0.72 Regression in Direct Debugging on Android

[lunaleaps]

Description

When bootstrapping a new 0.72.x app, I am unable to debug the app following the direct debugging instructions.

React Native Version

0.72

Output of npx react-native info

N/A

Steps to reproduce

• npx react-native init MyApp
• Add debugger; statement to App.tsx
• Have metro running via yarn start in my project
• Follow instructions for direct debugging via chrome://inspect, open devtools
• Reload the app, the debugger does not stop at the breakpoint

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

See instructions above

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[lunaleaps]

Fix is here: 41477c8
TBD, verify fix

[faheem-cmd]

i have still this issue on RN 0.72

[emanuelasistensi]

same problem here

[lunaleaps]

What version are you guys in? The fix was picked into 0.72.2, we just released 0.72.3. Have you tried those versions?