Yeah… this one’s on me.

Last night I forgot to charge my phone. Today, in a moment of pure genius, I plugged it into my laptop to charge. Guess what? Expo saw a shiny new physical device and decided, “Oh cool, let’s use that instead of the emulator!”

I then spent a solid hour reinstalling, reinstalling again, questioning my life choices, and convincing myself I broke everything… only to realize the problem was literally my phone being plugged in.

Moral of the story:

• Don’t charge your phone from the same laptop you’re running Expo on (unless you actually want to test on it).

• If Expo suddenly ignores your emulator, check your USB cable before reinstalling the universe.

Felt very stupid. Learned something new.