Very Simple Method to see your localhost on your mobile phone. Serve over your wifi via local IP This sounds complicated but its actually really easy. IMPORTANT: Make sure that your dev computer and your mobile device are connected to the same wifi network. Step 1: Serve to Localhost On your dev machine, serve your application in whatever way you usually do that serves it over a localhost address. Make sure to note what port number its being served on. In the image below, we’re noting 8080 . Once you are able to view your app locally on your computer via localhost, you can move to step 2. Step 2: Find your Local IP Address Open System Preferences > Network . Select “Wifi” in the left pane if it isn’t already selected. Under “Status: Connected”, you should see “Wi-Fi is connected to <network name> and has the IP address < local IP address >.” Take note of that IP address! Note: It’s common for your Local IP Address to change automa...
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