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How to install REACT NATIVE IN WINDOWS/MAC OS

Learn how to install React Native on a Mac or Windows machine and create a new project. This guide covers the necessary steps to set up a development environment and run a React Native app on an iOS simulator or Android emulator.

React Native is a popular framework for building native mobile applications using JavaScript. It allows developers to build mobile apps that are indistinguishable from apps built using Objective-C or Java, the native programming languages for iOS and Android, respectively.

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How to install REACT NATIVE IN WINDOWS/MAC OS

Installation of react native on a Mac

  1. First, make sure you have the latest version of Node.js and Watchman installed on your machine. You can download the latest version of Node.js from the official website (https://nodejs.org/) and install it using the default installation options. Watchman is a file-watching service that can be installed using Homebrew. To install Watchman using Homebrew, open a terminal window and run the following command:
brew install watchman
  1. Next, install the React Native command-line interface (CLI) using the following command:
npm install -g react-native-cli
  1. Once the React Native CLI is installed, you can create a new React Native project using the following command:
react-native init MyProject

This will create a new directory called “MyProject” with the basic structure of a React Native project.

  1. To run your app on an iOS simulator, you will need to have Xcode installed on your machine. Xcode is a development environment for building iOS and macOS apps. You can download Xcode from the Mac App Store.
  2. Once you have Xcode installed, navigate to the root directory of your project and run the following command:
react-native run-ios

This will build and run your app on the iOS simulator.

Installation on Windows

  1. First, make sure you have the latest version of Node.js and Python2 installed on your machine. You can download the latest version of Node.js from the official website (https://nodejs.org/) and install it using the default installation options. Python2 is required for building some of the native modules for React Native.
  2. Next, install the React Native command-line interface (CLI) using the following command:
npm install -g react-native-cli
  1. Once the React Native CLI is installed, you can create a new React Native project using the following command:
react-native init MyProject

This will create a new directory called “MyProject” with the basic structure of a React Native project.

  1. To run your app on an Android emulator, you will need to have Android Studio installed on your machine. Android Studio is a development environment for building Android apps. You can download Android Studio from the official website (https://developer.android.com/studio).
  2. Once you have Android Studio installed, navigate to the root directory of your project and run the following command:
react-native run-android

This will build and run your app on an Android emulator.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

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