# Android Installation ### Important The `latest` (stable) version of this framework is `1.x.x` which supports react-native `0.25.1`. It's installation instructions are [here](https://github.com/wix/react-native-navigation/blob/v1.x.x/README.md#installation---android). To use it specify `"react-native-navigation": "latest"` in your package.json dependencies. The following instructions are for the `next` version `2.0.0-experimental.x`, which supports react-native `0.37.0`. To use it specify `"react-native-navigation": "next"` in your package.json dependencies. Bear in mind, as the name of the version suggests - this version is experimental and under heavy development, and will break from time to time - thus when using it you should check out these instructions from time to time to avoid breaking your project. ---- * Make sure you are using react-native version 0.37.0 >Note: Android adaptation is still under active development therfore the API might break from time to time. 1. Add the following to your `settings.gradle` file located in the `android` folder: ```groovy include ':react-native-navigation' project(':react-native-navigation').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-navigation/android/app/') ``` 2. Update project dependencies in `build.gradle` under `app` folder. ```groovy dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"]) compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1" compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+" compile project(':react-native-navigation') } ``` 3. Your `MainActivity` should extend `com.reactnativenavigation.controllers.SplashActivity` instead of `ReactActivity`. If you have any `react-native` related methods in your `MainActivity` you can safely delete them. 4. Update the MainApplication file and update the `Application` element in `AndroidManifest.xml` ```java import com.reactnativenavigation.NavigationApplication; public class MainApplication extends NavigationApplication { } ``` ```xml ``` 5. Implement `isDebug` and `createAdditionalReactPackages` methods ```java import com.reactnativenavigation.NavigationApplication; public class MyApplication extends NavigationApplication { @Override public boolean isDebug() { // Make sure you are using BuildConfig from your own application return BuildConfig.DEBUG; } @NonNull @Override public List createAdditionalReactPackages() { // Add the packages you require here. // No need to add RnnPackage and MainReactPackage return null; } } ``` 6. Run react-native start