Ionic requires android target 19 , I have target 21 installed
cordova, ionic-framework
Solution
This happens because there is a script that is checked to see the target android virsion when you run the command `ionic create myApp.`
This script is located within the cordova directory at - `C:\Users\[user]\.cordova\lib\npm_cache\cordova-android\3.6.4\package\framework\project.properties` (for windows).
When you go into the `project.properties` file you will see something similar to the below.
split.density=false
target=android-19
apk-configurations=
renderscript.opt.level=O0
android.library=true
You will need to ammend the line that has `target=android-19`, to say `target=android-21` Hope this helps as I am quite new to Ionic and hybrid mobile development but I remember reading about a few people having the same issue. I encountered this error myself though I did not have an issue with installing android-19 to fix it.
Another way you can check available targets with out digging down through each directory with in your file explorer is by running `android list target` from within `C:\Users\[user]`.
Problem
Trying to install ionic, when adding android platform I am getting the following error ``` Error: Please install Android target "android-19". Hint: Run "android" from your command-line to open the SDK manager. at /home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/lib/check_reqs.js:174:19 at _fulfilled (/home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/node_modules/q/q.js:798:54) at self.promiseDispatch.done (/home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/node_modules/q/q.js:827:30) at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/node_modules/q/q.js:760:13) at /home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/node_modules/q/q.js:574:44 at flush (/home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/node_modules/q/q.js:108:17) at process._tickCallback (node.js:419:13) Error: /home/algotree/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/package/bin/create: Command failed with exit code 8 at ChildProcess.whenDone (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/cordova/superspawn.js:135:23) at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17) at maybeClose (child_process.js:753:16) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:820:5) ``` But I have android-21 installed already . How can I use that without installing target-19?