How to run React Native app on Android Phone

If you are connected via cable, do the following:

1. Goto > Settings > About Device

2. Then Software Info

3. Then > Build Number

4. Now Tap (Click) multiple times on Build Number to Enable Developer Options

5. Here you go not the Developer Options will be visible in your Settings

6. Now Go inside the Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging Mode.

7. Open your terminal

On Windows open Android SDK Manger > Platform Tools

Type:

$ adb devices

This will show you the devices and simulator/virtual-devices that you have on you computer.

8. Forward requests from your device

Type: 

$ adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081

9. Run it

Type: 

$ npm run android

The app should appear on your device


Looks like the source code in your APK is looking for the package server.

Read this on how to build APKs for react-native: React-Native - Generating Signed APK

If your devices is connected via cable:

  • If you're on a physical device connected to the same machine, run 'adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081' to forward requests from your device

Otherwise, you can still do this via Wifi by following the last point in the error:

  • If your device is on the same Wi-Fi network, set 'Debug server host & port for device' in 'Dev settings' to your machine's IP address and the port of the local dev server -e.g. 10.0.1.1:8081

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