Apache Cordova splash screens not showing in Android

Just had this problem myself. Change this

<preference name="SplashScreen" value="splash"/>

to

<preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen"/>

This fixed it.

source:http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/need-help-with-displaying-splash-screen-on-android-cordova-3-6/10436/12

I had to install the splash screen plugin to make it work

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-splashscreen

as well as adding

<preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen" />

<preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="2000" />

For new comers and those who are still facing this issue

1) Add Splash screen preference in config.xml

<preference    name="SplashScreen"    value="screen" /><preference    name="AutoHideSplashScreen"    value="true" /><preference    name="SplashScreenDelay"    value="5000" /><feature name="SplashScreen" >    <param        name="android-package"        value="org.apache.cordova.splashscreen.SplashScreen" />    <param        name="onload"        value="true" /></feature>

2) Declare your splash screens in config.xml

    <!-- you can use any density that exists in the Android project -->    <splash        density="land-hdpi"        src="res/drawable-land-hdpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="land-ldpi"        src="res/drawable-land-ldpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="land-mdpi"        src="res/drawable-land-mdpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="land-xhdpi"        src="res/drawable-land-xhdpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="port-hdpi"        src="res/drawable-hdpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="port-ldpi"        src="res/drawable-ldpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="port-mdpi"        src="res/drawable-mdpi/splash.png" />    <splash        density="port-xhdpi"        src="res/drawable-xhdpi/splash.png" /></platform>

3) Finally Add this class into your android project structure under org.apache.cordova.splashscreen package

or

install it as Cordova plugin.