config.xml

The config.xml file is a settings file controlling various settings of Cordova.

Below are available elements and preferences you may need to configure:

<widget> element

Attribute	Type	Default Value	Description
version	String	1.0.0	A version number which is visible to users

Example

<widget id="com.example.helloworld" version="0.0.1">
  ...
</widget>

<content> element

Attribute	Type	Default Value	Description
src	String	indext.html	The <content> element defines the app's starting page in the top-level web assets directory. You can change the starting page by changing the value of the src attribute to your preferred URL.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<widget xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" id="com.example.helloworld" version="1.0.0">
  ...
  <content src="https://monaca.io/" />
</widget>

<access> element

Attribute	Type	Default Value	Description
origin	String	*	Controls access to specific network domains. If set to *, you can access all domains from your app.

Example

...
<access origin="*" />
...

<preference> element

The <preference> tag sets various options as pairs of name/value attributes. Each preference's name is case-insensitive. Many preferences are unique to specific platforms, as listed at the top of this page. The following sections detail preferences that apply to more than one platform.

Preference Name	Type	Default Value	Description
DisallowOverScroll	Boolean	false	Set to true if you want to disable the rubber-band scrolling for WebView.
EnableViewportScale	Boolean	false	Set to true to prevent viewport scaling through a <meta> tag.
AutoHideSplashScreen	Boolean	true	Set to false to control the splashscreen when it’s hidden through a JavaScript API.
BackupWebStorage	String	cloud	There are 3 valid values: none: disables any backups of web storage. cloud: allows the web storage data to be backed up to iCloud. local: allows only local backups (iTunes sync).
UIWebViewDecelerationSpeed	String	normal	Controls the deceleration speed of momentum scrolling. There are 2 valid values: normal: is the default speed for most native apps fast: is the default speed for Mobile Safari.
Orientation*	String	default	(Cordova 5.2 or Higher) There are 4 valid values: all: to specify both portrait & landscape mode you would use the platform specific value all default: screen orientation will be applied according to system default. landscape: set screen orientation to landscape mode. portrait: set screen orientation to portrait mode.

Example

...
<preference name="DisallowOverscroll" value="false" />
<preference name="EnableViewportScale" value="false" />
<preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="true" />
<preference name="BackupWebStorage" value="cloud" />
<preference name="UIWebViewDecelerationSpeed" value="normal" />
<preference name="Orientation" value="portrait" />
...

*: There are two use ways to configure Orientation preference:

1. Global Settings:

   <widget>
   ....
   <preference name="orientation" value="default"/>
   ....
   </widget>

It is also possible to apply the setting for all devices at once; however, you can only use default, landscape and portrait value. all is not possible for Global Settings.

2. Platform Specific Settings:

<widget>
...
<platform name="ios">
 <preference name="orientation" value="default"/>
</platform>
...
</widget>

For Android/Windows, default means all directions, but in iOS only portrait will be applied.