each subclass needs to call super.handleOnCreate

android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/activities/BaseReactActivity.java

         return rctManager.getReactInstanceManager();
     }
 
+    @CallSuper
     protected void handleOnCreate() {
         if (getUseDeveloperSupport() && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
             // Get permission to show redbox in dev builds.
                 Toast.makeText(this, REDBOX_PERMISSION_MESSAGE, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             }
         }
-
-        ReactRootView mReactRootView = createRootView();
-        mReactRootView.startReactApplication(mReactInstanceManager, getMainComponentName(), getLaunchOptions());
-        setContentView(mReactRootView);
     }
 
     @Override

android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/activities/BottomTabActivity.java

 
     @Override
     protected void handleOnCreate() {
+        super.handleOnCreate();
         mReactInstanceManager = RctManager.getInstance().getReactInstanceManager();
 
         setContentView(R.layout.bottom_tab_activity);

android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/activities/RootActivity.java

 
     @Override
     protected void handleOnCreate() {
+        super.handleOnCreate();
         // Trigger react context initialization, global javascript code will now execute
         getReactInstanceManager().createReactContextInBackground();
     }

android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/activities/SingleScreenActivity.java

 
     @Override
     protected void handleOnCreate() {
+        super.handleOnCreate();
         mReactInstanceManager = RctManager.getInstance().getReactInstanceManager();
 
         setContentView(R.layout.single_screen_activity);

android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/activities/TabActivity.java

 
     @Override
     protected void handleOnCreate() {
+        super.handleOnCreate();
         mReactInstanceManager = RctManager.getInstance().getReactInstanceManager();
 
         setContentView(R.layout.tab_activity);