Could not connect to React Native development server on Android

Issue

When I run react-native run-android, it gives me the following error:

Could not connect to development server

• Package server is running and I can access it directly from browser on my mobile device.
• My Android device is connected to computer and has debugging enabled (I checked using adb devices command).
• My Android version is 4.4.4 so I cannot use adb reverse command.
• I have set the ID address and port in Dev setting.
• USB debug is on.
• I use Windows 7.

How to fix this error?

Solution

From the Docs: http://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/running-on-device.html#method-2-connect-via-wi-fi

Method 2: Connect via Wi-Fi

You can also connect to the development server over Wi-Fi. You'll
first need to install the app on your device using a USB cable, but
once that has been done you can debug wirelessly by following these
instructions. You'll need your development machine's current IP
address before proceeding.

Open a terminal and type /sbin/ifconfig to find your machine's IP address.

1. Make sure your laptop and your phone are on the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Open your React Native app on your device.
3. You'll see a red screen with an error. This is OK. The following steps will fix that.
4. Open the in-app Developer menu.
5. Go to Dev Settings → Debug server host for device.
6. Type in your machine's IP address and the port of the local dev server (e.g. 10.0.1.1:8081).
7. Go back to the Developer menu and select Reload JS.

Answered By - goldylucks