Ionic Cordova 7.1.4 Android Build Failing

Question

I just created a simple ionic cordova project, added a few plugins. When i run ionic cordova build android

I get the following build errors:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 16 cannot be smaller than version 19 declared in library [:CordovaLib] C:\Users\Ralph Marvin\Desktop\Marvix\Apps\Ionic\Chapel\platforms\android\CordovaLib\build\intermediates\manifests\full\debug\AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 16 Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 16, or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 19, or use tools:overrideLibrary="org.apache.cordova" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)
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BUILD FAILED in 32s cmd: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output: C:\Users\Ralph Marvin\Desktop\Marvix\Apps\Ionic\Chapel\platforms\android\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml:36:5-74 Error: uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 16 cannot be smaller than version 19 declared in library [:CordovaLib] C:\Users\Ralph Marvin\Desktop\Marvix\Apps\Ionic\Chapel\platforms\android\CordovaLib\build\intermediates\manifests\full\debug\AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 16 Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 16, or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 19, or use tools:overrideLibrary="org.apache.cordova" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 16 cannot be smaller than version 19 declared in library [:CordovaLib] C:\Users\Ralph Marvin\Desktop\Marvix\Apps\Ionic\Chapel\platforms\android\CordovaLib\build\intermediates\manifests\full\debug\AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 16 Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 16, or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 19, or use tools:overrideLibrary="org.apache.cordova" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)
Try: Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

I have the ff in my config.xml:

    <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="19" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="1.3.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" spec="5.0.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-ionic-webview" spec="^2.0.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard" spec="^2.0.5" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-app-update" spec="2.0.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-background-mode" spec="0.7.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-badge" spec="0.8.8" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-browsertab" spec="0.2.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-camera" spec="4.0.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-crop" spec="0.4.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file" spec="6.0.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-filechooser" spec="1.2.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-filepath" spec="1.4.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file-transfer" spec="1.7.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-headercolor" spec="1.0.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" spec="3.0.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-local-notification" spec="0.9.0-beta.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-media" spec="5.0.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-media-capture" spec="3.0.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-network-information" spec="2.0.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-music-controls" spec="2.2.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing" spec="5.4.3">
        <variable name="ANDROID_SUPPORT_V4_VERSION" value="24.1.1+" />
    </plugin>
    <plugin name="cordova-sqlite-storage" spec="2.6.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-statusbar" spec="^2.4.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device" spec="^2.0.2" />
    <engine name="android" spec="7.1.4" />

I also have this in my build.gradle

project.configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { details ->
        if (details.requested.group == 'com.android.support' && !details.requested.name.contains('multidex') ) {
            details.useVersion "25.0.0"
        }
    }
}

Please help me fix this, its been two days now, I've done all the googling i can and still.

Not a real answer, just an advice, I think that one of your plugins declares minSdkVersion 16 that is not compatible with the sdk in use. Usually when I got a build error the first thing I do is to determine which plugin cause the issue, to do this You could checkout your project in another drectory, remove everything ( the android platform and the the plugins ), re-add the platform and the the plugin one by one, checking if the build succeed. But before doing so you could just search if you find the "uses-sdk:minSdkVersion" inside one of your plugins. — Sergio Rinaudo

Sundaravel M Sundaravel M · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-07T05:18:43

It seems like incompatible sdk version.

you must update your config.xml from this <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="16" /> to <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="19" />

then remove your platform & add again

cordova platform remove android cordova platform add android

Ionic Cordova 7.1.4 Android Build Failing

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