Not working with Capacitor 7: ionic cap run android -l --host=0.0.0.0 #8118

Sampath-Lokuge · 2025-08-23T15:30:13Z

Sampath-Lokuge
Aug 23, 2025

ionic cap run android -l --host=0.0.0.0

After upgrading to Capacitor 7, the command ionic cap run android -l --host=0.0.0.0 is no longer working, whereas it functioned correctly with Capacitor 5. i.e., The app is not installed on the device.

capacitor.cmd sync android [capacitor] √ Copying web assets from browser to android\app\src\main\assets\public in 8.03s [capacitor] √ Creating capacitor.config.json in android\app\src\main\assets in 1.69ms [capacitor] √ copy android in 8.11s [capacitor] √ Updating Android plugins in 4.31ms [capacitor] [info] Found 12 Capacitor plugins for android: [capacitor] @capacitor-community/sqlite@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor-firebase/authentication@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/app@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/camera@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/filesystem@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/haptics@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/keyboard@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/network@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/preferences@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/splash-screen@7.0.0 [capacitor] @capacitor/status-bar@7.0.0 [capacitor] @sentry/capacitor@2.1.0 [capacitor] √ update android in 1.54s [capacitor] [info] Sync finished in 10.973s > ng.cmd run app:serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8100 [ng] [ng] Warning: This is a simple server for use in testing or debugging Angular applications [ng] locally. It hasn't been reviewed for security issues. [ng] Binding this server to an open connection can result in compromising your application or [ng] computer. Using a different host than the one passed to the "--host" flag might result in [ng] websocket connection issues. [ng] [ng] ❯ Building... [ng] ✔ Building... [ng] Initial chunk files | Names | Raw size [ng] styles.css | styles | 59.75 kB | [ng] chunk-YEVIBGMF.js | - | 55.46 kB | [ng] main.js | main | 14.61 kB | [ng] chunk-CR4OBDPG.js | - | 11.29 kB | [ng] chunk-6UB4P2OU.js | - | 10.17 kB | [ng] chunk-CLTQLJAQ.js | - | 8.63 kB | [ng] chunk-CNTY2KS5.js | - | 7.63 kB | [ng] chunk-YAFIEYA2.js | - | 6.23 kB | [ng] chunk-LHI3F52B.js | - | 5.89 kB | [ng] chunk-265SVGB2.js | - | 942 bytes | [ng] polyfills.js | polyfills | 237 bytes | [ng] | Initial total | 180.83 kB [ng] Lazy chunk files | Names | Raw size [ng] chunk-BB5BEUT7.js | - | 148.00 kB | [ng] expenses.module-R2AZ6C6S.js | expenses-module | 48.61 kB | [ng] fares.module-7FBSPESX.js | fares-module | 47.64 kB | [ng] home.module-6PGSR3GR.js | home-module | 41.12 kB | [ng] settings.module-IF5VE4DO.js | settings-module | 29.74 kB | [ng] extras.module-65QFHZ7Z.js | extras-module | 15.19 kB | [ng] archived-templates.module-ARTMI4FS.js | archived-templates-module | 12.51 kB | [ng] expense-templates.module-NGOBU5O3.js | expense-templates-module | 10.45 kB | [ng] fare-templates.module-3BBRVQBQ.js | fare-templates-module | 9.76 kB | [ng] auth.module-S467AUUF.js | auth-module | 8.54 kB | [ng] feedback.module-GNQJQMQ5.js | feedback-module | 7.70 kB | [ng] tabs.module-PE3ASETB.js | tabs-module | 6.84 kB | [ng] profile.module-3PBNONWF.js | profile-module | 3.48 kB | [ng] chunk-BF7IBSLX.js | - | 2.88 kB | [ng] chunk-AAPY3HZO.js | - | 444 bytes | [ng] ...and 1 more lazy chunks files. Use "--verbose" to show all the files. [ng] Application bundle generation complete. [16.347 seconds] [ng] ▲ [WARNING] 2 repetitive deprecation warnings omitted. [ng] Run in verbose mode to see all warnings. [plugin angular-sass] [ng] angular:styles/global:styles:1:8: [ng] 1 │ @import 'src/theme/global.scss'; [ng] ╵ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ng] null [ng] ▲ [WARNING] Deprecation [plugin angular-sass] [ng] src/theme/global.scss:27:8: [ng] 27 │ @import './variables.scss'; [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] [ng] More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import [ng] The plugin "angular-sass" was triggered by this import [ng] angular:styles/global:styles:1:8: [ng] 1 │ @import 'src/theme/global.scss'; [ng] ╵ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ng] ▲ [WARNING] Deprecation [plugin angular-sass] [ng] src/theme/global.scss:28:8: [ng] 28 │ @import './fonts.scss'; [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] [ng] More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import [ng] The plugin "angular-sass" was triggered by this import [ng] angular:styles/global:styles:1:8: [ng] 1 │ @import 'src/theme/global.scss'; [ng] ╵ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ng] ▲ [WARNING] Deprecation [plugin angular-sass] [ng] src/theme/global.scss:29:8: [ng] 29 │ @import './sizes.scss'; [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] [ng] More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import [ng] The plugin "angular-sass" was triggered by this import [ng] angular:styles/global:styles:1:8: [ng] 1 │ @import 'src/theme/global.scss'; [ng] ╵ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ng] ▲ [WARNING] Deprecation [plugin angular-sass] [ng] src/theme/global.scss:30:8: [ng] 30 │ @import './miscellaneous.scss'; [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] [ng] More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import [ng] The plugin "angular-sass" was triggered by this import [ng] angular:styles/global:styles:1:8: [ng] 1 │ @import 'src/theme/global.scss'; [ng] ╵ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ng] ▲ [WARNING] Deprecation [plugin angular-sass] [ng] src/theme/global.scss:31:8: [ng] 31 │ @import './positions.scss'; [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] ╵ ^ [ng] Sass @import rules are deprecated and will be removed in Dart Sass 3.0.0. [ng] [ng] More info and automated migrator: https://sass-lang.com/d/import [ng] The plugin "angular-sass" was triggered by this import [ng] angular:styles/global:styles:1:8: [ng] 1 │ @import 'src/theme/global.scss'; [ng] ╵ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ng] [ng] Watch mode enabled. Watching for file changes... [ng] NOTE: Raw file sizes do not reflect development server per-request transformations. [ng] ➜ Local: http://localhost:8100/ [ng] ➜ Network: http://192.168.8.113:8100/ [ng] ➜ press h + enter to show help

