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    #1

    Missing Purpose String in Info.plist File Issues

    Hello,

    This topic has been discussed in the past and I have included the config.xml changes recommended, but to no avail. Specifically I have added config-file statements for the privacy related functions my app uses:

    <config-file platform="ios" parent="NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription" mode="replace">
    <string>This app will allow users to select photos from their photo library.</string>
    </config-file>

    <config-file platform="ios" parent="NSCameraUsageDescription" mode="replace">
    <string>This app will allow users to take pictures with the phone camera.</string>
    </config-file>

    <config-file platform="ios" parent="NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" mode="replace">
    <string>This app will allow users to use the voice to text feature.</string>
    </config-file>

    I have changed the location of these statements to be before the plugin declarations, immediately following the related plugin declaration (camera only), and at the end of the config.xml file, but before the </widget> statement.

    I'm using phonegap cli-8.0.0, but can't find any mention of this issue, either alternate solutions for 8.0.0 or being fixed (which it is obviously not). This is the last, but very persistent issue I'm trying to solve before launch. Any help is appreciated.

    Here' the last config.xml file I submitted:

    <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
    <widget id="com.targetingconcepts.79w5q5sbbu" version="1.0.7" versionCode="1.0.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:gap="http://phonegap.com/ns/1.0">
    <name>Need It Find It Now</name>
    <description>
    Need It Find It Now
    </description>
    <author email="" href="">
    J Kotas
    </author>
    <feature name="http://api.phonegap.com/1.0/device" />
    <preference name="permissions" value="" />
    <preference name="orientation" value="portrait" />
    <preference name="target-device" value="handset" />
    <preference name="fullscreen" value="false" />
    <preference name="webviewbounce" value="true" />
    <preference name="prerendered-icon" value="true" />
    <preference name="stay-in-webview" value="false" />
    <preference name="ios-statusbarstyle" value="black-opaque" />
    <preference name="detect-data-types" value="true" />
    <preference name="exit-on-suspend" value="false" />
    <preference name="auto-hide-splash-screen" value="true" />
    <preference name="disable-cursor" value="false" />
    <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="19" />
    <preference name="android-installLocation" value="internalOnly" />
    <preference name="phonegap-version" value="cli-8.0.0" />
    <preference name="EnableViewportScale" value="true" />
    <preference name="MediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction" value="true" />
    <preference name="AllowInlineMediaPlayback" value="false" />
    <preference name="TopActivityIndicator" value="gray" />
    <preference name="BackupWebStorage" value="none" />
    <preference name="iosPersistentFileLocation" value="Library" />
    <preference name="KeyboardDisplayRequiresUserAction" value="true" />
    <preference name="SurpressesIncrementalRendering" value="true" />
    <preference name="android-maxSdkVersion" value="" />
    <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="" />
    <preference name="KeepRunning" value="true" />
    <preference name="ErrorUrl" value="error.html" />
    <preference name="LoadingDialog" value="Please wait, the app is loading." />
    <preference name="LoadingPageDialog" value="Please wait, the data is loading." />
    <preference name="LoadUrlTimeoutValue" value="20000" />
    <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Internal" />
    <preference name="android-build-tool" value="gradle" />

    <!--splash screen plugin options -->
    <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="true" />
    <preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="3000" />
    <preference name="FadeSplashScreen" value="true" />
    <preference name="FadeSplashScreenDuration" value="500" />
    <preference name="ShowSplashScreenSpinner" value="true" />
    <!-- Android only splash screen plugin options -->
    <preference name="SplashMaintainAspectRatio" value="true" />
    <preference name="SplashShowOnlyFirstTime" value="false" />
    <preference name="SplashScreenSpinnerColor" value="white" />
    <preference name="pgb-builder-version" value="2" />
    <preference name="splash-screen-duration" value="5000" />
    <preference name="show-splash-screen-spinner" value="true" />
    <allow-intent href="https://*/*" />
    <allow-navigation href="https://*youtube.com/*"/>
    <allow-navigation href="https://*youtu.be/*"/>
    <allow-navigation href="https://*vimeo.com/*"/>

