to build a project based on **Android** Studio, and deleting Ant, since Google does not support Ant Builds anymore. Sorry guys!
* [CB-13289](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13289) Fixing build problems with Studio Three, but keeping **Windows** Gradle fix for now, will be deprecated
* [CB-13289](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13289) Fix test to work with new Google **Android** Gradle DSL
* :CB-13501 : update appveyor node versions to support node 8
* [CB-13499](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13499) Remove duplicate "setting" in error strings
* Include missing values for task.name when 'cdvBuildMultipleApks' option is true, 'task.name' can have 'validateSigningArmv7Release' or 'validateSigningX86Release' values too.
* [CB-13406](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13406) Fixed AVD API level comparison when choosing sub-par API level match. Added tests for the best_image method.
* [CB-13404](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13404) add **Android**-versions to bundledDependencies. Ignore best emulator selection when parsed AVD information does not include API level in the target
* [CB-6936](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6936) fix crash when calling methods on a destroyed webview
* [CB-12981](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12981) handle SDK 26.0.2 slightly different AVD list output for **Android** 8+ AVDs. Would cause "cannot read property replace of undefined" errors when trying to deploy an **Android** 8 emulator.
* Updated maven repo to include most recent lib versions
* [CB-13177](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13177) Updating to API Level 26
* Revert [CB-12015](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12015) initial-scale values less than 1.0 are ignored on **Android**
* [CB-12730](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12730) The Cordova Compatibility Plugin is now integrated into cordova-android
* [CB-12453](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12453) Remove unnecessary double quotes from .bat files which are the causes of crash if project path contains spaces
* [CB-13031](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13031) Fix bug with case-sensitivity of **Android**-packageName
* [CB-10916](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10916) Support display name for **Android**
* [CB-12423](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12423) make explicit JDK 1.8 or greater is needed in the `README`, we require 1.8 for compilation, but do not have 1.8 Java features yet
* [CB-13006](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13006) removed create and update end-to-end tests, and instead added more unit test coverage. tweaked code coverage invocation so that we get coverage details on the create.js module. slight changes to the create.js module so that it is slightly easier to test.
* [CB-12950](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12950) lots of tweaks for end-to-end test runs, especially on CI: - rename npm tasks to reflect what they do (npm run unit-tests, npm run e2e-tests). main `npm test` runs linter, unit tests and e2e tests now. - locked jasmine down to ~2.6.0. - consolidate gitignores. - updated travis to run `npm test`. add **Android** sdk installation to appveyor ci run.align **Android** dpendencies across travis and appveyor. have appveyor install gradle. force gradle to version 3.4.1 in appveyor, as that seems to be the only version choco has. explicitly invoke sdkmanager to move license accepting process along.
* [CB-12605](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12605) In **Windows** get **Android** studio path from the registry
* [CB-12762](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12762) : pointed `package.json` repo items to github mirrors instead of apache repos site
* [CB-12617](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12617) : removed node0.x support for platforms and added engineStrict
* [CB-12640](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12640) flipped avd parsing logic so that it always tries to use avdmanager to retrieve avds first, then falls back to android command if avdmanager cannot be found (and errors with ENOENT). updated tests - and added explicit tests to ensure to shell out to singular forms of sub-commands when executing `android`
* [CB-12640](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12640) support for android sdk tools 26.0.1.
* [CB-12614](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12614) Adding headers to tests
* [CB-8978](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8978) Prepare copy `resource-files` from `config.xml`
* [CB-12605](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12605) Fix a requirements check failure on **Windows**
* [CB-12595](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12595) This should find an **Android Studio** installation and use the sweet gradle center found inside
* [CB-12546](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12546) leverage `avdmanager` if `android` warns it is no longer useful, which happens in **Android SDK Tools 25.3.1**. Explicitly set the `CWD` of the spawned emulator process to workaround a recent google android sdk bug. Rename `android_sdk_version.js` to `android_sdk.js`, to better reflect its contents. Have `create.js` copy over the `android_sdk_version` batch file.
