Capacitor Android app get stuck at splash screen

Question

I am learning about capacitorjs, and trying to build a simple android app using it. I created a new capacitorjs project with npm init @capacitor/app@latest. I am using vanilla html/css/js and wrote a static webpage (index.html) as a test:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>My App</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hello world!</h1>
</body>
</html>

I only modified the src/index.html file and didn't change anything else. After installing the necessary libraries, I can run the web app with npm start. But when I run npx cap run android, emulator boots up and gets stuck at the capacitor splash screen. Appearantly, inital src/index.html that came after npm init @capacitor/app@latest worked just fine.

npx cap run android completes without any errors. Building and running from Android Studio also gave no errors. Logcat is here:

2025-07-20 18:13:46.262  9014-9014  nativeloader            com.example.app                      D  Configuring clns-9 for other apk /data/app/~~c1Un-7qUkuBv9C_HyZ7K_A==/com.example.app-UyA2LePOf1PWFuo7tk8Mbw==/base.apk. target_sdk_version=35, uses_libraries=, library_path=/data/app/~~c1Un-7qUkuBv9C_HyZ7K_A==/com.example.app-UyA2LePOf1PWFuo7tk8Mbw==/lib/x86_64, permitted_path=/data:/mnt/expand:/data/user/0/com.example.app
2025-07-20 18:13:46.269  9014-9014  CompatChangeReporter    com.example.app                      D  Compat change id reported: 202956589; UID 10216; state: ENABLED
2025-07-20 18:13:46.273  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da51617aad8) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.279  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V  Currently set values for:
2025-07-20 18:13:46.279  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V    angle_gl_driver_selection_pkgs=[]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.279  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V    angle_gl_driver_selection_values=[]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.279  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V  com.example.app is not listed in per-application setting
2025-07-20 18:13:46.280  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V  ANGLE allowlist from config: 
2025-07-20 18:13:46.280  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V  com.example.app is not listed in ANGLE allowlist or settings, returning default
2025-07-20 18:13:46.280  9014-9014  GraphicsEnvironment     com.example.app                      V  Neither updatable production driver nor prerelease driver is supported.
2025-07-20 18:13:46.294  9014-9014  CompatChangeReporter    com.example.app                      D  Compat change id reported: 279646685; UID 10216; state: ENABLED
2025-07-20 18:13:46.325  9014-9029  DisplayManager          com.example.app                      I  Choreographer implicitly registered for the refresh rate.
2025-07-20 18:13:46.342  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da51617dff8) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.370  9014-9014  AppCompatDelegate       com.example.app                      D  Checking for metadata for AppLocalesMetadataHolderService : Service not found
2025-07-20 18:13:46.370  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da516179b38) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.388  9014-9014  ashmem                  com.example.app                      E  Pinning is deprecated since Android Q. Please use trim or other methods.
2025-07-20 18:13:46.473  9014-9029  EGL_emulation           com.example.app                      I  Opening libGLESv1_CM_emulation.so
2025-07-20 18:13:46.474  9014-9029  EGL_emulation           com.example.app                      I  Opening libGLESv2_emulation.so
2025-07-20 18:13:46.490  9014-9029  HWUI                    com.example.app                      W  Failed to choose config with EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR_PRESERVED, retrying without...
2025-07-20 18:13:46.491  9014-9029  HWUI                    com.example.app                      W  Failed to initialize 101010-2 format, error = EGL_SUCCESS
2025-07-20 18:13:46.540  9014-9014  CompatChangeReporter    com.example.app                      D  Compat change id reported: 309578419; UID 10216; state: ENABLED
2025-07-20 18:13:46.542  9014-9014  DesktopModeFlags        com.example.app                      D  Toggle override initialized to: OVERRIDE_UNSET
2025-07-20 18:13:46.552  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  hiddenapi: Accessing hidden method Landroid/view/ViewGroup;->makeOptionalFitsSystemWindows()V (runtime_flags=0, domain=platform, api=unsupported) from Landroidx/appcompat/widget/ViewUtils; (domain=app) using reflection: allowed
2025-07-20 18:13:46.567  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da516177bf8) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.568  9014-9014  WebViewFactory          com.example.app                      I  Loading com.google.android.webview version 133.0.6943.137 (code 694313738)
2025-07-20 18:13:46.570  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da51617ba78) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.573  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da516180578) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.578  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da51617f8f8) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.582  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da51617f2b8) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.583  9014-9014  ResourcesManager        com.example.app                      V  The following library key has been added: ResourcesKey{ mHash=2163c306 mResDir=null mSplitDirs=[] mOverlayDirs=[] mLibDirs=[/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/WebViewGoogle.apk,/data/app/~~pVOau1LY1DqCC2sIU7p2tQ==/com.google.android.trichromelibrary_694313738-f2TjWwq-HxOIbgaBYfmUNQ==/TrichromeLibrary.apk,/system_ext/framework/androidx.window.extensions.jar] mDisplayId=0 mOverrideConfig=v36 mCompatInfo={320dpi always-compat} mLoaders=[]}
