Intent filter block missing at AndroidManifest.xml file

[veronicatc]

When adding the plugin to my project and then running the app for the first time with cordova run android, it works as expected.

But if I then make any change to my project, and run cordova run android again, then this intent filter block is missing from the AndroidManifest.xml file:

<intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> <data android:scheme="$URL_SCHEME"/> </intent-filter>

I need to remove the plugin, and add it back every time before compiling.
Any ideas why it could happen?

Using:
Cordova Android 9.1
Cordova 10

Thanks.

[WuglyakBolgoink]

@veronicatc never had this problem, are you sure that you don't remove the plugin or do some changes in manifest during compilation and build processes?

[veronicatc]

@WuglyakBolgoink I finally found that this was a problem caused by using edit-config in config.xml file. I was using merge, but it still removed the block.

I changed this in my config.xml:

<edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/application/activity[@android:name='MainActivity']"> <activity android:theme="@style/Full" /> </edit-config>

to use cordova-custom-config plugin like this:

<custom-preference name="android-manifest/application/activity/@android:theme" value="@style/Full" />

and this fixed the issue.

I did this after finding this comment on a stackoverflow page, from 2018:

Though this is a good answer, and probably the best way to do it for 99% of circumstances I'd like to add a caveat. We use github.com/EddyVerbruggen/Custom-URL-scheme , it adds an intent to the AndroidManifest.xml. Using <edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" target="/manifest/application/activity" mode="merge"> <activity android:configChanges="keyboardHidden" /> </edit-config> Results in the intent being removed - you might need to find a different strategy

This is the link in case it is useful to anyone:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40446058/cordova-change-androidmanifest-using-config-xml-file

[WuglyakBolgoink]

@veronicatc great!

PS: can you please fix the link for SO too?

[veronicatc]

@WuglyakBolgoink fixed!