From 5abef42de0ba0558ab5f1ae06a6d27554eaf23a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gilliam Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 19:47:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add instructions to first start React packager It seems the React Packager needs to be running before the application installed by the run-android command can actually load your JS bundle. This might also be true for run-ios. --- docs/GettingStarted.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.md b/docs/GettingStarted.md index 3234ef56bf654e..fbe42183c69b13 100644 --- a/docs/GettingStarted.md +++ b/docs/GettingStarted.md @@ -554,6 +554,12 @@ The above command will automatically run your app on the iOS Simulator by defaul ## Running your React Native application +Before running your application, the React packager must be running: +``` +cd AwesomeProject +react-native start +``` + Run `react-native run-android` inside your React Native project folder: ```