My app was working fine, but now hangs indefinitely in the iOS simulator, showing a spinning wheel and “Downloading JavaScript bundle.” (“Building JavaScript bundle” step works fine.) I’ve tried all three host settings in XDE, but to no avail. Also disabling my VPN does not change behavior. XDE …

Hanging on "Downloading JavaScript bundle"

polp6880 September 14, 2017, 3:42pm 4

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