Error to build .apk file of an ionic project

Question

pampa@Pampa:~/Desktop/DemoApp$ ionic cordova platform add android
Platform android created
pampa@Pampa:~/Desktop/DemoApp$ cd platforms/android
pampa@Pampa:~/Desktop/DemoApp/platforms/android$ ionic android --release

[ERROR] Unable to find command: android

Answer 1

Which version of Ionic CLI are you using?

Since version 3.0.0 you should add the keyword cordova in your cmd if you want to build the cordova platform , like

 ionic cordova android --prod --release

Reference: https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md