What does cordova prepare do?
cordova, cross-platform, mobile
Solution
Cordova prepare: It prepares `[<platform> [..]]` by copying the necessary files into the specified platform folder, or for all platform folders. The project is then ready to be built by Eclipse, Xcode, etc.
Refer to: Cordova Commands
As documentation says:
In this case, once you run prepare, you can use Apple's Xcode SDK as an alternative to modify and compile the platform-specific code that Cordova generates within platforms/ios. You can use the same approach with other platforms' SDKs.
Refer : Apache Cordova API Documentation
Problem
I checked the documentation but didn't find a clear explanation about this command. So does anyone know what exactly does the command `cordova prepare` do? - Does it update the platform-specific `www` folders? - If yes, does it copy the full content of the root `www`? - Does it update the platform-specific icons? - If yes, where should the source icons be located? - Does it update the platform-specific splash screens? - If yes, where should the source splash screens be located? - Does it update other platform-specific resources? - Does it update the Android manifest? - If yes, how can I customize the manifest, so that `cordova prepare` merges both the customization and the generated lines? - Which other files are updated for the Android platform? - Which other files are updated for the iOS platform?