How can I change the AndroidManifest.xml file in Meteor?

Question

I need to add a couple activities to my Meteor Cordova Project, namely:

android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
and
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"

App.setPreference doesn't seem to work for Activities in mobile-config.js and App.setActivity doesn't seem to exist.
Docs on mobile-config.js are available here .

Is there any way to do this currently?

Answer 1

I am quite sure that what you need to do is specified here . Basically what you need to do is

1. Create a file config.xml under folder cordova-build-override/ in your project.

2. Copy the basic config.xml generated by creating a new Cordova project.

3. Add

to your config.xml this:

<application
    android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
    android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden" />

4. Make sure you have this

in your widget tag for android to be available:

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

5. Use still the App.setPreference etc to set the normal details.

And yes, I know it is quite hacky, but it makes sense as Meteor uses Cordova internally and has only those "normal" config.xml options are configurable.

Answer 2

The AndroidManifest.xml file can be edited directly and it doesn't seem to get deleted on build.

The file is located in:
.meteor/local/cordova-build/platforms/android

From there the activities can be added directly to the main activity.

I'm still trying to figure out a way to get it to work when pushed to a different server, as the .meteor folder isn't included.

Answer 3

I believe the current (as of 2020) solution to this problem is with a mobile-config.js file in the root of your app directory. see meteor docs https://docs.meteor.com/api/mobile-config.html