diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/AndroidProtocolHandler.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/AndroidProtocolHandler.java
index 430207c145..4319fc2a2b 100755
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/AndroidProtocolHandler.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/AndroidProtocolHandler.java
@@ -69,14 +69,17 @@ private static int getFieldId(Context context, String assetType, String assetNam
   }
 
   public InputStream openFile(String filePath) throws IOException  {
-    File localFile = new File(filePath);
+    String realPath = filePath.replace(Bridge.CAPACITOR_FILE_START, "");
+    File localFile = new File(realPath);
     return new FileInputStream(localFile);
   }
 
   public InputStream openContentUrl(Uri uri)  throws IOException {
+    String realPath = uri.toString().replace(uri.getScheme() + "://" + uri.getHost() + Bridge.CAPACITOR_CONTENT_START, "content:/");
+
     InputStream stream = null;
     try {
-      stream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(Uri.parse(uri.toString().replace(Bridge.CAPACITOR_CONTENT_SCHEME_NAME + ":///", "content://")));
+      stream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(Uri.parse(realPath));
     } catch (SecurityException e) {
       Log.e(LogUtils.getCoreTag(), "Unable to open content URL: " + uri, e);
     }
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
index 0ef3272709..fb49d8a928 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ public class Bridge {
   // The name of the directory we use to look for index.html and the rest of our web assets
   public static final String DEFAULT_WEB_ASSET_DIR = "public";
   public static final String CAPACITOR_SCHEME_NAME = "http";
-  public static final String CAPACITOR_FILE_SCHEME_NAME = "capacitor-file";
-  public static final String CAPACITOR_CONTENT_SCHEME_NAME = "capacitor-content";
+  public static final String CAPACITOR_FILE_START = "/_capacitor_file_";
+  public static final String CAPACITOR_CONTENT_START = "/_capacitor_content_";
 
   // Loaded Capacitor config
   private JSONObject config = new JSONObject();
@@ -163,16 +163,18 @@ private void loadWebView() {
     appUrlConfig = Config.getString("server.url");
     appAllowNavigationConfig = Config.getArray("server.allowNavigation");
 
+    ArrayList authorities = new ArrayList<String>();
+    if (appAllowNavigationConfig != null) {
+      authorities.addAll(Arrays.asList(appAllowNavigationConfig));
+    }
     String authority = Config.getString("server.hostname", "localhost");
-    localUrl = CAPACITOR_SCHEME_NAME + "://" + authority + "/";
-
-    boolean isLocal = true;
+    authorities.add(authority);
+    localUrl = CAPACITOR_SCHEME_NAME + "://" + authority;
 
     if (appUrlConfig != null) {
       try {
         URL appUrlObject = new URL(appUrlConfig);
-        authority = appUrlObject.getAuthority();
-        isLocal = false;
+        authorities.add(appUrlObject.getAuthority());
       } catch (Exception ex) {
       }
 
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ private void loadWebView() {
     final boolean html5mode = Config.getBoolean("server.html5mode", true);
 
     // Start the local web server
-    localServer = new WebViewLocalServer(context, this, getJSInjector(), authority, html5mode, isLocal);
+    localServer = new WebViewLocalServer(context, this, getJSInjector(), authorities, html5mode);
     localServer.hostAssets(DEFAULT_WEB_ASSET_DIR);
 
 
@@ -197,13 +199,6 @@ public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebView view, WebResourceReque
         return localServer.shouldInterceptRequest(request);
       }
 
-      @Override
-      public void onPageFinished(WebView view, final String location) {
-        if (appUrlConfig != null || appAllowNavigationConfig != null) {
-          injectScriptFile(view, getJSInjector().getScriptString());
-        }
-      }
-
       @Override
       public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) {
         Uri url = request.getUrl();
@@ -241,8 +236,8 @@ private boolean launchIntent(Uri url) {
 
   public void handleAppUrlLoadError(Exception ex) {
     if (ex instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
-      Toast.show(getContext(), "Unable to load app. Are you sure the server is running at " + localServer.getAuthority() + "?");
-      Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Unable to load app. Ensure the server is running at " + localServer.getAuthority() + ", or modify the " +
+      Toast.show(getContext(), "Unable to load app. Are you sure the server is running at " + appUrl + "?");
+      Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Unable to load app. Ensure the server is running at " + appUrl + ", or modify the " +
           "appUrl setting in capacitor.config.json (make sure to npx cap copy after to commit changes).", ex);
     }
   }
@@ -794,20 +789,6 @@ public void run() {
     });
   }
 
