How do I open react-native's dev menu on real device

Question

I have seen already a number of border cases and strange developer interface.

From the \"shake your device\", which is really impractical, specially with a tablet

Answer 1

Here is what I do:

Android:

Add a script to your package.json:

"android-shake": "adb shell input keyevent 82"

You will then be able to call yarn android-shake to have the menu popup on Android (as long as the device is connected to the computer that is).

iOS

Settings -> Accessibility -> AssistiveTouch

1. Turn it on.
2. Tap on Customize Top Level Menu...
3. Remove all icons but one, and set it to shake.

That will give you a button that you can tap instead of shaking the device.

I hope this can help others.