Set web.URL-> "string", works fine with IP address, but not when hostname is used

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Hello Everyone,

I am making an application in app inventor, the app is supposed to communicate with ESP32. I am facing the following situation:

  1. App inventor application works fine when i use IP address, but as soon as i switch to host name, the app can't talk to ESP32.
  2. When i put the same URL in browser, it works for both (IP address and host name).

Need guidance from the community.
Thanks.

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Not all versions of Android support mDNS, so using an mDNS hostname is not guaranteed to work.

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Thanks for the response, yes this is the reason ... got it.