-  private void injectScriptFile(WebView view, String script) {
-
-    // Base64 encode string before injecting as innerHTML
-    String encoded = Base64.encodeToString(script.getBytes(), Base64.NO_WRAP);
-    view.loadUrl("javascript:(function() {" +
-            "var parent = document.getElementsByTagName('head').item(0);" +
-            "var script = document.createElement('script');" +
-            "script.type = 'text/javascript';" +
-            // Base64 decode injected javascript
-            "script.innerHTML = window.atob('" + encoded + "');" +
-            "parent.appendChild(script)" +
-            "})()");
-  }
-
   private boolean matchHost(String host, String pattern) {
     int offset;
 
@@ -826,11 +807,17 @@ private boolean matchHost(String host, String pattern) {
   }
 
   private boolean matchHosts(String host, String[] patterns) {
-    for (String pattern: patterns) {
-      if (matchHost(host, pattern)) {
-        return true;
+    if (patterns != null) {
+      for (String pattern: patterns) {
+        if (matchHost(host, pattern)) {
+          return true;
+        }
       }
     }
     return false;
   }
+
+  public String getLocalUrl() {
+    return localUrl;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/FileUtils.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/FileUtils.java
index 012b24cbb5..fe0aee679b 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/FileUtils.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/FileUtils.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  */
 public class FileUtils {
 
-  private static String CapacitorFileScheme = Bridge.CAPACITOR_FILE_SCHEME_NAME + "://";
+  private static String CapacitorFileScheme = Bridge.CAPACITOR_FILE_START;
 
   public enum Type {
     IMAGE("image");
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ public enum Type {
     }
   }
 
-  public static String getPortablePath(Context c, Uri u) {
+  public static String getPortablePath(Context c, String host, Uri u) {
     String path = getFileUrlForUri(c, u);
     if (path.startsWith("file://")) {
-      path = path.replace("file://", CapacitorFileScheme);
+      path = path.replace("file://", "");
     } else if (path.startsWith("/")) {
-      path = CapacitorFileScheme + path;
+      path = path;
     }
-    return path;
+    return host + Bridge.CAPACITOR_FILE_START + path;
   }
 
   public static String getFileUrlForUri(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
index 26027afded..1c8f3cb3b6 100755
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -45,24 +46,19 @@
 public class WebViewLocalServer {
 
   private final static String capacitorScheme = Bridge.CAPACITOR_SCHEME_NAME;
-  private final static String capacitorFileScheme = Bridge.CAPACITOR_FILE_SCHEME_NAME;
-  private final static String capacitorContentScheme = Bridge.CAPACITOR_CONTENT_SCHEME_NAME;
+  private final static String capacitorFileStart = Bridge.CAPACITOR_FILE_START;
+  private final static String capacitorContentStart = Bridge.CAPACITOR_CONTENT_START;
   private String basePath;
 
   private final UriMatcher uriMatcher;
   private final AndroidProtocolHandler protocolHandler;
-  private final String authority;
-  // Whether we're serving local files or proxying (for example, when doing livereload on a
-  // non-local endpoint (will be false in that case)
-  private final boolean isLocal;
+  private final ArrayList<String> authorities;
   private boolean isAsset;
   // Whether to route all requests to paths without extensions back to `index.html`
   private final boolean html5mode;
   private final JSInjector jsInjector;
   private final Bridge bridge;
 
-  public String getAuthority() { return authority; }
-
   /**
    * A handler that produces responses for paths on the virtual asset server.
    * <p>
@@ -132,12 +128,11 @@ public Map<String, String> getResponseHeaders() {
     }
   }
 
