edit-config for ios usage descriptions: doc.find is not a function

I think that the error has thrown when the platforms/ios/ios.json file is conflicting to the config.xml.

To resolve this issue, remove *-Info.plist key and its value in platforms/ios/ios.json and do cordova prepare ios again.

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If some plugins has config-file tag for *-Info.plist and config.xml has edit-config tag for *-Info.plist, this error may happen.In this case, remove platforms/* and plugins/*, and thencordova platform add ios and cordova prepare again.(If you do cordova prepare without cordova platform add ios, this error may happen)

There is an existing issue with <edit-config> conflicting with platforms/ios/ios.json when *-Info.plist is already populated in the json file as of Cordova 7.1.0

I have fixed the issue by using <config-file> instead.

Solution:

<config-file target="*-Info.plist" parent="NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription">    <string>need location access to find things nearby</string></config-file>

I have done this with Ionic 3. Working fine now :)

Solution:

ionic cordova platform remove iosionic cordova platform add ios

Re-adding the iOS platform will freshly create the ios.json file.