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+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import DeviceInfo from "react-native-device-info";
+import { Platform } from "react-native";
+
+const getLocalhost = async (): Promise<string> => {
+  const isEmulator = await DeviceInfo.isEmulator();
+
+  // The Android emulator has a special loopback for localhost
+  // https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-networking#networkaddresses
+  return Platform.OS === "android" && isEmulator ? "10.0.2.2" : "localhost";
+};
+
+export default getLocalhost;