-  WebViewLocalServer(Context context, Bridge bridge, JSInjector jsInjector, String authority, boolean html5mode, boolean isLocal) {
+  WebViewLocalServer(Context context, Bridge bridge, JSInjector jsInjector, ArrayList<String> authorities, boolean html5mode) {
     uriMatcher = new UriMatcher(null);
     this.html5mode = html5mode;
     this.protocolHandler = new AndroidProtocolHandler(context.getApplicationContext());
-    this.authority = authority;
-    this.isLocal = isLocal;
+    this.authorities = authorities;
     this.bridge = bridge;
     this.jsInjector = jsInjector;
   }
@@ -169,6 +164,7 @@ private static Uri parseAndVerifyUrl(String url) {
    * @return a response if the request URL had a matching handler, null if no handler was found.
    */
   public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebResourceRequest request) {
+    Uri loadingUrl = request.getUrl();
     PathHandler handler;
     synchronized (uriMatcher) {
       handler = (PathHandler) uriMatcher.match(request.getUrl());
@@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebResourceRequest request) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    if (request.getUrl().getScheme().equals(capacitorContentScheme) || request.getUrl().getScheme().equals(capacitorFileScheme)) {
+    if (isLocalFile(loadingUrl)) {
       InputStream responseStream = new LollipopLazyInputStream(handler, request);
       String mimeType = getMimeType(request.getUrl().getPath(), responseStream);
       int statusCode = getStatusCode(responseStream, handler.getStatusCode());
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebResourceRequest request) {
               statusCode, handler.getReasonPhrase(), handler.getResponseHeaders(), responseStream);
     }
 
-    if (this.isLocal) {
+    if (loadingUrl.toString().startsWith(bridge.getLocalUrl())) {
       Log.d(LogUtils.getCoreTag(), "Handling local request: " + request.getUrl().toString());
       return handleLocalRequest(request, handler);
     } else {
@@ -193,6 +189,14 @@ public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebResourceRequest request) {
     }
   }
 
+  private boolean isLocalFile(Uri uri) {
+    String path = uri.getPath();
+    if (path.startsWith(capacitorContentStart) || path.startsWith(capacitorFileStart)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   private WebResourceResponse handleLocalRequest(WebResourceRequest request, PathHandler handler) {
     String path = request.getUrl().getPath();
 
@@ -379,58 +383,6 @@ public void hostAssets(String assetPath) {
     createHostingDetails();
   }
 
-
-  /**
-   * Hosts the application's resources on an https:// URL. Resources
-   * <code>https://{uuid}.androidplatform.net/res/{resource_type}/{resource_name}</code>.
-   *
-   * @return prefixes under which the resources are hosted.
-   */
-  public void hostResources() {
-    hostResources("/res");
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Hosts the application's resources on an https:// URL. Resources
-   * <code>https://{domain}/{virtualResourcesPath}/{resource_type}/{resource_name}</code>.
-   *
-   * @param virtualResourcesPath the path on the local server under which the resources
-   *                             should be hosted.
-   * @return prefixes under which the resources are hosted.
-   */
-  public void hostResources(final String virtualResourcesPath) {
-    if (virtualResourcesPath.indexOf('*') != -1) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-          "virtualResourcesPath cannot contain the '*' character.");
-    }
-
-    Uri.Builder uriBuilder = new Uri.Builder();
-    uriBuilder.scheme(capacitorScheme);
-    uriBuilder.authority(authority);
-    uriBuilder.path(virtualResourcesPath);
-    Uri capacitorPrefix = null;
-
-    PathHandler handler = new PathHandler() {
-      @Override
-      public InputStream handle(Uri url) {
-        InputStream stream = protocolHandler.openResource(url);
-        String mimeType = null;
-        try {
-          mimeType = URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromStream(stream);
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-          Log.e(LogUtils.getPluginTag("LN"), "Unable to get mime type" + url);
-        }
-
-        return stream;
-      }
-    };
-
-    uriBuilder.scheme(capacitorScheme);
-    capacitorPrefix = uriBuilder.build();
-    register(Uri.withAppendedPath(capacitorPrefix, "**"), handler);
-
-  }
-
   /**
    * Hosts the application's files on an https:// URL. Files from the basePath
    * <code>basePath/...</code> will be available under
@@ -453,23 +405,22 @@ private void createHostingDetails() {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("assetPath cannot contain the '*' character.");
     }
 
