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Version: v8

ionic cordova emulate

Emulate an Ionic project on a simulator/emulator

$ ionic cordova emulate [platform] [options]

Build your app and deploy it to devices and emulators using this command. Optionally specify the --livereload option to use the dev server from ionic serve for livereload functionality.

This command will first use ionic build to build web assets (or ionic serve with the --livereload option). Then, cordova build is used to compile and prepare your app. Finally, the native-run utility is used to run your app on a device. To use Cordova for this process instead, use the --no-native-run option.

If you have multiple devices and emulators, you can target a specific one with the --target option. You can list targets with --list.

For Android and iOS, you can setup Remote Debugging on your device with browser development tools using these docs.

When using --livereload with hardware devices, remember that livereload needs an active connection between device and computer. In some scenarios, you may need to host the dev server on an external address using the --external option. See these docs for more information.

Just like with ionic cordova build, you can pass additional options to the Cordova CLI using the -- separator. To pass additional options to the dev server, consider using ionic serve separately and using the --livereload-url option.

platform​

The platform to run (e.g. android, ios)

Options​

  • --ssl: Use HTTPS for the dev server

  • --list: List all available targets

  • --no-build: Do not invoke Ionic build

  • --external: Host dev server on all network interfaces (i.e. --host=0.0.0.0)

  • --livereload: Spin up dev server to live-reload www files (or -l)

  • --livereload-url=<url>: Provide a custom URL to the dev server

  • --prod: Flag to use the production configuration

  • --debug: Mark as a debug build

  • --release: Mark as a release build

  • --device: Deploy build to a device

  • --emulator: Deploy build to an emulator

  • --no-native-run: Do not use native-run to run the app; use Cordova instead

  • --connect: Tie the running app to the process

Advanced Options​

  • --consolelogs: Print app console logs to the terminal

  • --consolelogs-port=<port>: Use specific port for console logs server

  • --host=<host>: Use specific host for the dev server

  • --port=<port>: Use specific port for the dev server (or -p)

  • --public-host=<host>: The host used for the browser or web view

  • --configuration=<conf>: Specify the configuration to use. (or -c)

  • --source-map: Output source maps

  • --buildConfig=<file>: Use the specified build configuration

  • --target=<target>: Deploy build to a device (use --list to see all)

  • --json: Output targets in JSON

Examples​

$ ionic cordova emulate android
$ ionic cordova emulate android --buildConfig=build.json
$ ionic cordova emulate android --prod --release -- -- --gradleArg=-PcdvBuildMultipleApks=true
$ ionic cordova emulate android --prod --release -- -- --keystore=filename.keystore --alias=myalias
$ ionic cordova emulate android --prod --release -- -- --minSdkVersion=21
$ ionic cordova emulate android --prod --release -- -- --versionCode=55
$ ionic cordova emulate android --prod --release --buildConfig=build.json
$ ionic cordova emulate android -l
$ ionic cordova emulate ios
$ ionic cordova emulate ios --buildConfig=build.json
$ ionic cordova emulate ios --livereload --external
$ ionic cordova emulate ios --livereload-url=http://localhost:8100
$ ionic cordova emulate ios --prod --release
$ ionic cordova emulate ios --prod --release -- --developmentTeam="ABCD" --codeSignIdentity="iPhone Developer" --packageType="app-store"
$ ionic cordova emulate ios --prod --release --buildConfig=build.json

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