Cordova Error using Cordova-Android 6.2.0 - getFileResources is not a function

Question

I have an ionic/cordova project using:

cordova-android@6.2.0
cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview@2.3.0
cordova cli 6.4.0
ionic 1.3.3

When I try to add the Android platform, I get the following output

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$ ionic platform add android@6.2.0

Adding android project...


Creating Cordova project for the Android platform:

    Path: platforms/android
    Package: com.ionicframework.name
    Name: name
    Activity: MainActivity
    Android target: android-25

Subproject Path: CordovaLib

Android project created with cordova-android@6.2.0

Error: cordovaProject.projectConfig.getFileResources is not a function

Answer 1

It seems this issue is related to a bug in cordova-android@6.2.0, as confirmed here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12633

I have now updated my system to cordova-cli - cordova@6.5.0 and cordova-android@6.2.1, and it seemed to work.

Update to version 6 of cordova cli with:

npm install -g cordova@6

And then add the correct version of cordova-android

cordova platform add android@6

Not directly related to this issue, but once I got it working, my system did complain about the gradle path not being set when I tried building my app, and so I followed the steps here: https://gradle.org/install#with-homebrew , and now all builds successfully.

Answer 2

update cordova

npm install -g cordova

and then try to add platform or if any problem with new version of cordova then use below

There is a problem with cordova version 6.4.0 and android 6.2.1. So, please try with below compatible versions

cordova version must be 6.4.0

npm install -g cordova@6.4.0

Install android in your project

cordova platform add android@6.1.2  

or

ionic platform add android@6.1.2

Answer 3

Do whatever @IonicBurger has said above. Also make sure that for Cordova based projects, each cordova version has specific dependency on android SDK and android build tools installed.

I am currently using Ionic 3 and I faced the same issue.

• Make sure cordova is latest: npm i cordova -g will do the job. Note what version of cordova is installed by checking cordova -v . After that ensure you have installed ionic-native; this usually comes with ionic installation, but it wont harm to installed this again locally with npm i ionic-native --save

• See all available platforms: ionic cordova platform list . Some plugins like camera, media etc have very specific cordova requirements (refer here )

• When you install a plugin, you may encounter such error sometimes: 'Plugin doesn't support this project's cordova-android version. cordova-android: 6.1.2, failed version requirement: >=6.3.0 Skipping 'cordova-plugin-camera' for android' . Thats okay. This can be resolved by above two steps. Most importantly remember this: Ensure you have latest Android Build Tools and SDK installed . Please see the following image for more detail:

Note that this answer works best with Windows environment.

Answer 4

Updating to cordova@6.5.0 didn't work - I got error that this version is not found

Instead reverting to cordova@6.1.2 did work

cordova platform update android@6.1.2 --save

Answer 5

It is not the right solution downgrade the cordova version. If you want to use the lastest version of cordova and ionic, instead of using

ionic cordova platform add android

Just do:

cordova platform add android

works like a charm!

Good coding!

Answer 6

This problem occured for me when switching between two ionic projects. I fixed it by trying another node version and it works.

I used nvm use xxx and by downgrading to a previous nodejs version, I was able to build my project.

Hope it'll help someone.