* [CB-12524](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12524) Fix for missing gradle template error. This now fetches the template from inside of the **Android Studio** directory, and falls back to a locally installed Gradle instance
* [CB-12465](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12465) Writing new JUnit Test Instrumentation to replace tests and retire problmatic tests
* [CB-12159](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12159) **Android** Keystore password prompt won't show up
* [CB-12169](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12169) Check for build directory before running a clean
* Fixed `AndroidStudio` tests to actually run, removed `app/src/main/assets/` as a requirement and added `app/src/main/res` instead, added placeholder for `build/` folder, Removed dupe `gitignore`
* [CB-11083](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11083) Fixing syncronous file check and future-proofing the JS for Travis
* [CB-11083](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11083) Reading files to check for CordovaLib dependency, if so, we exclude CordovaLib to be safe
* [CB-11083](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11083) Plugin build script for dependencies without a gradle file
* [CB-11083](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11083) The GradleBuidler can tell the difference between a Cordova Plugin Framework and a regular framework based on the name
* [CB-11083](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11083) Fix to deal with custom frameworks with their own Gradle configuration
* [CB-11935](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11935) Does a best-effort attempt to pause any processing that can be paused safely, such as animations and geolocation.
* [CB-11640](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11640) Fixing check_reqs.js so it actually works
* [CB-11640](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11640) Changing requirements check to ask for Java 8
* [CB-11132](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11132) Fix Error: Cannot read property `match` of undefined in `cordova-android``emulator.js`
* Add simple log for package name being deployed
* [CB-11015](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11015) Error adding plugin with gradle extras
* [CB-11095](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11095) Fix plugin add/removal when running on `Node v.010`
* [CB-11022](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11022) Duplicate www files to both destinations on plugin operations
* [CB-10964](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10964) Handle `build.json` file starting with a BOM.
* [CB-10963](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10963) Handle overlapping permission requests from plugins
* [CB-8582](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8582) Obscure `INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE` error when installing app
* [CB-10862](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10862) Cannot set `minsdkversion`
* [CB-10896](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10896) We never enabled cookies on the `WebView` proper
* [CB-10837](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10837) Support platform-specific orientation on **Android**
* [CB-10600](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10600) `cordova run android --release` does not use signed and zip-aligned version of `APK`
* [CB-9710](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9710) Fixing issues parsing `android avd list` output for certain AVDs which resulted in them not being included in the selection process even if they are the best match.
* [CB-10888](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10888) Enable coverage reports collection via codecov
* [CB-10846](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10846) Add Travis and AppVeyor badges to readme
* [CB-10472](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10472) `NullPointerException`: `org.apache.cordova.PluginManager.onSaveInstanceState` check if `pluginManager` is `null` before using it
* [CB-10138](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10138) Adds missing plugin metadata to `plugin_list` module.
* [CB-10443](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10443) Pass original options instead of remaining
* [CB-10386](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10386) Add `android.useDeprecatedNdk=true` to support `NDK` in `gradle`
* [CB-8864](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8864) Fixing this to mitigate [CB-8685](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8685) and [CB-10104](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10104)
* [CB-10105](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10105) Spot fix for tilde errors on paths.
* [CB-9119](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9119) Adding lib/retry.js for retrying promise-returning functions. Retrying 'adb install' in emulator.js because it sometimes hangs.
* [CB-9115](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9115) android: Grant Lollipop permission req
This release adds significant functionality, and also introduces a number
of breaking changes. Some of the changes to the code base will be of
particular interest to plugin developers.
