`npm run android` acts like `npm start`

I would like to use connected Android device as using local network is not possible for me.

Description

So I tried npm run android but there is no difference in behaviour from npm start

Environment

Please run these commands in the project folder and fill in their results:

• npm ls react-native-scripts: react-native-scripts@0.0.31
• npm ls react-native: react-native@0.44.3
• npm ls expo: expo@17.0.0 \
• node -v: v7.8.0
• npm -v: 4.2.0

1. Operating system: Linux (Arch Linux)

2. Phone Nexus 5x

3. run npm run android

4. See output:

8:08:40 PM: Starting packager...
8:08:55 PM: Starting Android...
8:08:57 PM: Packager started!

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[gonzoramos]

Same issue here. I expect npm run android to launch the react native app on my connected Android device to my host computer. What happens is instead identical to npm start.

[joeky888]

Same issue on both Windows and Linux.

I understand that Expo is trying to do something like hot-reloading,

and I understand that some of you are also developers of Expo,

but can you provide a simple way to run the app on physical device without Expo?

Also, the command npm run android is a very confusing command name.