cordova-plugin-x5-webview
v3.1.3
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Changes the default WebView to Tencent X5 WebView
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cordova-plugin-x5-webview
Makes your Cordova application use the Tencent X5 WebView(TBS) instead of the System WebView. Requires cordova-android 4.0 or greater.
Benefits
WebView doesn't change depending on Android version Capabilities: such as WebRTC, WebAudio, Web Components Performance improvements (compared to older system webviews)
Drawbacks
Increased APK size (about 300KB)
Install
The following directions are for cordova-cli (most people). Alternatively you can use the Android platform scripts workflow.
Open an existing cordova project, with cordova-android 4.0.0+, and using the latest CLI. X5 variables can be configured as an option when installing the plugin
Add this plugin$ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-x5-webview
Build$ cordova build android
The build script will automatically fetch the X5 WebView libraries from X5 project download site (https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-x5-webview) and build for both X86 and ARM architectures.