Android Studio connecting to localhost in mobile

Question

I just wanted to ask how to connect to the localhost when the app is installed in mobile? I tried installing the apk of the android app in my mobile phone instead of the emulator of android studio. My app has a login and register activity. In the emulator, I'm able to register and login while I cannot register and login using my phone. Thanks in advance for the answer!

Answer 1

There are a lot of answers exist, but in simple follow the steps below.

1. First try to connect both your pc and mobile devices in the same network .
2. Then find the ip of your pc (run ipconfig in command prompt if you are using a pc).

3. Place this ip as your base url in your app and use register/login endpoints as per your need.

   For eg: http://your.ip.here/register.php like this > ( http://192.168.0.2/register.php )

4. Now run the app, it'll connect to the above said ip.