Unable to load script.Make sure you are either running a Metro server or that your bundle 'index.android.bundle' is packaged correctly for release

Question

react-native run-android command terminates by leaving a message in android simulator. The message is as follows:

Unable to load script.Make

Answer 1

IMPORTANT - You might have many Virtual devices in your environment. Ensure if you are changing AVD you repeat the setting again.

DEBUG INFORMATION-

Incase you are experiencing above error you have to 1st verify what is running on port 8081

Quickest way to find that is using the following command in terminal

netstat -aon | findstr 8081

if that shows you something it means the port is blocked. if possible get that port unblocked.

Otherwise, you would need to change the port. The process to do that has already been mentioned in the comment above by Naveen Kumar

react-native run-android --port=9001

Ensure 9001 is not used either :)