diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,28 @@ To help ensure this plugin is kept updated, new features are added and bugfixes
+
+
+**Table of Contents**
+
+- [Supported Cordova Versions](#supported-cordova-versions)
+- [Migrating from cordova-plugin-firebase](#migrating-from-cordova-plugin-firebase)
+- [Installation](#installation)
+ - [Specifying dependent library versions](#specifying-dependent-library-versions)
+ - [AndroidX](#androidx)
+ - [iOS minimum version](#ios-minimum-version)
+ - [Cocoapods](#cocoapods)
+- [Guides](#guides)
+- [Setup](#setup)
+- [IMPORTANT NOTES](#important-notes)
+ - [PhoneGap Build](#phonegap-build)
+ - [Google Play Services](#google-play-services)
+ - [Google Tag Manager](#google-tag-manager)
+- [Configuring Notifications](#configuring-notifications)
+- [API](#api)
+
+
+
## Supported Cordova Versions
- cordova: `>= 8`
- cordova-android: `>= 8`
@@ -30,7 +52,7 @@ If you already have [cordova-plugin-firebase](https://github.com/arnesson/cordov
## Installation
Install the plugin by adding it to your project's config.xml:
```
-
+
```
or by running:
```
@@ -45,12 +67,12 @@ By default this plugin pins specific versions of these in [its `plugin.xml`](htt
These defaults can be overridden at plugin installation time by specifying plugin variables as command-line arguments, for example:
- cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebasex --variable ANDROID_FIREBASE_CORE_VERSION=1.2.3
+ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebasex --variable ANDROID_FIREBASE_CORE_VERSION=17.0.0
Or you can specify them as plugin variables in your `config.xml`, for example:
-
-
+
+
The following plugin variables are use to specify the follow Gradle dependency versions on Android:
@@ -93,7 +115,7 @@ For example, to explicitly specify all the component versions at plugin install
--variable IOS_FABRIC_VERSION=1.9.0 \
--variable IOS_CRASHLYTICS_VERSION=3.12.0
-## AndroidX
+### AndroidX
This plugin has been migrated to use [AndroidX (Jetpack)](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate) which is the successor to the [Android Support Library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/index).
This is implemented by adding a dependency on [cordova-plugin-androidx](https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-plugin-androidx) which enables AndroidX in the Android platform of a Cordova project.
@@ -102,10 +124,22 @@ This is because the [major release of the Firebase and Play Services libraries o
Therefore if your project includes any plugins which are dependent on the legacy Android Support Library, you should add [cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter](https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter) to your project.
This plugin will dynamically migrate any plugin code from the Android Support Library to AndroidX equivalents.
-### Guides
+### iOS minimum version
+This plugin sets a default minimum iOS version in the Pod file (see `` in `plugin.xml`) which can be overriden using a plugin variable of the same name, e.g.:
+
+ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebasex --variable IOS_MIN_VERSION=10.0
+
+### Cocoapods
+This plugin depends on [cordova-plugin-cocoapod-supportx](https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-plugin-cocoapods-support) which adds Cordova support for the [CocoaPods dependency manager]( https://cocoapods.org/) in order to satify the iOS Firebase SDK library dependencies.
+
+Therefore please make sure you have Cocopods installed in your iOS build environemnt - setup instructions can be found [here](https://cocoapods.org/).
+Also make sure your local Cocoapods repo is up-to-date by running `pod repo update`.
+
+
+## Guides
Great installation and setup guide by Medium.com - [https://medium.com/@felipepucinelli/how-to-add-push...](https://medium.com/@felipepucinelli/how-to-add-push-notifications-in-your-cordova-application-using-firebase-69fac067e821)
-### Setup
+## Setup
Download your Firebase configuration files, GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS and google-services.json for android, and place them in the root folder of your cordova project. Check out this [firebase article](https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592) for details on how to download the files.
```
@@ -119,7 +153,7 @@ Download your Firebase configuration files, GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS and
...
```
-###### IMPORTANT NOTES
+## IMPORTANT NOTES
- This plugin uses a hook (after prepare) that copies the configuration files to the right place, namely `platforms/ios/\/Resources` for ios and `platforms/android` for android.
- Firebase SDK requires the configuration files to be present and valid, otherwise your app will crash on boot or Firebase features won't work.
@@ -131,7 +165,7 @@ Your build may fail if you are installing multiple plugins that use Google Play
If your build is still failing, you can try installing [cordova-android-firebase-gradle-release](https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-android-firebase-gradle-release). For more info, read the following [comment](https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy/issues/50#issuecomment-390025013) about locking down the specific versions for play services and firebase.
-## Google Tag Manager
+### Google Tag Manager
Checkout our [guide](docs/GOOGLE_TAG_MANAGER.md) for info on setting up Google Tag Manager.
@@ -142,3 +176,4 @@ Checkout our [guide](docs/NOTIFICATIONS.md) for info on configuring notification
## API
See the full [API](docs/API.md) available for this plugin.
+
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
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--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@
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+
+