Error with $signInWithPopup method on Ionic 1 and Angular 1: This operation is not supported in the environment this application is running on. "location.protocol" must be http or https.

After upgrading to Firebase 3 and Angularfire 2.0.1 on an Ionic 1 / Angular 1 application, I am getting the following error when trying to bring an auth popup from firebase (worked with the older methods): This operation is not supported in the environment this application is running on. “location.protocol” must be http or https.

The method I use is the $signInWithPopup method

Sample code:

var provider = new firebase.auth.GoogleAuthProvider();
Auth.$signInWithPopup(provider).then(function(authData) {
    // User successfully logged in
}).catch(function(error) {
    // Login error
});

[henryspivey]

@jwngr Do you know when Cordova / Ionic will support popup / redirect sign in methods in Firebase v3?

[jwngr]

We recently did some work to get signInWithPopup() working in Chrome extensions, but I don’t think that covers the Cordova / Ionic use case. We are working through these issues though. Keep an eye on the release notes for future improvements.