android.support.v4.app does not exist

Question

..../cordova/sms_receiver/SmsReceiverPlugin.java:8: error: package android.support.v4.app does not exist import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;

also:

..../cordova/sms_receiver/SmsReceiverPlugin.java:121: error: cannot find symbol ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this.cordova.getActivity(), new String[]{type}, requestCode);

and:

..../cordova/sms_receiver/SmsReceiver.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.

Driving me nuts. Trying to build a cordova app for android. I've followed a ton of different google results to try and get rid of this error.

Including adding this to plugin.xml:

<framework src="com.android.support:support-v4:+" />

also a reference to a build.gradle file with:

dependencies: {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:+'
}

Also adding numerous paths to $PATH, selecting everything in Android SDK manager etc etc, nothing works!

New to this I'll admit, this is on a Mac with Java 1.8 JDK installed. Tried 10.0 also.

I've lost track of all the things I've tried. Please can someone put me out of my misery.

Answer 1

You can probably solve your issue by adding the plugin :

https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-android-support-v4

as mentioned here - https://github.com/rehy/cordova-plugin-sms-receiver/issues/7

Answer 2

Change and import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;

Otherwise

1. npm install jetifier

2. npx jetify

3. npx cap sync android

if your project on native