Thanks Rob
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Rob Willett <rob.aerogear@robertwillett.com> wrote:
Unclear as to why deploying to a real device is such a problem, we
develop on iPhone and Android using Cordova and even though I like the
iPhone, the development and debugging tools on a real Android device are
excellent and fast. When we have a real problem, we tend to ignore Xcode
and Safari and the iPhone and debug it on a real Android device. We
don’t have any real issues, though we always want things to be
quicker.

Its a problem for me as I dont have a cell phone - seriously. 
But, it just sounds odd, to have to deploy and install on a new piece of hardware each time you want to test. My usual workflow would be to develop locally, then when things are working, then deploy. 

And, for now, I am just doing a proof of concept - my goal is just to prove that it is possible to send a push notification from UPS to android using cordova. I'm surprised at how complicated it is. But I suppose my confusion and frustration is simply because I am new to this style of developing.