    <icon src="icon.png" />
    <splash src="splash.png" />

    <!-- icons -->

    <!-- Android icons -->

    <icon platform="android" density="ldpi" src="res/icon/android/icon-36-ldpi.png" />
    <icon platform="android" density="mdpi" src="res/icon/android/icon-48-mdpi.png" />
    <icon platform="android" density="hdpi" src="res/icon/android/icon-72-hdpi.png" />
    <icon platform="android" density="xhdpi" src="res/icon/android/icon-96-xhdpi.png" />
    <icon platform="android" density="xxhdpi" src="res/icon/android/icon-144-xxhdpi.png" />
    <icon platform="android" density="xxxhdpi" src="res/icon/android/icon-192-xxxhdpi.png" />

    <!-- iOS -->

    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-small.png" width="29" height="29" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-small-2x.png" width="58" height="58" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-small-3x.png" width="87" height="87" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-40.png" width="40" height="40" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-40-2x.png" width="80" height="80" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-50.png" width="50" height="50" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-50-2x.png" width="100" height="100" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-57.png" width="57" height="57" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-57-2x.png" width="114" height="114" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-60.png" width="60" height="60" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-60-2x.png" width="120" height="120" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-60-3x.png" width="180" height="180" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-72.png" width="72" height="72" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-72-2x.png" width="144" height="144" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-76.png" width="76" height="76" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-76-2x.png" width="152" height="152" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-83.5-2x.png" width="167" height="167" />
    <icon platform="ios" src="res/icon/ios/icon-1024-2x.png" width="1024" height="1024" />


    <!-- Windows Phone 8 -->

    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/icon-48.png" />
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/icon-tile-62.png" role="background" />
    <!-- Windows Phone 8.1+ -->
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square30x30logo.scale-100.png" width="30" height="30"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square44x44logo.scale-100.png" width="44" height="44"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square44x44logo.scale-240.png" width="106" height="106"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square71x71logo.scale-100.png" width="71" height="71"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square71x71logo.scale-240.png" width="170" height="170"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square150x150logo.scale-100.png" width="150" height="150"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square150x150logo.scale-240.png" width="360" height="360"/>
    <icon platform="winphone" src="res/icon/windows-phone/square310x310logo.scale-100.png" width="310" height="310"/>


    <!-- Launch images / splash screens -->

    <!-- Android -->

    <!-- Android legacy -->
    <splash platform="android" density="port-ldpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-ldpi-portrait.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="port-mdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-mdpi-portrait.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="port-hdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-hdpi-portrait.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="port-xhdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-xhdpi-portrait.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="port-xxhdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-xxhdpi-portrait.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="port-xxxhdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-xxxhdpi-portrait.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="land-xxxhdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-xxxhdpi-landscape.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="land-xxhdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-xxhdpi-landscape.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="land-xhdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-xhdpi-landscape.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="land-hdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-hdpi-landscape.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="land-mdpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-mdpi-landscape.png" />
    <splash platform="android" density="land-ldpi" src="res/screen/android/screen-ldpi-landscape.png" />
    <!-- end Android legacy -->

    <!-- Android 9 patch -->
    <!-- end Android 9 patch -->

    <!-- iOS -->

    <!-- iOS legacy -->
    <!-- iPhone and iPod Touch -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphone-portrait.png" width="320" height="480" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphone-portrait-2x.png" width="640" height="960" />
    <!-- iPhone 5 and iPod Touch (5th generation) -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphone-portrait-568h-2x.png" width="640" height="1136" />
    <!-- iPhone 6, 7, 8 -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphone-portrait-667h-2x.png" width="750" height="1334" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphone-portrait-736h-3x.png" width="1242" height="2208" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphone-landscape-736h-3x.png" width="2208" height="1242" />
    <!-- iPhone X -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphonex-portrait.png" width="1125" height="2436" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-iphonex-landscape.png" width="2436" height="1125" />
    <!-- iPad -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-portrait.png" width="768" height="1024" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-landscape.png" width="1024" height="768" />
    <!-- Retina iPad -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-portrait-2x.png" width="1536" height="2048" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-landscape-2x.png" width="2048" height="1536" />
    <!-- Retina 10.5 iPad Pro -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-pro10-portrait-3x.png" width="1668" height="2224" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-pro10-landscape-3x.png" width="2224" height="1668" />
    <!-- Retina iPad Pro -->
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-pro-portrait-3x.png" width="2048" height="2732" />
    <splash platform="ios" src="res/screen/ios/screen-ipad-pro-landscape-3x.png" width="2732" height="2048" />
    <!-- end iOS Legacy -->


