Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open myPath\string.xml

#1

I want to use cordova-plugin-firebase for phone verification.
I add the plugin as ionic doc, add google-service.json to my project, but when build for android it gives me the following error. I can build the project but when I call verifyPhoneNumber(phoneNumber, timeoutDuration) function, my app crash in my android device.

Preparing Firebase on Android
{ Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘D:\node\ionic\smsVerification\platforms\android\res\values\strings.xml’

#2

What is your ionic info output?

#3

Thanks Sujan from replay
My ionic info

@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.2
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.20.0

global packages:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0

local packages:

@ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.8
Cordova Platforms  : android 7.0.0
Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

Android SDK Tools : 25.2.5
Node              : v8.9.4
npm               : 5.6.0
OS                : Windows 10

Environment Variables:

ANDROID_HOME : C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk

Misc:

backend : pro
#4

I did these following from https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/issues/13702

I don’t have much experience for dealing with java. I tried in below way…
Worked.

cordova platform remove android
cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-firebase

next i added all back

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebase@0.1.25 --variable APP_ID=“YOUR_APP_ID” --variable API_KEY=“YOUR_API_KEY” --save

Note: replace your original APP_ID and API_KEY in above command.

cordova platform add android

change below code in firbase ->after_prepare.js

after_prepare.js should be set to stringsXml: ANDROID_DIR +’/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml’ on line

It solve the error but now it gives me Invalid phone number error

#5

Cordova Android 7.0.0 changed the structure of the project.
Seems the Cordova Plugin you are trying to use was not updated to work with this new structure.
You should create a Github issue for that plugin (or see if this already exists).