react-native-push-notification dependency stops application

[mihailmanoli]

Hi,
I'm trying to create a react-native app which needs to display some notifications. All worked fine until I've added react-native-push-notification dependency. Now as you can see in attached screenshot, application fails to start.

Following are project dependecies:

dependencies {
    compile project(':react-native-push-notification')
    compile project(':react-native-video')
    compile project(':react-native-vector-icons')
    compile project(':react-native-permissions')
    compile project(':react-native-maps')
    compile project(':react-native-image-picker')
    compile project(':react-native-geocoder')
    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1"
    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
    compile ('com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:9.+') {
        force = true;
    }
}

Can someone please help me to solve this?

[npomfret]

You need to look at the android logs to see what's happened. In the mean time just back out the changes you made.

[abefetterman]

I had this issue as well, adb logcat revealed:

java.lang.IllegalAccessError: Method 'void android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat.<init>()' is inaccessible to class 'com.google.android.gms.iid.zzd'

Not sure what changed, I'm running RN 0.36 and using android build tools v23.0.1

[jeveloper]

You're missing specific appcompat v4 lib , its not related to tools

[EmpiteDinesh]

@jeveloper I also having same issue.
It worked previously but after updating 'SDK tools and 'SDK flatform tools' got this issue

I tried adding v4 lib to build.gradle file as follows but no luck.

compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.0.3'

[ryno-stackworx]

Having the same issue as abefetterman:

I had this issue as well, adb logcat revealed:

java.lang.IllegalAccessError: Method 'void android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat.<init>()' is inaccessible to class 'com.google.android.gms.iid.zzd'

Using:

"react": "~15.2.1"
"react-native": "0.31.0"
"react-native-push-notification": "2.0.2"

build.gradle:

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
   ...
   defaultConfig {
        applicationId (removed)
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 22
        versionCode (removed)
        versionName (removed)
        ndk {
            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1"
    compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.15.0'
    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"

    compile project(':react-native-maps')
    compile project(':react-native-vector-icons')
    compile project(':react-native-push-notification')
    compile project(':react-native-google-analytics-bridge')
    compile project(':react-native-fbsdk')
    compile project(':react-native-code-push')
    compile project(':react-native-camera')
    compile project(':react-native-toast')
    compile project(':react-native-share')
    compile project(':react-native-splashscreen')
    compile project(':react-native-image-picker')
    compile project(':RNSendIntentModule')
}

Any help getting the issue resolved will be greatly appreciated.

[jeveloper]

Folks, google split v7 and v4 into small sub libraries , the naming has changed, so take a look at the respective libraries , especially try to provide a flag to see more stack trace so you you know which lib is missing.
No problems with 2.1.1 (sticking with it ) as 2.2 doesn't seem to find react package at all

[ryno-stackworx]

I've found this: android - ERROR of 25.0.0 while compiling the project

Essentially, the react-native-fbsdk leaves the facebook-android-sdk version unchecked which broke my dependencies.
compile('com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.+')

A temporary fix is to force the facebook-android-sdk version to where it did not reference the newer libraries. (This is not ideal, but works in the interim):

dependencies {
   ...
   compile ('com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.16.1') {
       force = true
    }
   ...
}

[jeveloper]

Whoa @ryno-stackworx , adding an SDK for facebook? but its not even used
I'm telling you, v4 and v7 have been split by google

Here is the resource:

https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/features.html

here is one you might try:

com.android.support:support-compat:25.0.0

Make sure you have the support libs installed locally (via studio)

[EmpiteDinesh]

This is happening because of incompatible v7 and play service libs. (gcm:8.4.0)

My gradle build script was like this:
compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1" compile ('com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:8.4.0') { force = true; }

I changed this to following it worked.

compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0" compile ('com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:9.0.1') { force = true; }

@jeveloper thanks for the tip buddy 👍

[ryno-stackworx]

@jeveloper the facebook SDK is related to other dependencies in my project. So we can safely conclude that my issue isn't specific to react-native-push-notifications

Just so you know I've tried the following(and a lot of others) before but did not solve my issue.

com.android.support:support-compat:25.0.0
com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0
com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:9.0.1

[jeveloper]

Thanks for clarification

[DeDuckProject]

@EmpiteDinesh
Used the same config as u and it worked! thanks!
I was lost! 😮

[jeveloper]

Folks, i think we can close this issue
plenty of good tips here ;)

[cdkd321]

thanks, this really solve my big problem. almost cry!!!