package.json

{ "name": "", "version": "1.5.24", "author": "", "homepage": "", "scripts": { "ng": "ng", "start": "ng serve", "build": "ng build --prod", "lint": "ng lint" }, "private": true, "dependencies": { "@angular/cdk": "20.1.5", "@angular/common": "20.1.6", "@angular/core": "20.1.6", "@angular/forms": "20.1.6", "@angular/platform-browser": "20.1.6", "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "20.1.6", "@angular/router": "20.1.6", "@capacitor-community/sqlite": "7.0.0", "@capacitor-firebase/authentication": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/android": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/app": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/camera": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/core": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/filesystem": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/haptics": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/ios": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/keyboard": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/network": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/preferences": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/splash-screen": "7.0.0", "@capacitor/status-bar": "7.0.0", "@ionic/angular": "8.7.2", "@sentry/angular": "9.38.0", "@sentry/capacitor": "2.1.0", "@types/lodash": "4.14.178", "dayjs": "1.10.7", "firebase": "11.2.0", "guid-typescript": "1.0.9", "lodash": "4.17.21", "native-run": "2.0.1", "rxjs": "7.5.0", "tslib": "2.8.1", "zone.js": "0.15.1" }, "devDependencies": { "@angular-eslint/builder": "20.1.1", "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "20.1.1", "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "20.1.1", "@angular-eslint/template-parser": "20.1.1", "@angular/build": "20.1.5", "@angular/cli": "20.1.5", "@angular/compiler": "20.1.6", "@angular/compiler-cli": "20.1.6", "@angular/language-service": "20.1.6", "@capacitor/cli": "7.0.0", "@ionic/angular-toolkit": "11.0.1", "@sentry/cli": "2.20.7", "@types/node": "12.11.1", "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "8.39.1", "@typescript-eslint/parser": "8.39.1", "eslint": "9.33.0", "eslint-plugin-import": "2.32.0", "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "54.0.0", "eslint-plugin-prefer-arrow": "1.2.3", "prettier": "2.5.1", "ts-node": "8.3.0", "typescript": "5.8.3" }, "description": "" }

capacitor.config.json

{ "appId": "", "appName": "", "webDir": "www/browser", "loggingBehavior": "debug", "plugins": { "SplashScreen": { "launchAutoHide": false, "showSpinner": true }, "FirebaseAuthentication": { "skipNativeAuth": false, "providers": ["apple.com", "google.com", "microsoft.com", "facebook.com"] } } }