diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4b7d3eef83c..56b933adb74 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ build_machine_environment: &build_machine_environment
 
     # These will be evaled before each command.
     PRE_TEST_COMMANDS: |-
-        ulimit -c unlimited; # Set core dump size as Ubuntu 14.04 lacks prlimit.
-        ulimit -a # Display all ulimit settings for transparency.
+      ulimit -c unlimited; # Set core dump size as Ubuntu 14.04 lacks prlimit.
+      ulimit -a # Display all ulimit settings for transparency.
 
     # This is only to make Meteor self-test not remind us that we can set
     # this argument for self-tests.
diff --git a/tools/cordova/builder.js b/tools/cordova/builder.js
index 5a0860892ba..1d0239209b4 100644
--- a/tools/cordova/builder.js
+++ b/tools/cordova/builder.js
@@ -348,7 +348,14 @@ export class CordovaBuilder {
     files.writeFile(configXmlPath, formattedXmlConfig, 'utf8');
   }
 
-  _copyImageToBuildFolderAndAppendToXmlNode(suppliedPath, newFilename, xmlElement, tag, attributes = {}) {
+  _copyImageToBuildFolderAndAppendToXmlNode(suppliedPath, newFilename, xmlElement, tag, attributes = {}, isIos = false) {
+    // will only change for the tag splash for preference in android.
+    const isAndroid = !isIos;
+    if (tag === 'splash' && isAndroid) {
+      return
+      Console.labelWarn('Android launch screens are no longer supported. Please use App.setPreference("AndroidWindowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon", "path/to/file", "android"). Visit https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/core/features/splashscreen/index.html#android-specific-information.')
+    }
+
     const src = files.pathJoin('resources', newFilename);
 
     files.copyFile(
@@ -422,21 +429,27 @@ export class CordovaBuilder {
           this._copyImageToBuildFolderAndAppendToXmlNode(suppliedPathDarkMode,
               appendDarkMode(value),
               xmlElement,
-              'splash');
+              'splash',
+              {},
+              isIos);
         }
         this._copyImageToBuildFolderAndAppendToXmlNode(suppliedPath,
             value,
             xmlElement,
-            'splash');
+            'splash',
+            {},
+            isIos);
         return;
       }
 
       const filename = this._resolveFilenameForImages(suppliedPath, key, 'splash');
+
       this._copyImageToBuildFolderAndAppendToXmlNode(suppliedPath,
-          filename,
-          xmlElement,
-          'preference',
-          { name: value });
+        filename,
+        xmlElement,
+        'settings',
+        { name: value },
+        isIos);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/cordova/index.js b/tools/cordova/index.js
index df0025d3bd2..2b2f965ea18 100644
--- a/tools/cordova/index.js
+++ b/tools/cordova/index.js
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export const CORDOVA_PLATFORMS = ['ios', 'android'];
 const CORDOVA_ANDROID_VERSION = "12.0.1";
 
 export const CORDOVA_DEV_BUNDLE_VERSIONS = {
-  'cordova-lib': '10.0.0',
-  'cordova-common': '4.0.2',
-  'cordova-create': '2.0.0',
+  'cordova-lib': '12.0.1',
+  'cordova-common': '5.0.0',
+  'cordova-create': '5.0.0',
   'cordova-registry-mapper': '1.1.15',
   'cordova-android': CORDOVA_ANDROID_VERSION,
 };
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function ensureDevBundleDependencies() {
 
 export function displayNameForPlatform(platform) {
   return PLATFORM_TO_DISPLAY_NAME_MAP[platform] || platform;
-};
+}
 
 export function displayNamesForPlatforms(platforms) {
   return platforms.map((platform) =>