Is it possible to develop React Native Android without a physical mobile device?

Question

React Native

Hello. Newbie question.
Interested in the prospects of learning React Native for Android.
Is it possible to develop React Native for Android - without a physical Android device? If so, how complete will it be, what are the approximate limitations? I don't have a smartphone at all.

Answer 1

Possible.
You can even test push notifications in the emulator.
Unless, until you run it on the device, you will not feel how productive your application is.
You can generally play here https://snack.expo.io/ at least in the browser :)

Answer 2

Can. I recommend my video course, for beginners on the basics of React Native, on the YouTube channel