breautek commented on a change in pull request #1050: usesCleartextTraffic
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URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/1050#discussion_r392602587
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File path: www/docs/en/dev/guide/platforms/android/index.md
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@@ -766,6 +766,25 @@ The corresponding html:
</body>
</html>
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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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+By default HTTP and FTP etc. will refuse the apps 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. You can learn more about the `android:usesCleartextTraffic` or any
other android application elements setting in the [documentation for Android
developers](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/application-element).
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+To allow clear text communication again, set the
`android:usesCleartextTraffic` on your application tag to true in `config.xml`
file:
+`<platform name="android">
+ <edit-config file="app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge"
target="/manifest/application">
+ <application android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" />
+ </edit-config>
+</platform>`
Review comment:
I think this is intended to be a preformatted block
```suggestion
```xml
<platform name="android">
<edit-config file="app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge"
target="/manifest/application">
<application android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" />
</edit-config>
</platform>
```
```
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