net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED error on Ionic Android live reload [duplicate]

Question

When I run ionic cordova run android --livereload I get this error:

net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED (http://192.168.0.5:8100/)

I'm targeting Android SDK 28. I understand that Android does not allow plain HTTP connections anymore.

Is there a workaround?

Answer 1

Add this attribute to <widget> tag in your config.xml:

<widget ... xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

Add this code to your config.xml:

<edit-config file="app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/application">
  <application android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" />
</edit-config>

Don't forget to revert these changes when you build release APK file.