Android Local Testing

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April 2013

1. Start the adb server.

    sudo adb start-server
   

2. Ensure that your device is in developer mode over USB and connected.

   If you’re using the Android SDK/AVD then it will automatically be connected and show as emulator-{id}.

    adb devices
    List of devices attached
    {YOURDEVICEID}    device
   

3. Mount the system as read-write, so you can edit the host file.

    # If you're using an emulator:
    adb remount
   
    # Continue with the following for both emulator and native device:
    adb shell
   
    # If you're using an emulator:
    echo '10.0.2.2 dev.yoursite.com' >> /etc/hosts
   
    # If you're using native device:
    mount -o rw,remount /system
    echo '192.168.12.34 dev.yoursite.com' >> /etc/hosts
   
    exit
   

4. Fire up http://dev.yoursite.com on your Android device and test your site locally.

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