Run a React Native App on an Android Device
For Android, we can connect a physical device that will be autodetected by react-native run-android, just like the emulator. Make sure to shut down the emulator first however - so that only one adb device is connected at a time.
Android device
- Turn on USB debugging on device by navigating to Settings > About phone and tap the Build number row 7 times
- Navigate to Settings > Developer options and enable USB debugging
- Run app with react-native run-android
Note: The Android app can only run on one device at a time, so ensure no other emulators are running