2025-07-20 18:13:46.585  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      W  Failed to find entry 'classes.dex': Entry not found
2025-07-20 18:13:46.588  9014-9014  nativeloader            com.example.app                      D  Configuring clns-10 for other apk /data/app/~~pVOau1LY1DqCC2sIU7p2tQ==/com.google.android.trichromelibrary_694313738-f2TjWwq-HxOIbgaBYfmUNQ==/TrichromeLibrary.apk. target_sdk_version=34, uses_libraries=ALL, library_path=/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/lib/x86_64:/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/WebViewGoogle.apk!/lib/x86_64:/data/app/~~pVOau1LY1DqCC2sIU7p2tQ==/com.google.android.trichromelibrary_694313738-f2TjWwq-HxOIbgaBYfmUNQ==/TrichromeLibrary.apk!/lib/x86_64, permitted_path=/data:/mnt/expand
2025-07-20 18:13:46.591  9014-9014  ApplicationLoaders      com.example.app                      D  Returning zygote-cached class loader: /system_ext/framework/androidx.window.extensions.jar
2025-07-20 18:13:46.597  9014-9014  nativeloader            com.example.app                      D  Configuring clns-11 for other apk /data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/WebViewGoogle.apk. target_sdk_version=34, uses_libraries=, library_path=/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/lib/x86_64:/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/WebViewGoogle.apk!/lib/x86_64:/data/app/~~pVOau1LY1DqCC2sIU7p2tQ==/com.google.android.trichromelibrary_694313738-f2TjWwq-HxOIbgaBYfmUNQ==/TrichromeLibrary.apk!/lib/x86_64, permitted_path=/data:/mnt/expand
2025-07-20 18:13:46.684  9014-9014  cr_WVCFactoryProvider   com.example.app                      I  version=133.0.6943.137 (694313738) minSdkVersion=29 isBundle=false multiprocess=true packageId=2
2025-07-20 18:13:46.685  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da516175998) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.702  9014-9014  nativeloader            com.example.app                      D  Load /data/app/~~pVOau1LY1DqCC2sIU7p2tQ==/com.google.android.trichromelibrary_694313738-f2TjWwq-HxOIbgaBYfmUNQ==/TrichromeLibrary.apk!/lib/x86_64/libmonochrome_64.so using class loader ns clns-11 (caller=/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/WebViewGoogle.apk): ok
2025-07-20 18:13:46.705  9014-9014  nativeloader            com.example.app                      D  Load /system/lib64/libwebviewchromium_plat_support.so using class loader ns clns-11 (caller=/data/app/~~ikJx6gAH63UXH03mvW23wg==/com.google.android.webview-u8VFtfrV8YzBcI7Nmn8_3w==/WebViewGoogle.apk): ok
2025-07-20 18:13:46.724  9014-9034  chromium                com.example.app                      E  [0720/181346.712564:ERROR:variations_seed_loader.cc(39)] Seed missing signature.
2025-07-20 18:13:46.726  9014-9034  chromium                com.example.app                      I  [0720/181346.726587:INFO:variations_seed_loader.cc(67)] Failed to open file for reading.: No such file or directory (2)
2025-07-20 18:13:46.803  9014-9014  cr_LibraryLoader        com.example.app                      I  Successfully loaded native library
2025-07-20 18:13:46.807  9014-9014  cr_CachingUmaRecorder   com.example.app                      I  Flushed 6 samples from 6 histograms, 0 samples were dropped.
2025-07-20 18:13:46.813  9014-9014  cr_CombinedPProvider    com.example.app                      I  #registerProvider() provider:WV.C8@8eb4c2 isPolicyCacheEnabled:false policyProvidersSize:0
2025-07-20 18:13:46.816  9014-9014  cr_PolicyProvider       com.example.app                      I  #setManagerAndSource() 0
2025-07-20 18:13:46.855  9014-9014  cr_CombinedPProvider    com.example.app                      I  #linkNativeInternal() 1
2025-07-20 18:13:46.856  9014-9014  cr_AppResProvider       com.example.app                      I  #getApplicationRestrictionsFromUserManager() Bundle[EMPTY_PARCEL]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.856  9014-9014  cr_PolicyProvider       com.example.app                      I  #notifySettingsAvailable() 0
2025-07-20 18:13:46.856  9014-9014  cr_CombinedPProvider    com.example.app                      I  #onSettingsAvailable() 0
2025-07-20 18:13:46.856  9014-9014  cr_CombinedPProvider    com.example.app                      I  #flushPolicies()
2025-07-20 18:13:46.922  9014-9049  chromium                com.example.app                      W  [WARNING:dns_config_service_android.cc(81)] Failed to read DnsConfig.
2025-07-20 18:13:46.930  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da51617e638) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.933  9014-9014  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  AssetManager2(0x7da516182e18) locale list changing from [] to [en-US]
2025-07-20 18:13:46.966  9014-9062  chromium                com.example.app                      E  [ERROR:simple_file_enumerator.cc(21)] opendir /data/user/0/com.example.app/cache/WebView/Default/HTTP Cache/Code Cache/js: No such file or directory (2)
2025-07-20 18:13:46.966  9014-9062  chromium                com.example.app                      E  [ERROR:simple_index_file.cc(613)] Could not reconstruct index from disk
