Apache Cordova – Android target: not installed (SOLVED)

You do the initial testing of your Apache Cordova installation by running command

  • cordova requirements

What you get is this message or similar (target version may vary):

Android target: not installed
Please install Android target / API level: “android-27”

To fix this, in Android Studio (you need to have it installed, obviously) you go to the menu Tools -> SDK Manager and add the respective SDK Platform (shown below in green).

IMPORTANT! Be aware, that what you need at this stage is the SDK Manager and not the AVD Manager! Because what you need to install to please Cordova is the development platform for the particular version of Android, and not the system image for emulator to run it on (shown below in yellow). That you can do as the next step.


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