The appUrlOpen event is not being triggered when the URL is opened in IONIC

I’m trying to handle redirect URLs from an external service (a Laravel backend) into my Ionic app, but I’m running into issues.

Context:

External URL Example: https://my-laravel-website.com/api/get-tap?tap_id=23

Goal:

When the URL is opened, I want my Ionic app to handle it, extract the necessary information, and close any open browser windows.

My Code:

AndroidManifest.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <activity
            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode"
            android:name="com.tebk.app.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/title_activity_main"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBarLaunch"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:exported="true">

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            
            <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
                <data android:scheme="https" android:host="my-laravel-website.com" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <provider
            android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/file_paths">
            </meta-data>
        </provider>
    </application>

    <!-- Permissions -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
</manifest>

Info.plist:

<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>https</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
<string>my-laravel-website.com</string>
</dict>
</array>

my-component.ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { App } from '@capacitor/app';
constructor() {
  this.initializeApp();
}
initializeApp() {
  App.addListener('appUrlOpen', (data: any) => {
    console.log('App opened with URL:', data.url);
  });
}

strings.xml:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<resources>
    <string name="app_name">براعم النخبة الأهلية</string>
    <string name="title_activity_main">براعم النخبة الأهلية</string>
    <string name="package_name">com.tebk.app</string>
    <string name="custom_url_scheme">com.tebk.app</string>
</resources>

build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
    namespace "com.tebk.app"
    compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.tebk.app"
         ...
     }

Issue:

The appUrlOpen event is not being triggered when the URL is opened

I am testing the app with Android Studio on my real device

Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

In Android Studio: Build -> Generate Signed App Bundle/APK Then I installed the release APK on my phone and worked.