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  1. Apache Cordova
  2. CB-13301

Add config.xml option to allow moving app to SD Card

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      Currently, the Move to SD card option in Android is disabled by default. We have to create this hook to edit the manifest and allow moving it to SD card:

      #!/usr/bin/env node
      // Adds lines to the Android Manifest if they are not already there
      const LINES_TO_ADD = [
          {
              text: ' android:installLocation="auto"', /* allow moving app to SD card */
              after: '<manifest'
          }
      ];
      const MANIFEST = 'platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml';
      var fs = require('fs'),
        manifestText = fs.readFileSync(MANIFEST).toString();
      LINES_TO_ADD.forEach(function(lineToAdd) {
        if(manifestText.indexOf(lineToAdd.text) === -1) {
          manifestText = manifestText.replace(lineToAdd.after, lineToAdd.after + lineToAdd.text);
        }
      });
      fs.writeFileSync(MANIFEST, manifestText);
      

      However, if we compile for Windows Universal for the first time and there is no Android manifest, build fails. Also it is very annoying to use hooks for essential features such as this.

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            bowserj Joey Robert Bowser
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