# Run Ionic Angular Capacitor app from existing native app

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/run-ionic-angular-capacitor-app-from-existing-native-app/243135>\
**Category:** Capacitor\
**Created:** [July 16, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/run-ionic-angular-capacitor-app-from-existing-native-app/243135 "2024-07-16T02:59:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![codiqa100035116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@codiqa100035116](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/codiqa100035116)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/run-ionic-angular-capacitor-app-from-existing-native-app/243135/1 "2024-07-16T02:59:39Z")

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I have an existing Ionic Angular Capacitor app and a second native app for both iOS and Android. I need to merge the source code and distribute it as a single app. From the native apps, I need to execute the Ionic app alongside the original functionality (for example, from a button). Is that possible?

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**Author:** ![julio-ionic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@julio-ionic](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/julio-ionic)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/run-ionic-angular-capacitor-app-from-existing-native-app/243135/2 "2024-07-16T11:38:47Z")

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take a look at Ionic Portals

> **[Ionic Portals - Ionic Portals](https://ionic.io/docs/portals)**
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> Ionic Portals is a supercharged native WebView component for iOS and Android that lets you add web-based experiences to native mobile apps. It enables native and web teams to better collaborate and bring new and existing web experiences to mobile in...