[Bug]: Hardcoded HTTP protocol for LiveReload prevents using HTTPS

Capacitor Version

 Capacitor Doctor

Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 6.1.2
  @capacitor/core: 6.1.2
  @capacitor/android: 6.1.2
  @capacitor/ios: 6.1.2

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/ios: not installed
  @capacitor/cli: 6.1.2
  @capacitor/core: 6.1.2
  @capacitor/android: 6.1.2

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Other API Details

npm --version
10.9.0

node --version
v22.11.0

Platforms Affected

[ ] iOS
[X] Android
[ ] Web

Current Behavior

Despite setting an HTTPS URL in capacitor.config.ts, when ionic capacitor run android --livereload --external is run, the app loads the HTTP version of the URL.

import type { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli';

const config: CapacitorConfig = {
  appId: 'io.ionic.starter',
  appName: 'LivSports',
  webDir: 'dist',
  server: {
    androidScheme: "https",
    url: "https://192.168.1.5:8100",
  }
};

export default config;

Upon inspecting the generated android\app\src\main\assets\capacitor.config.json file, it also shows that is it has removed the HTTPS from the URL and is using the HTTP instead.

{
    "appId": "io.ionic.starter",
    "appName": "LivSports",
    "webDir": "dist",
    "server": {
        "androidScheme": "https",
        "url": "http://192.168.1.5:8100"
    }
}

However, once the dev server exits this file changes the URL to https:// again.

It seems http is being hardcoded here: https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/blob/e4b05405a1319ca29fa328c584bba63bf5d281bb/cli/src/util/livereload.ts#L164

Expected Behavior

Ionic should use the server URL set in the config AS-IS. Stripping the protocol and using http by default defeats the purpose of setting an custom server URL entirely.

Project Reproduction

https://github.com/ionic-team/starters

Additional Information

My dev server is properly configured to use SSL, I generated the certificates and keys and added everything to the trust root and the live-server URL is accessible without any warnings in my phone via Chrome.

ionic-team / capacitor