dev server returned error code 403 react native

Question

Followed the steps here to try react-native android on a windows box.

1. On a separate prompt I executed react-native start which is running fin

Answer 1

1. Press cmd + M (Ctrl + M for windows) to open your dev menu for the emulator (Please make sure your react-native app is open in the active window of the android emulator before using this command)
2. Click Dev Settings
3. Under Debugging select Debug server host & port for device
4. Enter the correct url and port for your application in your case 10.0.2.2:8088

Once you do that you can reload your application and it should work.