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+# Navigation Playground Example
+
+The NavigationPlayground example app includes a variety of patterns and is used as a simple way for contributors to manually integration test changes.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+yarn bootstrap # in the react-navigation root directory
+yarn example start
+```
+
+You can view this example application directly on Android phones by visiting scanning the QR code on [this site](https://exp.host/@react-navigation/NavigationPlayground) with the [Expo app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=host.exp.exponent&hl=en).