diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1277c837..834f2629 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0rc1
+2.8.0
diff --git a/framework/assets/www/cordova.js b/framework/assets/www/cordova.js
index 37300475..5e460e40 100644
--- a/framework/assets/www/cordova.js
+++ b/framework/assets/www/cordova.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Platform: android
-// 2.8.0rc1-0-g22bc4d8
+// 2.8.0-0-g6208c95
 /*
  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  under the License.
 */
 ;(function() {
-var CORDOVA_JS_BUILD_LABEL = '2.8.0rc1-0-g22bc4d8';
+var CORDOVA_JS_BUILD_LABEL = '2.8.0-0-g6208c95';
 // file: lib/scripts/require.js
 
 var require,
@@ -2396,11 +2396,7 @@ function initRead(reader, file) {
     reader._error = null;
     reader._readyState = FileReader.LOADING;
 
-    if (typeof file == 'string') {
-        // Deprecated in Cordova 2.4.
-        console.warn('Using a string argument with FileReader.readAs functions is deprecated.');
-        reader._fileName = file;
-    } else if (typeof file.fullPath == 'string') {
+    if (typeof file.fullPath == 'string') {
         reader._fileName = file.fullPath;
     } else {
         reader._fileName = '';
@@ -4071,6 +4067,10 @@ module.exports = {
 // file: lib/android/plugin/android/nativeapiprovider.js
 define("cordova/plugin/android/nativeapiprovider", function(require, exports, module) {
 
+/**
+ * Exports the ExposedJsApi.java object if available, otherwise exports the PromptBasedNativeApi.
+ */
+
 var nativeApi = this._cordovaNative || require('cordova/plugin/android/promptbasednativeapi');
 var currentApi = nativeApi;
 
@@ -4149,6 +4149,11 @@ module.exports = {
 // file: lib/android/plugin/android/promptbasednativeapi.js
 define("cordova/plugin/android/promptbasednativeapi", function(require, exports, module) {
 
+/**
+ * Implements the API of ExposedJsApi.java, but uses prompt() to communicate.
+ * This is used only on the 2.3 simulator, where addJavascriptInterface() is broken.
+ */
+
 module.exports = {
     exec: function(service, action, callbackId, argsJson) {
         return prompt(argsJson, 'gap:'+JSON.stringify([service, action, callbackId]));
@@ -5072,7 +5077,6 @@ function Device() {
     this.available = false;
     this.platform = null;
     this.version = null;
-    this.name = null;
     this.uuid = null;
     this.cordova = null;
     this.model = null;
@@ -5088,7 +5092,6 @@ function Device() {
             me.available = true;
             me.platform = info.platform;
             me.version = info.version;
-            me.name = info.name;
             me.uuid = info.uuid;
             me.cordova = buildLabel;
             me.model = info.model;
@@ -6676,6 +6679,11 @@ window.cordova = require('cordova');
 // file: lib/scripts/bootstrap.js
 
 (function (context) {
+    if (context._cordovaJsLoaded) {
+        throw new Error('cordova.js included multiple times.');
+    }
+    context._cordovaJsLoaded = true;
+
     var channel = require('cordova/channel');
     var platformInitChannelsArray = [channel.onNativeReady, channel.onPluginsReady];