Can React Native apps be tested in a browser?

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sean2078 picture sean2078 · Mar 13, 2016 · Viewed 82.2k times · Source

Realizing that React Native apps are designed to be developed / tested using simulators, is it possible to use a web browser to also test an application?

Services such as https://rnplay.org/ exist, however my concern is it's powered by https://appetize.io/ it might be limited by the # of minutes per month. I'd also like to utilize free / open-source technology to accomplish this, as compared to a paid screen streaming service.

Along these lines, in order to test the app in a browser, would the app be required to use one or more libraries which allow the app to be run in both React Native and also simply React? I'd like to find an alternative to this particular approach as I'd like to code for React Native specifically.

Answer

Thanigainathan picture Thanigainathan · Mar 13, 2016

No, React Native can be tested only in mobile simulators like IOS and Android

Update: Facebook has given a beautiful starter pack for React native.

Introducing Create React Native App

Using this you can run the app in your mobile using expo app(https://expo.io) .It syncs using QR code.

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