Build failed with an exception in Cordova 12

[dariov1988]

When I add the plugin to my project with: cordova plugin add https://github.com/FWiner/cordova-plugin-android-background-mode and try to build it, I get the following error:

/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:36: error: cannot find symbol
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
                             ^
  symbol:   class NotificationCompat
  location: package android.support.v4.app
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:38: error: cannot find symbol
  import android.support.v4.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
                               ^
  symbol:   class NotificationManagerCompat
  location: package android.support.v4.app
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:346: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
    private void setColor(NotificationCompat.Builder notification,
                                            ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:204: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
        NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
                          ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:204: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
        NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
                                                                        ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:220: error: package NotificationCompat.Action does not exist
            NotificationCompat.Action.Builder closeAction = new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(getIconResId(closeIconName), settings.optString("closeTitle", "Close"), closeIntent);
                                     ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:220: error: package NotificationCompat.Action does not exist
            NotificationCompat.Action.Builder closeAction = new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(getIconResId(closeIconName), settings.optString("closeTitle", "Close"), closeIntent);
                                                                                         ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:230: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
                    new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(text));
                                          ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:341: error: cannot find symbol
    NotificationManagerCompat notification = NotificationManagerCompat.from(activity);
    ^
  symbol:   class NotificationManagerCompat
  location: class BackgroundModeExt
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:341: error: cannot find symbol
    NotificationManagerCompat notification = NotificationManagerCompat.from(activity);
                                             ^
  symbol:   variable NotificationManagerCompat
  location: class BackgroundModeExt
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
10 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Cordova version: 12

Please let me know if more information is required. Thanks!

[FWiner]

When I add the plugin to my project with: cordova plugin add https://github.com/FWiner/cordova-plugin-android-background-mode and try to build it, I get the following error:

/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:36: error: cannot find symbol
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
                             ^
  symbol:   class NotificationCompat
  location: package android.support.v4.app
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:38: error: cannot find symbol
  import android.support.v4.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
                               ^
  symbol:   class NotificationManagerCompat
  location: package android.support.v4.app
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:346: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
    private void setColor(NotificationCompat.Builder notification,
                                            ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:204: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
        NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
                          ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:204: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
        NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
                                                                        ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:220: error: package NotificationCompat.Action does not exist
            NotificationCompat.Action.Builder closeAction = new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(getIconResId(closeIconName), settings.optString("closeTitle", "Close"), closeIntent);
                                     ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:220: error: package NotificationCompat.Action does not exist
            NotificationCompat.Action.Builder closeAction = new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(getIconResId(closeIconName), settings.optString("closeTitle", "Close"), closeIntent);
                                                                                         ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:230: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
                    new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(text));
                                          ^
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:341: error: cannot find symbol
    NotificationManagerCompat notification = NotificationManagerCompat.from(activity);
    ^
  symbol:   class NotificationManagerCompat
  location: class BackgroundModeExt
/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:341: error: cannot find symbol
    NotificationManagerCompat notification = NotificationManagerCompat.from(activity);
                                             ^
  symbol:   variable NotificationManagerCompat
  location: class BackgroundModeExt
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
10 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Cordova version: 12

Please let me know if more information is required. Thanks!

Hi dariov , i was tried to install this plugin to a clear cordova project(cordova version 12 , cordova-android 12), it seems like work fine. Can you post the specific screenshots of the errors and the plugin list?

[dariov1988]

Hi @FWiner, thanks for answering, here are the steps to reproduce the problem:
Create an empty app:
cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
Add the Android platform:
cordova platform add android
Check requirements (optional):

cordova requirements

Requirements check results for android:
Java JDK: installed 17.0.10
Android SDK: installed true
Android target: installed android-34,android-33
Gradle: installed /usr/share/java/gradle/bin/gradle

Add the background plugin:
cordova plugin add https://github.com/FWiner/cordova-plugin-android-background-mode
Check the plugin list (optional):

cordova plugin list
cordova-plugin-background-mode 0.7.3 "BackgroundMode"
cordova-plugin-device 2.1.0 "Device"

Try to build the project for Android:

cordova build android
Checking Java JDK and Android SDK versions
ANDROID_HOME=~/Android/Sdk (recommended setting)
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=undefined (DEPRECATED)
Using Android SDK: ~/Android/Sdk
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app

> Task :app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:36: error: cannot find symbol
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
                             ^
  symbol:   class NotificationCompat
  location: package android.support.v4.app
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:38: error: cannot find symbol
  import android.support.v4.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
                               ^
  symbol:   class NotificationManagerCompat
  location: package android.support.v4.app
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:346: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
    private void setColor(NotificationCompat.Builder notification,
                                            ^
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:204: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
        NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
                          ^
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:204: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
        NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
                                                                        ^
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:220: error: package NotificationCompat.Action does not exist
            NotificationCompat.Action.Builder closeAction = new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(getIconResId(closeIconName), settings.optString("closeTitle", "Close"), closeIntent);
                                     ^
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:220: error: package NotificationCompat.Action does not exist
            NotificationCompat.Action.Builder closeAction = new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(getIconResId(closeIconName), settings.optString("closeTitle", "Close"), closeIntent);
                                                                                         ^
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/ForegroundService.java:230: error: package NotificationCompat does not exist
                    new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(text));
                                          ^
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:341: error: cannot find symbol
    NotificationManagerCompat notification = NotificationManagerCompat.from(activity);
    ^
  symbol:   class NotificationManagerCompat
  location: class BackgroundModeExt
~/hello/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background/BackgroundModeExt.java:341: error: cannot find symbol
    NotificationManagerCompat notification = NotificationManagerCompat.from(activity);
                                             ^
  symbol:   variable NotificationManagerCompat
  location: class BackgroundModeExt
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
10 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings

BUILD FAILED in 737ms
27 actionable tasks: 1 executed, 26 up-to-date
Command failed with exit code 1: ~/hello/platforms/android/gradlew -b ~/hello/platforms/android/build.gradle cdvBuildDebug

If I remove the plugin:

cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-background-mode
Uninstalling 1 dependent plugins.
Uninstalling cordova-plugin-device from android
Uninstalling cordova-plugin-background-mode from android
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app
Removing "cordova-plugin-background-mode"
Removing cordova-plugin-background-mode from package.json

And then try to build, it build correctly:

cordova build android
Checking Java JDK and Android SDK versions
ANDROID_HOME=~/Android/Sdk (recommended setting)
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=undefined (DEPRECATED)
Using Android SDK: ~/Android/Sdk
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 1s
50 actionable tasks: 13 executed, 37 up-to-date
Built the following apk(s): 
        ~/hello/platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Thanks for your time and effort, have a nice day/night...

[FWiner]

Hi @dariov1988 , i double checked my local project and this issue was found in cordova version > 10, i think this link can help you, please try to build after modifying in Android Studio, if the error disappears, I will update the question in the next days.

[krychu90]

I had this error too and changing:

import android.support.v4.app

to

import androidx.core.app

helped me.