Ionic DevApp not found in play store - ionic-framework

I am trying to install ionic DevApp in my android lollipop version. But I am not finding the app in play store.

Seems like it was removed from the Google playstore, meanwhile you can use the latest version that was available in the store:
https://apkpure.com/ionic-devapp/io.ionic.devapp

This is because Ionic is now focusing on native-tooling and has now moved to Capacitor, therefore Ionic DevApp is no longer maintained thus it's removed from the app stores, not completely for iOS if you've installed it before
To go around this, search it's APK file from google.
Or for iOS go to App Store > Your Profile Avatar > Purchased, look for Ionic DevApp then re-install it (it will be there only if you installed it before).

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Ionic - How to create an already existing application?

I'm really sorry if this question has already been asked.
I created an ionic app that I published on the Apple Store (and Play Store) some time ago.
I will would like to recreate this app using the latest version of ionic. Is it possible ?
Indeed, when I do a simple:
ionic cordova platform rm ios && ionic cordova platform add ios && ionic cordova prepare ios
Even if config.xml same as previous application, I cannot upgrade existing application on Apple Store. Can you explain to me how to do this?
Do you have the list of files I need to keep?
Thank you so much
PS: I prefer to recreate an application with ionic rather than trying to fix compilation problems that have nothing to do with my javascript code.

Themeable browser use UIWebView forcefully with ionic capacitor

I am doing ionic application with capacitor.
I have to use https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/themeable-browser plugin for one funcationality but when I make build and upload to apple store app is rejected because of UiWebView issue.
Commands for installing themeable plugin
npm install cordova-plugin-themeablebrowser
npm install #ionic-native/themeable-browser
ionic cap sync
If I remove that plugin and upload it to apple build process pass successfully.
Apple no longer accepts new submissions using UIWebView:
https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/122114
There is also an Ionic blog article: https://ionicframework.com/blog/understanding-itms-90809-uiwebview-api-deprecation/
You can use Capacitor's Browser API, but it is quite limited compared to some existing Cordova plugins. However it is built around WKWebView and is therefore compliant.
There is AFAIK no alternative but to move to WKWebView if you want your app to be on the Apple App Store.
I assume you are using Themeable Browser instead of InAppBrowser because you need to customize the toolbar and other components. Unfortunately Themeable Browser is no longer a supported project. In InAppBrowser version 5.0.0 https://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2021/02/16/inappbrowser-release-5.0.0.html only uses WKWebView and you can now set InAppBrowserStatusBarStyle to "darkcontent". Unfortunately, other changes have to be applied manually. I succeeded for Android and I fight for Ios :-)

How to get Ionic Pro Deploy to download latest version on first app open

Problem
When I release a new version to the production channel in Ionic Pro Deploy (Channels) then I have to cycle my app twice in order to get the latest version. Even worse, on the first cycle my app reverts back to a far earlier version for some reason.
What I mean by cycling is, starting from a state where the application is shut down and not open, I open the app, wait for the splash screen to go away and app to be ready, and then close the app.
Question
How do I get my app to download the latest version on the very next time I open the Ionic app following my production release?
Plugin configuration
I used the plugin config from the dashboard.ionicjs.com page:
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-ionic --save \
--variable APP_ID="[myappid]" \
--variable CHANNEL_NAME="Production" \
--variable UPDATE_METHOD="background"
Execute the command you already showed but set UPDATE_METHOD to "auto"
If you wand more control over your updating methods have a look at this:
https://ionicframework.com/docs/pro/deploy/plugin-api.html
In my case, live deploy worked correctly on a "blank" Ionic project. Live deploy also worked correctly on "my" app on iOS but not on Android.
I followed the follow steps and successfully fixed Android. However, during this process iOS suddenly had the same problem (would apply update on app install/close/open).
Set versions as per Ionic support. IonicPro live deploy currently requires these versions. Ionic are in the process of fixing this dependency:
"cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": "1.1.19",
"cordova-plugin-ionic": "4.1.7",
Install a new version of "blank" project. Update my app to use the same npm plugin versions (some of my app plugins were old).
Remove/add android platform. My hunch is this is what ultimately resolved the issue.
I wanted to try a remove/add ios platform to see if that also resolved the issue on iOS. But it was less work to ultimately switch over to IonicPro rather than re-config the local build setup.
Live deploy worked correctly on both iOS and Android after creating binaries in IonicPro.

ionic v2 error ionic view

I'm developing an ionic v2 app but even working on ionic lab it gets a complete white screen on the ionic view. If I do the same withe the ionic v1 it works.
ionic start sample --v2
cd sample
ionic lab
ionic upload
It shows white but
ionic start sample
cd sample
ionic lab
ionic upload
It works perfectly. No changes on the code at all
Thanks
ionic 2 needs at least 4.4 android to work, lost a lot of time on this and there is nothing on the ionic website informing about that. Writing down here to help anyone in the future.
Ionic v2 supports android 4.4 and up. The older browser on pre-4.4 devices do not have the features needed for ionic2 and angular 2 to work. Though this can be fixed with crosswalk.
The supported platforms are list here:
http://ionicframework.com/docs/overview/#browser-support
You can go back to 4.1 with crosswalk it states.
ionic 2 needs at least 4.4 android to work,.. for more info debug app in chrome.
from ionic 2 Ionic officially stops to use ionic lab.
You can run and test your app in browser using command "ionic serve".
Ionic2 app was initially created with --v2 flag but now they removed it . So nothing happens with --v2
Better way to solve the code 1st time by running directly into android devices by
Ionic cordova run android or
Ionic run android
Then connect your device with your system and open chrome and enter chrome://inspect to the url
Now you can console log the the error and can find the way of solutions.
Now try to run by ionic view
Remove the platform and then add it again.
please try eionic start sample --type=ionic-angular

Installation for ionic framework

I am new to ionic framework. I need help for development with ionic. Please suggest me the necessary software to be installed on local computer for developing ionic app. I also need the software for emulating the app on AVD. And deploying the app on mobile.
All the questions you are asking, and more, are answered on ionic framework getting started page.
If you have a problem with a specific step, you should ask a specific question about it.
Next time please first start with searching by yourself but anyways:
Install NodeJs
Install Ionic with Ionic CLI:
npm install -g ionic cordova
then start your Ionic Projekt with
ionic serve
And to test your App on AVD use Genymotion.
Or just use Ionics DevApp for Android & iOS.
Or publish your App as APK or IPA like explained here