cordova-plugin-core-android-extensions

Useful methods for an android cordova app

Installation

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-core-android-extensions

Supported Platforms

• Android

Methods

Every method returns a promise fulfilled with an appropriate result.

• navigator.app.minimizeApp
• navigator.app.resumeApp
• navigator.app.detectApp
• navigator.app.uninstallApp

navigator.app.minimizeApp

Shows home screen and sends the app into background

Parameters

• moveBack: When true the app first tried to return to the previous task in current stack (Boolean)

navigator.app.resumeApp

Brings app into foreground.

navigator.app.detectApp

Detects an app availability.

Parameters

• packageName: Target app package name

navigator.app.uninstallApp

Trigger an app uninstall dialog.

Parameters

• packageName: Target app package name

navigator.app.startApp

Starts an app activity.

Parameters

• packageName: Target app package name
• componentName: Target app component name (optional)

Examples:

// open Google Maps
navigator.app.startApp("com.google.android.apps.maps")
// open device Wi-Fi settings
navigator.app.startApp("com.android.settings", "com.android.settings.wifi.WifiSettings")