Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@appComponentFactory value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory) from [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86
is also present at [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91 value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory).
Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to
Downgrading to 6.1.1 solved it for me. Maybe it's because they added AndroidX support in 7.0.0.
I think it only supports newer version of react-native. They should probably update the docs.
Adding below two lines in gradle.properties file fix this error but lead to more new errors.
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
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Downgrading to 6.1.1 solved it for me. Maybe it's because they added AndroidX support in 7.0.0.