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Refine setup instructions for Expensify employees in README and contributing guides
Updated the README and Android/iOS setup guides to clarify steps for configuring the local development email account and pointing the emulator/simulator to the local VM.
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README.md

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Access to fetch at 'https://www.expensify.com/api/BeginSignIn' from origin 'http://localhost:8080' has been blocked by CORS policy
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You probably have a misconfigured `.env` file - remove it (`rm .env`) and try again.
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3. Expensify engineers having an error `The given email is not valid` must [follow this instructions](https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/23537/23538#23538) to configure the local dev email account.
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**Note:** Expensify engineers that will be testing with the API in your local dev environment please refer to [these additional instructions](https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7699/7700).
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contributingGuides/SETUP_ANDROID.md

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- Changes applied to Javascript will be applied automatically, any changes to native code will require a recompile
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### Expensify Employees
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If you are an Expensify employee and want to point the emulator to your local VM, follow [this](https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7699)
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- To point the **Development Emulator** at your local VM, follow [these steps](https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7699).
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- You must configure the local dev email account; follow [these instructions](https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/23537/23538#23538).
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## Enabling Prebuilt React Native Artifacts
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contributingGuides/SETUP_IOS.md

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If you want to run the app on an actual physical iOS device, please follow the instructions [here](https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/main/contributingGuides/HOW_TO_BUILD_APP_ON_PHYSICAL_IOS_DEVICE.md).
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### Expensify Employees
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If you are an Expensify employee and want to point the emulator to your local VM, follow [this](https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7699)
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- To point the **Development Simulator** at your local VM, follow [these steps](https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7699).
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- You must configure the local dev email account; follow [these instructions](https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/23537/23538#23538).
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## Push Notifications Setup
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