react-native-navigation/docs/installation-android.md

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. 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.

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• 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:

   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

   import com.reactnativenavigation.NavigationApplication;
       
   public class MainApplication extends NavigationApplication {
       
   }
   

   <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
       ...
       />
   

5. Implement isDebug and createAdditionalReactPackages methods

   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<ReactPackage> createAdditionalReactPackages() {
           // Add the packages you require here.
           // No need to add RnnPackage and MainReactPackage
           return null;
       }
   }
   

6. Run react-native start