React Native - Genymotion

26 Apr 2018

• configuration
  • install GApps
  • virtual keyboard
• debugging
  • Developer Menu
  • connect to local web server
• troubleshooting
  • reloading doesn’t work
  • pushes are not received

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configuration

install GApps

1. https://stackoverflow.com/a/20137324/3632318

emulator(app)
right toolbar → Open GAPPS (button)

GApps are required to receive pushes (see troubleshooting section).

virtual keyboard

it’s enabled by default in Android Emulator but not in Genymotion.

Genymotion
my device → device menu (vertical dots icon) → Edit

• Use virtual keyboard for text input

debugging

Developer Menu

emulator(app)
<D-m>

or

emulator(app)
right toolbar → Menu (drawer icon button)

connect to local web server

1. https://stackoverflow.com/a/20257547/3632318

use 10.0.3.2:3000.

troubleshooting

reloading doesn’t work

network requests are sent to development server after running application with react-native run-android but are no longer sent after the first reload (connection with packager is not lost).

solution

install GApps (see configuration section).

temporary fixes:

• run application again with react-native run-android
• force close and open application inside emulator

UPDATE

reloading doesn’t work again so temporary fixes are still pertinent.

pushes are not received

no push token is associated with user device (just like on iOS emulator).

solution

install GApps (see configuration section).

NOTE: it might be required to restart emulator and run application again for pushes to work.