[CB-9615] getsettings API removed from Android CordovaWebView which disables renderpriority and WebView tweaks for devices below Android 5

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.0, 4.3.0, 4.0.1, 4.1.1
• Component/s: cordova-android

Environment

Windows 8.1 and Android SDK with Eclipse or Android Studio

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Chris Murdaugh
• Created: 05/Sep/15 00:34
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:59
• Resolved: 11/Jan/16 18:14

Description

getsettings API removed from CordovaWebView ex: appView.getSettings().setRenderPriority in the java MainActivity no longer works in Cordova Android 3.7.2 and above (to test you will need to set hardwareacceleration to false in AndroidManifest and use the above java in the mainactivity) - an undefined method is thrown in the compiler. This is a deal-breaker as we cannot use Crosswalk because it adds 18mb to APK size (we really need to stay below the 50MB cellular APK size limit for market reach). We need our CSS3 transforms to be above 1-10fps for stability and the above tweak has allowed us to maintain compatibility and performance for Android 4.x and above (this issue affects all supported Android versions since CSS3 transforms are slow without Crosswalk). Having the getsettings API removed from Cordova 3.72 and above (and no replacement API exists) means that we cannot upgrade our Cordova until this issue is resolved and will have to go without patch for CVE-2015-1835.