Android KitKat brings a massive update to the system WebView. This is terrific news for Cordova developers, as initial reviews give it a big thumbs up.
Update: The following is not actually true. It was an issue with a release candidate, but does not manifest in the final version of the WebView.
However, the update introduced a bug in Cordova applications that were built with Cordova versions prior to 3.1.0
, or 2.9.1
which can cause native bridge callbacks to not be received until another one is made (e.g. by switching in & out of the app). We strongly encourage all apps to update their Cordova version, or to directly apply the fix to cordova-android and cordova-js.