Github user riknoll commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/462#issuecomment-173770573
Here's my blurb:
This update introduces a new API for Android plugin authors. Plugins that
launch external activities can now better handle method calls on devices that
are low on memory. In that scenario, the Android OS will sometimes kill the
Cordova Activity when it is pushed into the background by the external
Activity. This causes the plugin to lose any callbacks they have pending in the
javascript. The new API allows the results of external Activity calls to be
delivered via the `resume` event that is fired in the javascript after the
Cordova Activity is destroyed and recreated. Plugin authors wishing to
implement the new API should read the updated plugin guide
[here](http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/dev/guide/platforms/android/plugin.html).
Two core plugins support this new API and have been updated to fix
longstanding bugs:
* cordova-plugin-camera@2.1.0 (fixes
[CB-9189](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9189))
* cordova-plugin-contacts@2.0.1 (fixes
[CB-10159](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-10159))
Application authors are encouraged to update both their plugin and
cordova-android versions to take advantage of these bug fixes. Please note that
the aforementioned fixes require changes to your application as well. More
information can be found in the READMEs of each of those plugins and in the new
[Android lifecycle
guide](http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/dev/guide/platforms/android/lifecycle.html)
that has been published to the Cordova documentation. This guide provides
explanations and guidance on how to handle low memory scenarios on the Android
platform as well as integrate the new resume APIs into your application.
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