ionic capacitor isn't generating run config for the android emulator

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I'm follwing the guide in this section: https://ionicframework.com/docs/developing/android#running-with-capacitor

However, when I get to:

  1. In Android Studio, click the Run button and then select the target simulator or device.

Which I'm getting to by issuing npx cap open android, I can't click 'run' because there's no run configuration. If I try to Add Configuration I can't select my app directory (or any directory) as the module - it just says <no module> in the dropdown.

Is there a step I'm missing or something that causes this? Thanks!

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2 Answers

For anyone this may benefit, in my case I had installed the Android SDK platform but not the requisite SDK tools. There is a second tab in the Android Studio > Settings > Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > Android SDK menu called SDK Tools. You need to make sure you also install the correct tools from there.

To get the run configuration I believe you at least need the Android SDK Build-Tools.

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Managed to fix it, you should ignore the sections on creating a new virtual device if you have one already. In essence the issue was that my AVD was v28 and my SDK was v30 so it wasn't compatible hence no config.

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