# Manipulating the Android Manifest from Cordova

Some Batch configuration requires editing `AndroidManifest.xml`.

To do so, open up your `config.xml` and scroll down to `<platform name="android">`.

There, add a `config-file` tag targeting the manifest's application tag:

```xml
<platform name="android">
  <config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/manifest/application">
   <!-- Your manifest edits go here. These lines will be added in AndroidManifest.xml's <application> tag. -->
  </config-file>
</platform>
```

For example, adding opt-out metadata would look like:

```xml
<platform name="android">
  <config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/manifest/application">
    <meta-data android:name="batch_opted_out_by_default" android:value="true" />
  </config-file>
</platform>
```

If your're encountering build issues, you might need to add `xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"` in the `widget` tag attributes of your `config.xml`:

```xml
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<widget id="io.cordova.hellocordova"
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" ...>
```

{% hint style="info" %}
These steps are not applicable for Ionic Capacitor.
{% endhint %}


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