# Plugins not working - using latest CLI

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [December 17, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609 "2017-12-17T10:50:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![SubEffect](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/subeffect/32/65247_2.png) [@SubEffect](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SubEffect)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609/1 "2017-12-17T10:50:37Z")

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I built an app with Ionic 1 and released it. The following plugins worked fine:

- Sharing
- Email
- In app browser - to open a webpage in the phone browser

With the latest version of Ionic installed the release apk and ipa don’t have these working.

Is there some reason?

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609/2 "2017-12-17T17:47:57Z")

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What is your `ionic info` output?  
What does “don’t have these working” mean. Do you get an error message? What did you change with the update of your app?

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**Author:** ![SubEffect](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/subeffect/32/65247_2.png) [@SubEffect](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SubEffect)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609/3 "2017-12-22T17:28:27Z")

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> [@Sujan12](#):
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> ionic info

This give me an error:

```auto
[WARN] Error with ./www/lib/ionic/version.json file: FILE_NOT_FOUND, trying 
       ./bower.json.

```

and then this:

```auto
cli packages: (/usr/local/lib/node_modules)

    @ionic/cli-utils : 1.19.0
    ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.0

global packages:

    cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0 
    Gulp CLI : CLI version 3.9.1 Local version 3.9.1

local packages:

    Cordova Platforms : ios 4.5.4
    Ionic Framework : ionic1 1.3.4

System:

    Node : v8.9.3
    npm : 5.5.1 
    OS : macOS High Sierra
    Xcode : Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b 

```

By ‘not working’ I mean the installed ipa and apk (on an iPhone 6 with the latest iOS and a Pixel XL with the latest OS) the buttons don’t do anything anymore.

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609/4 "2017-12-23T00:01:43Z")

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Did you remote debug the problem on the device already? Follow these instructions here to debug the problem in Safari dev tools: [https://ionic.zone/debug/remote-debug-your-app#ios](https://ionic.zone/debug/remote-debug-your-app#ios) Look at the console tab for errors.

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**Author:** ![SubEffect](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/subeffect/32/65247_2.png) [@SubEffect](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SubEffect)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609/5 "2017-12-23T08:45:37Z")

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I’ve copied over everything to a new laptop and reinstalled the plugins.

All working now.

Thanks for the help though.

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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, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/plugins-not-working-using-latest-cli/115609/6 "2021-07-19T21:59:08Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2021, 9:59pm UTC