Windows 8.1 and Phone 8.1 requires https for access rules[1], http is not supported anymore. I've sent PR below [2] to prevent build failure and trace warning message for this case. One of real cases where it is required is mobile spec app which cannot' be built since it defines the following rules.
<access origin="http://audio.ibeat.org" /> <access origin="http://cordova-filetransfer.jitsu.com" /> <access origin="http://whatheaders.com" /> <access origin="http://*.apache.org" /> <access origin="https://*.apache.org" /> <access origin="http://www.google.com" /> <access origin="http://techslides.com" /> <access origin="httpssss://example.com" /> [1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn457654(v=vs.85).aspx [2] https://github.com/apache/cordova-windows/pull/41 Thx! Sergey