diff --git a/lib/ParamedicConfig.js b/lib/ParamedicConfig.js
index cdb955a8..6de77049 100644
--- a/lib/ParamedicConfig.js
+++ b/lib/ParamedicConfig.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var BROWSERIFY_ARG                         = '--browserify ';
 var DEFAULT_CLI                            = 'cordova'; // use globally installed cordova by default
 
 var util = require('./utils').utilities;
+var ip = require('ip');
+var logger = require('./utils').logger;
 
 function ParamedicConfig(json) {
     this._config = json;
@@ -152,7 +154,14 @@ ParamedicConfig.prototype.setPlugins = function (plugins) {
 };
 
 ParamedicConfig.prototype.getExternalServerUrl = function () {
-    return this._config.externalServerUrl;
+    if (this._config.externalServerUrl) {
+        return this._config.externalServerUrl;
+    } else {
+       // Android emulator defaults to 10.0.0.2 for some reason. If that is needed, it must be passed using the externalServerUrl parameter
+        var serverIp = "http://" + ip.address();
+        logger.info("Using local server address = " + serverIp);
+        return serverIp;
+    }
 };
 
 ParamedicConfig.prototype.isVerbose = function () {
diff --git a/lib/ParamedicTargetChooser.js b/lib/ParamedicTargetChooser.js
index c3544db9..edc913fa 100644
--- a/lib/ParamedicTargetChooser.js
+++ b/lib/ParamedicTargetChooser.js
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ ParamedicTargetChooser.prototype.chooseTarget = function (emulator, target) {
 
 ParamedicTargetChooser.prototype.chooseTargetForAndroid = function (emulator, target) {
     logger.info('cordova-paramedic: Choosing Target for Android');
+
+    if (target) {
+        logger.info('cordova-paramedic: Target defined as: ' + target);
+        var obj = {};
+        obj.target = target;
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    var connectedPhysicalDevice = util.getAndroidPhysicalDevice();
+    if (connectedPhysicalDevice) {
+        logger.info('cordova-paramedic: Physical device connected, use: ' + connectedPhysicalDevice);
+        var obj = {};
+        obj.target = connectedPhysicalDevice;
+        return obj;
+    }
+    
     return this.startAnAndroidEmulator(target).then(function(emulatorId) {
         var obj = {};
         obj.target = emulatorId;
diff --git a/lib/paramedic.js b/lib/paramedic.js
index a4947190..937340af 100644
--- a/lib/paramedic.js
+++ b/lib/paramedic.js
@@ -244,6 +244,20 @@ ParamedicRunner.prototype.setPermissions = function () {
             paramediciOSPermissions.updatePermissions(applicationsToGrantPermission);
         }
     }
+
+    if(this.config.getPlatformId() === util.ANDROID) {
+        var self = this;
+        self.server.on('jasmineStarted', function (data) {
+            logger.info('cordova-paramedic: Jasmine started');
+            logger.warn('Requesting permissions');
+            cp.exec("adb shell pm grant " + util.PARAMEDIC_DEFAULT_APP_NAME + " android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE");
+            cp.exec("adb shell pm grant " + util.PARAMEDIC_DEFAULT_APP_NAME + " android.permission.READ_SMS");
+            cp.exec("adb shell pm grant " + util.PARAMEDIC_DEFAULT_APP_NAME + " android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG");
+            cp.exec("adb shell pm grant " + util.PARAMEDIC_DEFAULT_APP_NAME + " android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION");
+            cp.exec("adb shell pm grant " + util.PARAMEDIC_DEFAULT_APP_NAME + " android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION");
+            cp.exec("adb shell pm grant " + util.PARAMEDIC_DEFAULT_APP_NAME + " android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO");
+        });
+    }
 };
 
 ParamedicRunner.prototype.injectReporters = function () {
@@ -332,8 +346,18 @@ ParamedicRunner.prototype.runLocalTests = function () {
         if (!self.config.getPlatformId() === util.BROWSER) {
             return execPromise(command);
         }
-        runProcess = cp.exec(command, function () {
-            // a precaution not to try to kill some other process
+        // We do not wait for the child process to finish, server connects when deployed and ready. 
+        runProcess = cp.exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {     
+            if (error) {
+                // This won't show up until the process completes:
+                console.log('[ERROR]: Running cordova run failed');
+
+                console.log(stdout);
+                console.log(stderr);
+                reject(error);
+            }
+            console.log(stdout);
+            console.log(stderr);
             runProcess = null;
         });
     })
diff --git a/lib/utils/utilities.js b/lib/utils/utilities.js
index a2c7fbb1..5970c33b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/utilities.js
+++ b/lib/utils/utilities.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var kill    = require('tree-kill');
 
 var HEADING_LINE_PATTERN = /List of devices/m;
 var DEVICE_ROW_PATTERN   = /(emulator|device|host)/m;
+var DEVICE_ONLY_ROW_PATTERN   = /(device)/m;
 
 var KILL_SIGNAL = 'SIGINT';
 
@@ -52,6 +53,24 @@ function countAndroidDevices() {
     return numDevices;
 }
 
+function getAndroidPhysicalDevice() {
+    var listCommand = 'adb devices';
+
+    logger.info('running:');
+    logger.info('    ' + listCommand);
+
+    var numDevices = 0;
+    var result = shelljs.exec(listCommand, {silent: false, async: false});
+    var deviceId = null;
+    result.output.split('\n').forEach(function (line) {
+        if (!HEADING_LINE_PATTERN.test(line) && DEVICE_ONLY_ROW_PATTERN.test(line)) {
+            deviceId = line.split('\t')[0];
+            logger.info("Identified deviceId as: " + deviceId);
+        }
+    });
+    return deviceId;
+}
+
 function secToMin(seconds) {
     return Math.ceil(seconds / 60);
 }
@@ -218,6 +237,7 @@ module.exports = {
     secToMin: secToMin,
     isWindows:  isWindows,
     countAndroidDevices: countAndroidDevices,
+    getAndroidPhysicalDevice: getAndroidPhysicalDevice,
     getSimulatorsFolder: getSimulatorsFolder,
     doesFileExist: doesFileExist,
     getSqlite3InsertionCommand: getSqlite3InsertionCommand,