diff --git a/packages/core/connectivity/index.android.ts b/packages/core/connectivity/index.android.ts
index 869036157b..2419987e02 100644
--- a/packages/core/connectivity/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/connectivity/index.android.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ function startMonitoringLegacy(connectionTypeChangedCallback) {
 		connectionTypeChangedCallback(newConnectionType);
 	};
 	const zoneCallback = zonedCallback(onReceiveCallback);
-	// @ts-ignore
-	androidApp.registerBroadcastReceiver(android.net.ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION, zoneCallback);
+	Application.android.registerBroadcastReceiver(android.net.ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION, zoneCallback);
 }
 
 let callback;
diff --git a/packages/core/global-types.d.ts b/packages/core/global-types.d.ts
index 2a8a55b545..b3a206fcd3 100644
--- a/packages/core/global-types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/global-types.d.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ declare module globalThis {
 	function _isModuleLoadedForUI(moduleName: string): boolean;
 
 	var onGlobalLayoutListener: any;
-	function zonedCallback(callback: Function): Function;
+	function zonedCallback<T = Function>(callback: T): T;
 	var Reflect: any;
 	function Deprecated(target: Object, key?: string | symbol, descriptor?: any): any;
 	function Experimental(target: Object, key?: string | symbol, descriptor?: any): any;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ declare function fail(data: any): void;
  */
 // declare function clearInterval(id: number): void;
 
-declare function zonedCallback(callback: Function): Function;
+declare function zonedCallback<T = Function>(callback: T): T;
 
 /**
  * Create a Java long from a number