Ionic cordova plugins by android version

Question

I want to know if there any website or anyone know how to know which cordova plugins version are for android 5.0.0. Because when I try to build android 5.0.0 with newest plugins it throws errors, that these plugins are not in that android version.

For example :

cordova-plugin-splashscreen 2,14,0 - android 7.1.0 working
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 2,14,0 - android 5.0 not working

Answer 1

You should use one of the latest cordova platform plugin. At the moment is the version 7.XX and 6.XX

cordova-android

7.XX -> 4.4 ~ 8.1 Android version

6.XX -> 4.1 ~ 8.0 Android version

Table of equivalence cordova-android to range of android version :

Using the version 6 or 7 you will cover the android 5 and will work with the most of the plugins. The 7.XX version have a breaking change with the old plugins .

If you use some old plugins you will stick with the 6.XX If not it's preferable the 7.XX .

For more information: https://cordova.apache.org/blog/