Android React Native Window Setup

How to Setup Android Environment for React Native App

In this tutorial, we’ll be learning how to how to set up your development environment on Windows to use React Native and Android Studio.

Before we start please find below important technologies definitions.

1. React Native is a JavaScript framework for writing real, natively rendering mobile applications for iOS and Android. React Native also exposes JavaScript interfaces for platform APIs, so your React Native apps can access platform features like the phone camera, or the user’s location.

2. Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Google’s Android operating system, built on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA software and designed specifically for Android development. It is available for download on Windows, macOS and Linux based operating systems or as a subscription-based service in 2020. It is a replacement for the Eclipse Android Development Tools (ADT) as the primary IDE for native Android application development.

Prerequisites :
Download software’s
1. Node.js (Version 8 or newer) — https://nodejs.org/en/download/
2. Chrome — https://www.google.com/chrome/
3. Visual Studio Code (you can use any other editor or IDE)
4. Android Studio — Download and install the latest version of Android Studio for Windows from https://developer.android.com/studio/

5. Java Development Kit (JDK 8 or newer)
Download and install…