run-native is a cross-platform command-line utility for running native app binaries (.ipa and .apk files) on iOS and Android devices. It can be used for both hardware and virtual devices.

This tool is used by the Navify CLI, but it can be used standalone as part of a development or testing pipeline for launching apps. It doesn't matter whether the .apk or .ipa is created with Cordova or native IDEs, run-native will be able to deploy it.

run-native is written entirely in TypeScript/NodeJS, so there are no native dependencies.

To install, run:

npm install -g run-native

📝 Requires NodeJS 10+

run-native <platform> [options]

See the help documentation with the --help flag.

run-native --help
run-native ios --help
run-native android --help

Much more information can be printed to the screen with the --verbose flag.