2025-07-20 18:13:47.006  9014-9014  CompatChangeReporter    com.example.app                      D  Compat change id reported: 352594277; UID 10216; state: ENABLED
2025-07-20 18:13:47.109  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Starting BridgeActivity
2025-07-20 18:13:47.170  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Registering plugin instance: CapacitorCookies
2025-07-20 18:13:47.182  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Registering plugin instance: WebView
2025-07-20 18:13:47.185  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Registering plugin instance: CapacitorHttp
2025-07-20 18:13:47.186  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Registering plugin instance: Camera
2025-07-20 18:13:47.187  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Registering plugin instance: SplashScreen
2025-07-20 18:13:47.199  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      W  Unable to read file at path public/plugins
2025-07-20 18:13:47.202  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Loading app at https://localhost
2025-07-20 18:13:47.232  9014-9056  cr_media                com.example.app                      W  BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission is missing.
2025-07-20 18:13:47.233  9014-9056  cr_media                com.example.app                      W  getBluetoothAdapter() requires BLUETOOTH permission
2025-07-20 18:13:47.233  9014-9056  cr_media                com.example.app                      W  registerBluetoothIntentsIfNeeded: Requires BLUETOOTH permission
2025-07-20 18:13:47.251  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  App started
2025-07-20 18:13:47.251  9014-9073  libc                    com.example.app                      W  Access denied finding property "vendor.mesa.log"
2025-07-20 18:13:47.251  9014-9073  libc                    com.example.app                      W  Access denied finding property "vendor.mesa.log.file"
2025-07-20 18:13:47.252  9014-9073  MESA                    com.example.app                      E  Failed to open rendernode: No such file or directory
2025-07-20 18:13:47.259  9014-9014  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  App resumed
2025-07-20 18:13:47.288  9014-9014  CompatChangeReporter    com.example.app                      D  Compat change id reported: 349153669; UID 10216; state: ENABLED
2025-07-20 18:13:47.290  9014-9014  HWUI                    com.example.app                      W  Unknown dataspace 0
2025-07-20 18:13:47.294  9014-9073  libc                    com.example.app                      W  Access denied finding property "vendor.mesa.vk.trace.per.submit"
2025-07-20 18:13:47.294  9014-9073  libc                    com.example.app                      W  Access denied finding property "vendor.mesa.gallium.print.optio"
2025-07-20 18:13:47.294  9014-9073  libc                    com.example.app                      W  Access denied finding property "vendor.mesa.vk.trace.frame"
2025-07-20 18:13:47.299  9014-9073  libc                    com.example.app                      W  Access denied finding property "vendor.mesa.vk.wsi.headless.swa"
2025-07-20 18:13:47.314  9014-9050  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Handling local request: https://localhost/
2025-07-20 18:13:47.371  9014-9014  Choreographer           com.example.app                      I  Skipped 63 frames!  The application may be doing too much work on its main thread.
2025-07-20 18:13:47.384  9014-9087  CameraManagerGlobal     com.example.app                      I  Connecting to camera service
2025-07-20 18:13:47.414  9014-9073  chromium                com.example.app                      W  [WARNING:viz_main_impl.cc(85)] VizNullHypothesis is disabled (not a warning)
2025-07-20 18:13:47.558  9014-9063  VideoCapabilities       com.example.app                      W  Unsupported mime video/apv
2025-07-20 18:13:47.559  9014-9063  VideoCapabilities       com.example.app                      W  Unsupported mime video/apv
2025-07-20 18:13:47.584  9014-9020  com.example.app         com.example.app                      I  Compiler allocated 5042KB to compile void android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals()
2025-07-20 18:13:47.835  9014-9049  Capacitor               com.example.app                      D  Handling local request: https://localhost/favicon.ico
2025-07-20 18:13:53.288  9014-9097  ProfileInstaller        com.example.app                      D  Installing profile for com.example.app

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degD · Accepted Answer · 2025-10-17 10:58:46Z

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Turns out, all I needed was to remove "launchAutoHide": false option from my capacitor.config.json. In my case, it was already set to false, though. From the capacitor documentation:

Hiding the Splash Screen
By default, the Splash Screen is set to automatically hide after 500 ms.

If you want to be sure the splash screen never disappears before your app is ready, set launchAutoHide to false; the splash screen will then stay visible until manually hidden. For the best user experience, your app should call hide() as soon as possible.

If, instead, you want to show the splash screen for a fixed amount of time, set launchShowDuration in your Capacitor configuration file.

edited Oct 17 at 10:58

answered Jul 20 at 19:21

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Dr Mido Jul 21 at 2:48

You can now mark this as the answer, thank you.

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