Hands-on with Cordova

A record of solutions to issues that were resolved to deploy a HTML Android app using Cordova. Only those that are not answered by search engines!

Development Environment:

Processor: x64 
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
JDK: 1.7.0_75
Android : up to date
     SDK tools: 25.1.1
     Platform tools : 23.1
     Build Tools: 23.0.3
Cordova:  5.1.1
Test Device: Asus Zenfone 4 A450CG (Android v4.4.2 KitKat, 1.2 GHz, 1GB)


Work In Progress:

1. Deploying apk to the device connected via USB.
Error: Error code 1 for command: cmd with args: /s,/c,"D:\WorkSpace\CordovaApp\App\platforms\android\gradlew cdvBuildDebug -b D:\WorkSpace\CordovaApp\App\platforms\android\build.gradle -PcdvBuildArch=x86 -Dorg.gradle.daemon=true -Pandroid.useDeprecatedNdk=true"

*Soln*
Background: Custom icons and splash screens (cordova-plugin-splashscreen) are configured in config.xml.
RCA:
:processDebugResourcesD:\WorkSpace\CordovaApp\App\platforms\android\build\intermediates\manifests\full\debug\AndroidManifest.xml:24:23-37 : AAPT: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'icon' with value '@drawable/icon').  FAILED
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
Fix: Make sure the res directory configured is spelled correctly and present in the root directory of the app (D:\WorkSpace\CordovaApp\App\res).