-    Uri capacitorPrefix = null;
-
     PathHandler handler = new PathHandler() {
       @Override
       public InputStream handle(Uri url) {
         InputStream stream = null;
         String path = url.getPath();
-        if (!isAsset) {
-          path = basePath + url.getPath();
-        }
         try {
-          if (url.getScheme().equals(capacitorScheme) && isAsset) {
-            stream = protocolHandler.openAsset(assetPath + path);
-          } else if (url.getScheme().equals(capacitorFileScheme) || !isAsset) {
-            stream = protocolHandler.openFile(path);
-          } else if (url.getScheme().equals(capacitorContentScheme)) {
+          if (path.startsWith(capacitorContentStart)) {
             stream = protocolHandler.openContentUrl(url);
+          } else if (path.startsWith(capacitorFileStart) || !isAsset) {
+            if (!path.startsWith(capacitorFileStart)) {
+              path = basePath + url.getPath();
+            }
+            System.out.println("path "+path);
+            stream = protocolHandler.openFile(path);
+          } else {
+            stream = protocolHandler.openAsset(assetPath + path);
           }
         } catch (IOException e) {
           Log.e(LogUtils.getCoreTag(), "Unable to open asset URL: " + url);
@@ -480,9 +431,9 @@ public InputStream handle(Uri url) {
       }
     };
 
-    registerUriForScheme(capacitorScheme, handler, authority);
-    registerUriForScheme(capacitorFileScheme, handler, "");
-    registerUriForScheme(capacitorContentScheme, handler, "");
+    for (String authority: authorities) {
+      registerUriForScheme(capacitorScheme, handler, authority);
+    }
 
   }
 
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java
index 0074a1e9e8..4742712d77 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Camera.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ private void returnFileURI(PluginCall call, ExifWrapper exif, Bitmap bitmap, Uri
       JSObject ret = new JSObject();
       ret.put("exif", exif.toJson());
       ret.put("path", newUri.toString());
-      ret.put("webPath", FileUtils.getPortablePath(getContext(), newUri));
+      ret.put("webPath", FileUtils.getPortablePath(getContext(), bridge.getLocalUrl(), newUri));
       call.resolve(ret);
     } catch (IOException ex) {
       call.reject(UNABLE_TO_PROCESS_IMAGE, ex);
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Filesystem.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Filesystem.java
index 2cec9d97c5..6757a0ca9c 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Filesystem.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/Filesystem.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private File getDirectory(String directory) {
   private File getFileObject(String path, String directory) {
     if (directory == null) {
       Uri u = Uri.parse(path);
-      if (u.getScheme().equals("file")) {
+      if (u.getScheme() == null || u.getScheme().equals("file")) {
         return new File(u.getPath());
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/native-bridge.js b/core/native-bridge.js
index 3eaccdf17a..4b3f4631cc 100644
--- a/core/native-bridge.js
+++ b/core/native-bridge.js
@@ -508,13 +508,13 @@
       return url;
     }
     if (url.startsWith('/')) {
-      return 'capacitor-file://' + url;
+      return window.WEBVIEW_SERVER_URL + '/_capacitor_file_' + url;
     }
     if (url.startsWith('file://')) {
-      return url.replace('file', 'capacitor-file');
+      return window.WEBVIEW_SERVER_URL + url.replace('file://', '/_capacitor_file_');
     }
-    if (url.startsWith('content:')) {
-      return url.replace('content:', 'capacitor-content:/');
+    if (url.startsWith('content://')) {
+      return window.WEBVIEW_SERVER_URL + url.replace('content:/', '/_capacitor_content_');
     }
     return url;
   }
diff --git a/ios-template/App/Podfile b/ios-template/App/Podfile
index e92381d1e5..f8b17c1f18 100644
--- a/ios-template/App/Podfile
+++ b/ios-template/App/Podfile
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 platform :ios, '11.0'
 use_frameworks!
 
