Apache Cordova splash screens not showing in Android

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.

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