Livereload doesn't work on browser platform

[gbbarroso]

Description:
I need to use ionic cordova run browser --livereload instead of ionic serve so I can work better with some native plugins. However, unlike the ionic serve it doesn't auto reaload (and going by the command output, it does seem like it should be working). It doesn't even work with manually refreshing the page..

Steps to Reproduce:
ionic cordova run android --livereload
Make html or js changes on your project
Verify them on http://localhost:8001

My ionic info:

cli packages: (/usr/local/lib/node_modules)

    @ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.2
    ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.20.0

global packages:

    cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0 

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.9
    Cordova Platforms  : android 7.1.0 browser 5.0.3
    Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

    Node : v10.1.0
    npm  : 5.6.0 
    OS   : macOS High Sierra

Environment Variables:

    ANDROID_HOME : not set

Misc:

    backend : pro

[imhoffd]

@gbbarroso This is a highly reported issue. Please see #3043 for livereload support w/ the Cordova browser platform and this reasoning as to why it's not being prioritized at the moment: #2312 (comment)