-target 'App' do
-  # Add your Pods here
-
+def capacitor_pods
   # Automatic Capacitor Pod dependencies, do not delete
   pod 'Capacitor', :path => '../../node_modules/@capacitor/ios'
   pod 'CapacitorCordova', :path => '../../node_modules/@capacitor/ios'
   # Do not delete
 end
+
+target 'App' do
+  capacitor_pods
+  # Add your Pods here
+end
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPAssetHandler.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPAssetHandler.swift
index e484134ad4..c48c8a8425 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPAssetHandler.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPAssetHandler.swift
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ class CAPAssetHandler: NSObject, WKURLSchemeHandler {
             startPath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "public", ofType: nil)!
             if stringToLoad.isEmpty || url.pathExtension.isEmpty {
                 startPath.append("/index.html")
+            } else if stringToLoad.starts(with: CAPBridge.CAP_FILE_START) {
+                startPath = stringToLoad.replacingOccurrences(of: CAPBridge.CAP_FILE_START, with: "")
             } else {
                 startPath.append(stringToLoad)
             }
-        } else if scheme == CAPBridge.CAP_FILE_SCHEME {
-            if !stringToLoad.isEmpty {
-                startPath = stringToLoad
-            }
         }
 
         let localUrl = URL.init(string: url.absoluteString)!
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridge.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridge.swift
index ae0aafc4ed..ebbfed8c94 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridge.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridge.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ enum BridgeError: Error {
   public static let statusBarTappedNotification = Notification(name: Notification.Name(rawValue: "statusBarTappedNotification"))
   public static var CAP_SITE = "https://getcapacitor.com/"
   public static var CAP_SCHEME = "capacitor"
-  public static var CAP_FILE_SCHEME = "capacitor-file"
+  public static var CAP_FILE_START = "/_capacitor_file_"
 
   // The last URL that caused the app to open
   private static var lastUrl: URL?
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeViewController.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeViewController.swift
index 7b42d1ad7b..6b828f9391 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeViewController.swift
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public class CAPBridgeViewController: UIViewController, CAPBridgeDelegate, WKScr
     let webViewConfiguration = WKWebViewConfiguration()
 
     webViewConfiguration.setURLSchemeHandler(CAPAssetHandler(), forURLScheme: CAPBridge.CAP_SCHEME)
-    webViewConfiguration.setURLSchemeHandler(CAPAssetHandler(), forURLScheme: CAPBridge.CAP_FILE_SCHEME)
     
     let o = WKUserContentController()
     o.add(self, name: "bridge")
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift
index d72f7bcb14..a59e04c956 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ public class CAPFile {
     return nil
   }
   
-  public static func getPortablePath(uri: URL?) -> String? {
+  public static func getPortablePath(host: String, uri: URL?) -> String? {
     if uri != nil {
-      let assetUrl = uri!.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "file://", with: "\(CAPBridge.CAP_FILE_SCHEME)://")
-      return assetUrl
+        let uriWithoutFile = uri!.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "file://", with: "")
+        return host + CAPBridge.CAP_FILE_START + uriWithoutFile
     }
     return nil
   }
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift
index b66e9bf1ff..ac231d6f9d 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Camera.swift
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class CAPCameraPlugin : CAPPlugin, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINav
       ])
     } else if settings.resultType == "uri" {
       let path = try! saveTemporaryImage(jpeg)
-      guard let webPath = CAPFileManager.getPortablePath(uri: URL(string: path)) else {
+      guard let webPath = CAPFileManager.getPortablePath(host: bridge.getLocalUrl(), uri: URL(string: path)) else {
         call?.reject("Unable to get portable path to file")
         return
       }