#### Major Changes ####
* Support for pluggable WebViews
* The system WebView can be replaced in your app, via a plugin
* Core WebView functionality is encapsulated, with extension points exposed
via interfaces
* Support for Crosswalk to bring the modern Chromium WebView to older devices
* Uses the pluggable WebView framework
* You will need to add the new [cordova-crosswalk-engine](https://github.com/MobileChromeApps/cordova-crosswalk-engine) plugin
* Splash screen functionality is now provided via plugin
* You will need to add the new [cordova-plugin-splashscreen](https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-splashscreen) plugin to continue using a splash screen
* [CB-8693](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8693) CordovaLib should not contain icons / splashscreens
* [CB-8592](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8592) Fix NPE if lifecycle events reach CordovaWebView before `init()` has been called
* [CB-8588](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8588) Add CATEGORY_BROWSABLE to intents from showWebPage openExternal=true
* [CB-8587](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8587) Don't allow WebView navigations within showWebPage that are not whitelisted
* [CB-7827](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7827) Add `--activity-name` for `bin/create`
* [CB-8548](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8548) Use debug-signing.properties and release-signing.properties when they exist
* [CB-8545](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8545) Don't add a layout as a parent of the WebView
* [CB-7159](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7159) BackgroundColor not used when `<html style="opacity:0">`, nor during screen rotation
* [CB-6630](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6630) Removed OkHttp from core library. It's now available as a plugin: [cordova-plugin-okhttp](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-okhttp)
* [CB-8328](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8328) Allow plugins to handle certificate challenges (close #150)
* [CB-8201](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8201) Add support for auth dialogs into Cordova Android
* [CB-8017](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8017) Add support for `<input type=file>` for Lollipop
* [CB-8143](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8143) Loads of gradle improvements (try it with cordova/build --gradle)
* [CB-8329](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8329) Cancel outstanding ActivityResult requests when a new startActivityForResult occurs
* [CB-8026](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8026) Bumping up Android Version and setting it up to allow third-party cookies. This might change later.
* [CB-8210](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8210) Use PluginResult for various events from native so that content-security-policy <meta> can be used
* [CB-8168](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8168) Add support for `cordova/run --list` (closes #139)
* [CB-8176](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8176) Vastly better auto-detection of SDK & JDK locations
* [CB-8079](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8079) Use activity class package name, but fallback to application package name when looking for splash screen drawable
* [CB-8147](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8147) Have corodva/build warn about unrecognized flags rather than fail
* [CB-7634](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7634) Detect JAVA_HOME properly on Ubuntu
* [CB-7579](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7579) Fix run script's ability to use non-arch-specific APKs
* [CB-6511](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6511) Fixes build for android when app name contains unicode characters.
* [CB-7463](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7463) Adding licences. I don't know what the gradle syntax is for comments, that still needs to be done.
* [CB-7463](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7463) Looked at the Apache BigTop git, gradle uses C-style comments
* [CB-7460](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7460) Fixing bug with KitKat where the background colour would override the CSS colours on the application
* [CB-7238](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7238) I should have collapsed this, but Config.init() must go before the creation of CordovaWebView
* [CB-7238](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7238) Minor band-aid to get tests running again, this has to go away before 3.6.0 is released, since this is an API change.
* [CB-5988](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5988) Allow exec() only from file: or start-up URL's domain
* [CB-6761](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6761) Fix native->JS bridge ceasing to fire when page changes and online is set to false and the JS loads quickly
* [CB-5917](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5917) Add a loadUrlIntoView overload that doesn't recreate plugins.
* [CB-5889](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5889) Make update script find project name instead of using "null" for CordovaLib
* [CB-5889](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5889) Add a message in the update script about needing to import CordovaLib when using an IDE.
* [CB-5793](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5793) Don't clean before build and change output directory to ant-build to avoid conflicts with Eclipse.
* [CB-5803](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5803) Fix cordova/emulate on windows.
* [CB-5801](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5801) exec->spawn in build to make sure compile errors are shown.
* [CB-5799](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5799) Update version of OkHTTP to 1.3
* [CB-4910](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4910) Update CLI project template to point to config.xml at the root now that it's not in www/ by default.
* [CB-5504](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5504) Adding onDestroy to app plugin to deregister telephonyReceiver
* [CB-5715](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5715) Add Eclipse .project file to create template. For CLI projects, it adds refs for root www/ & config.xml and hides platform versions
* [CB-5447](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5447) Removed android:debuggable=“true” from project template.
* [CB-5714](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5714) Fix of android build when too big output stops build with error due to buffer overflow.
* [CB-5592](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5592) Set MIME type for openExternal when scheme is file:
* [CB-4198](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4198) bin/create script should be better at handling non-word characters in activity name. Patched windows script as well.
* [CB-4198](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4198) bin/create should handle spaces in activity better.
* [CB-4096](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4096) Implemented new unified whitelist for android
* [CB-3384](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-3384) Fix thread assertion when plugins remap URIs