Put artifact at www folder

mkdir www
cp -rp artifact www/

Install Cordova

npm install -g cordova
cordova platform add android

Install Android Development Tools

Java Development Kit (JDK)

brew tap adoptopenjdk/openjdk
brew install --cask adoptopenjdk8

Gradle

brew install gradle

Android SDK

1. Install Android Studio

2. Adding SDK Packages

   Open the Android SDK Manager (Tools > SDK Manager in Android Studio, or sdkmanager on the command line), and make sure the following are installed:

   • Android Platform SDK for your targeted version of Android

   • Android SDK build-tools version 29.0.2 or higher

   Open the Android Studio SDK Manager

   1. In the Android SDK Tools tab, uncheck Hide Obsolete Packages

   2. Check Android SDK Tools (Obsolete)

Setting environment variables

1. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the location of your JDK installation
2. Set the ANDROID_SDK_ROOT environment variable to the location of your Android SDK installation
3. It is also recommended that you add the Android SDK's tools, emulator and platform-tools directories to your PATH

export JAVA_HOME=<java-location>
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=<sdk-location>
export ANDROID_HOME=<sdk-location>
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools/
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/tools/
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator/

export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/c/Users/icer/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk
export ANDROID_HOME=/c/Users/icer/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk

Check

In the cordova project directory, run

cordova requirements

If you have successfully installed all the required tools above, the result should be like:

Requirements check results for android:
Java JDK: installed 1.8.0
Android SDK: installed true
Android target: installed android-32,android-30,android-29
Gradle: installed /usr/local/Cellar/gradle/7.4/bin/gradle

Build

cordova build

Test in Emulator

1. Create a Device

   Android Studio - Virturl Device Manager - Create Device

2. Run App

cordova run android --emulator

Release

1. Modify version in config.xml.
2. Replace files in www\ with latest package download from Azure Devops Pipelines.
3. Build release with yarn build:release.
4. Upload aab package to Google Play Console

• Production -> Create Release -> Upload

5. Download Signed, universal APK from app bundle.
6. Remember to upload latest APK to github release.

Upgrade API version

config.xml

    <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="35" />

cordova platform remove android
cordova platform add android
sdkmanager.bat "platforms;android-35"
sdkmanager.bat "build-tools;35.0.0"
cordova requirements
yarn build:release

FAQ

Q: How do I fix the “Unsupported class file major version 66” error when compiling Android with Cordova?

A: This is caused by using a Java version that's too high; downgrading to Java 17 will resolve the issue.