Things you need to set up before running your first react-native app(On android simulator or physical device)

Make sure to install Android SDK

• Go to react-native documentation and check which version of SDK and the dependencies you have to install

• Here we need to install the following

  • Under Android 12 (S)

    • Android SDK Platform 31

    • Intel x86 Atom_64 System Image or Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image or (for Apple M1 Silicon) Google APIs ARM 64 v8a System Image

  • Under SDK Build tools

    • 31.0.0

Steps to install the above-mentioned requirements:

1. Open android studio and click on SDK Manager from the dropdown as shown below

   

2. Now select the required options under android 12 (S) as shown below

   

3. Now go to SDK Tools and select 31.0.0

   

4. Now click apply and wait till the installation gets over

Make sure you have installed an android simulator (You can also use an android physical device )

1. Click on virtual Device manager as shown below and click on create device

   

2. Select any of the devices mentioned and click next

   

3. Click on Android S and click next

   

4. Finally, click finish on the next window and wait till the installation gets over

   

Configuring the ANDROID_HOME environment variable

1. Open your terminal and enter the following code and enter the system password

    sudo nano ~/.zshrc
   

2. Copy the following code to the terminal

    export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
    export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator
    export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
   

1. control+x, then press y and then click enter

To check if the simulator or physical device is connected to the system

• make sure in physical devices Developer mode is enabled and under developer mode, USB Debugging is turned on and Default USB Configuration is set to File Transfer

• Enter the command adb devices

• You will find the simulator if installed and the physical device if connected

  

Errors you might find

Ruby version is outdated

To fix the error enter the following commands withing terminal

• brew install rbenv ruby-build

• rbenv install 2.7.6

• rbenv global 2.7.6

• now check the version of ruby by entering ruby -v

• If it's not mentioning the latest ruby version enter the command rbenv shell 2.7.5

Creating your first react-native application

• Enter the following command in the terminal where you need to create the application

    npx react-native init AwesomeProject
  

• The installation process will take a while, wait till it gets over

  

Running your react-native application

1. Starting Metro:

Metro is a javascript bundler that takes an entry file and various options and returns a single JavaScript file that includes all codes and dependencies.

Go to your project folder and run the following command to start Metro

npx react-native start

2. Starting your application :

• Run the following commands

npx react-native run-android