# Error when doing ionic run android or emulate

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-when-doing-ionic-run-android-or-emulate/32932>\
**Category:** uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 22, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-when-doing-ionic-run-android-or-emulate/32932 "2015-09-22T09:20:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![euphonious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7feea3/32.png) [@euphonious](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/euphonious)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-when-doing-ionic-run-android-or-emulate/32932/1 "2015-09-22T09:20:49Z")

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I get this message whenever i try to do ionic run android or ionic emulate android =/ tried reinstalling ionic but the same thing is happening. Using a blank template to run. It runs on ripple emulator though and I’ve tried searching for fixes to this which I can’t find =/

D:\Programming\Ionic\Wakker Ionic\Wakker\platforms\android\cordova\node\_modules\q\q.js:126  
throw e;  
^

Error: Device communication timed out. Try unplugging & replugging the device.  
at null.\_onTimeout (D:\Programming\Ionic\Wakker Ionic\Wakker\platforms\android\cordova\node\_modules\q\q.js:1717:25)  
at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:89:15)  
Error: cmd: Command failed with exit code 1  
at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\Users\euphonious\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules\cordova\node\_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\superspawn.js:139:23)  
at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)  
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)  
at maybeClose (internal/child\_process.js:817:16)  
at Process.ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (internal/child\_process.js:211:5)

ionic info:

Your system information:

Cordova CLI: 5.3.1  
Ionic Version: 1.1.0  
Ionic CLI Version: 1.6.4  
Ionic App Lib Version: 0.3.8  
OS: null  
Node Version: v4.0.0

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**Author:** ![vijaysingh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d2c977/32.png) [@vijaysingh](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/vijaysingh)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/error-when-doing-ionic-run-android-or-emulate/32932/2 "2015-10-02T18:28:36Z")

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Hi,

I am also getting the same error.  
Till last night ‘ionic run android’ command was working fine and today morning when i compile, i am getting the same above mentioned error.  
Please help me. I am stuck with my development.

Regards,  
Raj