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Install React Native for Android
Follow these steps to install react native for Android:
Step 1
Open Terminal.app and add following
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)" If above link doesn’t work get new link from Homebrew
Step 2
brew install node Step 3
brew install watchman Step 4
Install JDK
brew cask install adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8 Step 5
Download and Install Android Studio
Step 6
Install the Android SDK
Requirements – Android 9 (Pie) or higher
Requirements – Android SDK Platform 28 or higher
Step 7
Setup ANDROID_HOME environment variable
Open Terminal > vi .bash_profile
Add below lines
export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/emulator
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools To save type :wq and enter
Step 8
cd Desktop/
npx react-native init reactFirstApp Run your AVD Emulator from Android Studio and close Android Studio. Keep emulator running
Step 9
Go to folder created
cd reactFirstApp Step 10
Running React Native application
npx react-native start Step 11
Run Packager – Android simulator – use different terminal
Step 12
npx react-native run-android 