Metro Bundler local host:8081 not connecting to Android Emulator

Question

I have downloaded zip fil from github, did npm install, and run react-native start android.

I receiver the following:

Now when i open the browser it say

My android emulator is opened but not connected. No error messages.

Any help how to run the project. The project is in github: https://github.com/itzpradip/react-navigation-v5-mix.

Thanks sal

Answer 1

I had the very same issue. Adding this to the android manifest did the trick:

<application
...
android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
...
</application>

references:

• https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/15388
• Android 8: Cleartext HTTP traffic not permitted