NiklasMerz commented on a change in pull request #1050: usesCleartextTraffic
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URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/1050#discussion_r363371697
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File path: www/docs/en/dev/guide/platforms/android/index.md
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+### Android Quirks
+The default API level in the Cordova Android platform has been upgraded. On an
Android 9 device, clear text communication is now disabled by default.
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+Indicates whether the app intends to use cleartext network traffic, such as
cleartext HTTP. The default value for apps that target API level 27 or lower is
"true". Apps that target API level 28 or higher default to "false".
+When the attribute is set to "false", platform components (for example, HTTP
and FTP stacks, DownloadManager, and MediaPlayer) will refuse the app’s
requests to use cleartext traffic. Third-party libraries are strongly
encouraged to honor this setting as well. The key reason for avoiding cleartext
traffic is the lack of confidentiality, authenticity, and protections against
tampering; a network attacker can eavesdrop on transmitted data and also modify
it without being detected.
Review comment:
```suggestion
When the attribute is set to "false", for example, HTTP and FTP will refuse
the app’s requests to use cleartext traffic. The key reason for avoiding
cleartext traffic is the lack of confidentiality, authenticity, and protections
against tampering; a network attacker can eavesdrop on transmitted data and
also modify it without being detected.
```
I thinkt this would make it easier for Cordova app developers to understand.
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