Install and debug react-native init app without USB!!!!!

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1) Connect your mobile device via usb (just this once)

2) Establish a port with your mobile device using 'adb tcpip <port number>'.
eg. adb tcpip 5555

3) Remove USB and 'adb connect <mobile device ip><above mentioned port number>' .
Eg . adb connect 192.160.0.124:5555

4) 'React-native run-android'  in your project folder 
Once the app is installed it might show a red screen . Though we have established a connection between our mobile and laptop , 
our react-native app still listens to localhost:8081 to get the javascript bundle

5) There’s a solution for this too :)  .
Open your dev menu (shake your device) -> 
Dev settings -> 
Under Debugging -> 
Debug server host & …….. -> 
pop up ->
enter your laptop’s ip and port or just follow this https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/running-on-device#method-2-connect-via-wi-fi :P 
Now if you have any sentiments attached to using your USB cable  and wanna reverse the above process just 	'adb usb'	 to switch back to normal useage 

Great

Thank you it's awesome

I need to connect my ios device like this...

But I didn't have any mac system.. It is possible to connect windows OS to iPhone (install and debug with or without cable)

Thanks

And if I have many devices ?

pretty cool

Pretty Cool!

thank you, this is the only thing that works for me!

You can still avoid connecting the USB once by creating a debug apk:

cd android/
./gradlew assembleDebug

Then use the apk generated on android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug and follow the last step.

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