# Cordova\_not\_available **URL:** \ **Category:** ionic-v3\ **Created:** [December 15, 2016, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326 "2016-12-15T06:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dpark1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dpark1985](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dpark1985)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/1 "2016-12-15T06:55:19Z")
When I test my app in real device, “cordova\_not\_available” error is showing. blow is the screen capture from the real device. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/d/f/df20dbf2b43160f6b377783b30824924ee370649.jpeg) I recreated a new project and re-installed all the native plugins, but not working. this started to happen after upgrading to rc3. Same exact code worked find in rc2. can anyone help me please. ---
**Author:** ![sanjib\_dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sanjib\_dev](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/sanjib_dev)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/2 "2016-12-15T07:00:41Z")
can you post ionic info output? I guess this is a installation problem. cordova is not properly installed. Can you also post the android version? ---
**Author:** ![dpark1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dpark1985](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dpark1985)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/3 "2016-12-15T07:04:17Z")
``` Your system information: Cordova CLI: 6.3.1 Ionic Framework Version: 2.0.0-rc.3 Ionic CLI Version: 2.1.13 Ionic App Lib Version: 2.1.7 Ionic App Scripts Version: 0.0.45 ios-deploy version: 1.8.6 ios-sim version: 5.0.9 OS: macOS Sierra Node Version: v6.9.1 Xcode version: Xcode 8.1 Build version 8B62 ``` and the android version is 6.0.1 I’m testing on Samsung 6edge ---
**Author:** ![dpark1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dpark1985](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dpark1985)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/4 "2016-12-15T07:08:59Z")
this is the list of plugins i’m using ``` cordova-plugin-apprate cordova-plugin-calendar cordova-plugin-camera cordova-plugin-compat cordova-plugin-console cordova-plugin-device cordova-plugin-dialogs cordova-plugin-gelolocation cordova-plugin-globalization cordova-plugin-inappbrowser cordova-plugin-network-information cordova-plugin-screen-orientation cordova-plugin-splashscreen cordova-plugin-statusbar cordova-plugin-whitelist cordova-plugin-x-toast cordova-sqlite-storage ionic-plugin-keyboard mx.ferreyra.callnumber phonegap-plugin-mobile-accessibility phonegap-plugin-push ``` ---
**Author:** ![sanjib\_dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sanjib\_dev](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/sanjib_dev)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/5 "2016-12-15T07:12:31Z")
it seems you have ios environment installed. Can you test it on emulator? All your env looks ok to me ---
**Author:** ![dpark1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dpark1985](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dpark1985)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/6 "2016-12-24T09:40:41Z")
I didn’t properly install rc3. Now it works fine. thank you ---
**Author:** ![gauharshakeel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9a28c/32.png) [@gauharshakeel](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/gauharshakeel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/7 "2017-01-29T06:44:08Z")
@dpark1985 - How did you install RC3 properly? :-/ I am facing the same issue with all the ionic native plugins that I have tried. Looking forward for help. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![dpark1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dpark1985](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dpark1985)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/8 "2017-01-30T23:23:28Z")
Reinstall ionic and cordova `npm install -g cordova ionic` ---
**Author:** ![11113](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/e9c0ed/32.png) [@11113](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/11113)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/9 "2017-11-05T13:08:17Z")
[quote=“dpark1985, post:8, topic:73326”] npm install -g cordova ionic it’s not work!!! ---
**Author:** ![dpark1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dpark1985](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/dpark1985)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/10 "2017-11-09T03:31:21Z")
Try remove ionic and cordova then reinstall ---
**Author:** ![sorenandreasenkonekt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@sorenandreasenkonekt](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/sorenandreasenkonekt)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/11 "2018-01-18T08:50:39Z")
same issue here. I can conform that reinstalling ionic and cordova does not work. any ideas, please? ---
**Author:** ![AxelStone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/axelstone/32/121539_2.png) [@AxelStone](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/AxelStone)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/cordova-not-available/73326/12 "2018-04-02T18:24:18Z")
Same problem in fresh ionic install. Can’t run in android device, the message shows “cordova\_not\_available”.