The Android Virtual Devices that are installed through Android Studio are slower than a physical device.

MEmu is a high performance, fully compatible Android emulator that allows multiple instances.

It truly brings the Android experience to Microsoft Windows devices.

The following is a guide to setup a Reactive Native project with the MEmu emulator.

MEmu Requirements

• Windows Vista/Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
• Intel or AMD CPU (with Virtualization Technology support preferred)
• GPU with OpenGL 2.0+ support
• At least 1 GB free system memory
• At least 2 GB of free disk space under installation path

MEmu Setup

1. Download the MEmu App Player

2. Install MEmu accepting defaults.

3. Launch MEmu once the installation is complete.

4. Open a Command Prompt and run the following adb command to connect to MEmu.

> adb connect 127.0.0.1:21503

5. Verify the MEmu device is connected.

> adb devices
List of devices attached
127.0.0.1:21503 device

6. Navigate to the React Native project folder.

7. Start the React Native Server for Android.

> react-native run-android

8. Verify that MEmu displays a RedBox, which is used to display In-App error messages.

9. Click on the Settings button in the bottom-right of the MEmu screen to display the Developer menu.

10. Click on the Dev Settings item to display the Performance and Debugging options.

11. In the Debugging section click the Debug server host & port for device item to display a dialog.

12. Enter the IP Address and Port number of the React Native Server in the format IP_ADDRESS:PORT and click OK.

Use ipconfig to locate the IP Address.

In this example the local machine IP Address and Port is 192.168.1.10:8081

13. Close the App.

14. Launch the App again and the React Native project will work and the RedBox will not be displayed.

References

• MEmu – A very fast Windows Android emulator.