[CB-9422] <preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen" /> is required for Android

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.1.1
• Labels: Android Docs-6.x triaged
• Assignee: Sarangan Rajamanickam
• Reporter: Sebastien Lorber
• Created: 28/Jul/15 13:27
• Updated: 03/May/17 07:24
• Resolved: 21/Mar/16 22:08

Description

When using something like

    <platform name="android">
        <icon src="www/stample_icon.png" density="ldpi" />
        <icon src="www/stample_icon.png" density="mdpi" />
        <icon src="www/stample_icon.png" density="hdpi" />
        <icon src="www/stample_icon.png" density="xhdpi" />
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="land-hdpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="land-ldpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="land-mdpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="land-xhdpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="port-hdpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="port-ldpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="port-mdpi"/>
        <splash src="www/stample_splash.png" density="port-xhdpi"/>
    </platform>

The splash screen items are copied to their respestive android folders:

copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-land-hdpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-land-ldpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-land-mdpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-land-xhdpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-port-hdpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-port-ldpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-port-mdpi/screen.png
copying image from /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/www/stample_splash.png to /home/sebastien/Desktop/Stample-react/cordova/platforms/android/res/drawable-port-xhdpi/screen.png

They are always copied with the name "screen.png"

If we don't use the option

<preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen" />

Then the splash screen we declare in the xml is simply ignored. The value must be = "screen".

I think this should be documented, or better: be made the default behavior when a splash screen is declared.

Issue Links

• Blocked: CB-10688 Cordova Plugin Splashscreen Readme must have examples