    <!-- iOS storyboards -->
    <!-- end iOS storyboards -->


    <!-- Windows 8 -->
    <splash platform="winphone" src="res/screen/windows-phone/screen-portrait.jpg" />
    <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
    <splash platform="winphone" src ="res/screen/windows-phone/screen.scale-240.png" />

    <access origin="*" />
    <feature name="https://api.phonegap.com/1.0/camera" />
    <feature name="https://api.phonegap.com/1.0/file" />
    <feature name="https://api.phonegap.com/1.0/media" />
    <feature name="https://api.phonegap.com/1.0/network" />
    <feature name="https://api.phonegap.com/1.0/notification" />

    <config-file platform="ios" parent="NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription" mode="replace">
    <string>This app will allow users to select photos from their photo library.</string>
    </config-file>

    <config-file platform="ios" parent="NSCameraUsageDescription" mode="replace">
    <string>This app will allow users to take pictures with the phone camera.</string>
    </config-file>

    <config-file platform="ios" parent="NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" mode="replace">
    <string>This app will allow users to use the voice to text feature.</string>
    </config-file>

    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-camera" source="npm" version="2.4.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-console" source="npm" version="1.1.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-media-capture" source="npm" version="1.4.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device" source="npm" version="1.1.7" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file" source="npm" version="4.3.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file-transfer" source="npm" version="1.5.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-media" source="npm" version="3.0.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-network-information" source="npm" version="1.3.4" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-dialogs" source="npm" version="1.3.4" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" source="npm" version="4.1.0" />
    <plugin name="phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner" source="npm" version="7.1.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" source="npm" version="1.3.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device-orientation" source="npm" version="2.0.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-statusbar" source="npm" version="2.4.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-android-permissions" source="npm" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" source="npm" version="1.7.2" />


    <platform name="ios" />

    </widget>
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    #2
    Re: Missing Purpose String in Info.plist File Issues

    Using cli-8.0.0 is a bit sketchy with Alpha. I've been sticking with 7.1.0 and Build 1 or 2.

    I always put the Usage Description Strings after the plugins.

    Your description strings aren't very specific.

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      #3
      Re: Missing Purpose String in Info.plist File Issues

      As always, thanks for the response David. We performed all of our release testing on 8.0.0, but with Alpha version 5159-5132. Part of our issue was the sheer number of issues with the plist requirements that were posted on a number of venues. The referenced solution in the Alpha Release Notes appears to be incompatible with cli-8.0.0 but for anyone's future reference, here was the solution that worked: The source is: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/l...plugin-camera/ but you have to set/limit the search criteria to "8.x docs".

      <plugin name="cordova-plugin-camera" source="npm" version="2.4.1" />
      <edit-config target="NSCameraUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
      <string>App requires camera access to take pictures of items and boxes</string>
      </edit-config>

      <edit-config target="NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
      <string>App requires photo library access to use previously taken pictures</string>
      </edit-config>

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        #4
        Re: Missing Purpose String in Info.plist File Issues

        Sorry Joe... What you posted is what I ended up using. I was looking at one of my old config.xml files. The format had changed a while ago... and it doesn't matter which current cli version you're using.

        Like you... I remember it was tough to find. This is what I used in my last submission...

        Code:
        	<platform name="ios">
		<edit-config target="NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
			<string>Your string goes here</string>
		</edit-config>	
		<edit-config target="NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
			<string>Your string goes here</string>
		</edit-config>	
		<edit-config target="NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
			<string>Your string goes here</string>
		</edit-config>	
	</platform>

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