NavController.getActive() does not seem to work in Ionic View

When using this in my app.component.ts:

export class MyApp {
    @ViewChild(Nav) nav: Nav;
..
..

the code this.nav.getActive().component.name returns the name of the current page, as expected, when running the app in browser with ionic serve. It also works when using the Ionic Dev app, and also when i run the app in a simulator. But - I need this to work in when i run the app in the Ionic View also, and it doesn’t. I don’t get anything when trying to print out the value of this.nav.getActive().component.name in the app.html. Is there any way i can get this to work with Ionic View?

Thanks in advance.
Lars