# Ionic doesn't run on Android 4.4.2

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [November 9, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109 "2018-11-09T09:26:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![test-nikko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/test-nikko/32/127979_2.png) [@test-nikko](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/test-nikko)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109/1 "2018-11-09T09:26:19Z")

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When I try to run my ionic app it only shows white screen. But then when I tried to debug it I got this error

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/6/3/63efa8f93f4b5c7de999aeac1272f89e9e21a81f.png)

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**Author:** ![JAR19](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/jar19/32/113216_2.png) [@JAR19](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/JAR19)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109/2 "2018-11-09T10:10:23Z")

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Look at the following:

> [@Ionic 3 targeting android 4.4.2](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-3-targeting-android-4-4-2/139955):
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> Hi, newbie to ionic I’m developing an app that runs well in android 7 but the customer ask me for running the app on android 4.4.2. How can achieve this? ionic info: cli packages: (path) @ionic/cli-utils : 1.19.2 ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.20.0 global packages: cordova (Cordova CLI) : not installed local packages: @ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.8 Cordova Platforms : android 7.0.0 Ionic Framework : ionic-angular 3.9.2 System: Node : v8.11.3 npm : 3.10.9 OS : Windows 10 Environment Variab…

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**Author:** ![ChrisGriiffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/chrisgriiffith/32/66576_2.png) [@ChrisGriiffith](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/ChrisGriiffith)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109/3 "2018-11-12T18:26:04Z")

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In the config.xml there is this value:  
\<preference name=“android-minSdkVersion” value=“19” /\>  
to target that version of Android the minSDK would be 17.

However, Ionic might have issues with that old of a webview. You may need to use the Crosswalk option to solve that issue.

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**Author:** ![johntorres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@johntorres](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/johntorres)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109/4 "2018-11-13T10:28:35Z")

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Will it run on android 7.1?

[Essays Chief](https://www.essayschief.com)

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**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-doesnt-run-on-android-4-4-2/147109/5 "2021-07-19T21:09:49Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2021, 9:09pm UTC