- Install Ionic CLI
$ npm i -g @ionic/cli
- Run this command to scaffold project
$ ionic start my-app tabs --type=react --capacitor
Install android studio latest version. link here
cd into your ionic project and run these command for android environment
$ ionic build
$ ionic cap add android
$ ionic cap open android
It will build your app and setup the android environment also open the android studio.
If it's your first time downloading android studio, then it will download the necessary resources first automatically.
When the installation is done and nothing is going wrong, then press the play button on the navbar or press
Shift + F10extract JDK
Set environment variable for JAVA_HOME targeting the JDK directory
Run this command for live reload on android studio and on browser
$ ionic cap run android -l --external
Run on Real device (Android)
Download and install ADB. link
Extract adb
Create an environment Path variable targeting the extracted adb directory
Enable developer mode on your phone and enable USB debugging. docs
Connect your phone to your pc and run adb from command prompt. If there's a popup in your phone asking to allow access from PC, then allow it.
Finally run this command to install debug version of the apk on your phone
$ ionic cap run android -l --external
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