React-native-track-player: [iOS] freezes, [1.1.5] fixes it, but don't need Android X support

[jeffmon]

Configuration

 React Native Environment Info:
    System:
      OS: macOS 10.14.4
      CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
      Memory: 426.46 MB / 16.00 GB
      Shell: 5.3 - /bin/zsh
    Binaries:
      Node: 12.0.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.0.0/bin/node
      Yarn: 1.13.0 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
      npm: 6.9.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.0.0/bin/npm
      Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
    SDKs:
      iOS SDK:
        Platforms: iOS 12.2, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2
      Android SDK:
        API Levels: 23, 25, 26, 27, 28
        Build Tools: 23.0.1, 25.0.3, 27.0.3, 28.0.1, 28.0.3
        System Images: android-17 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-23 | Intel x86 Atom_64, android-23 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64, android-24 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-27 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
    IDEs:
      Android Studio: 3.2 AI-181.5540.7.32.5056338
      Xcode: 10.2.1/10E1001 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
    npmPackages:
      react: 16.8.6 => 16.8.6
      react-native: 0.59.8 => 0.59.8

react-native-track-player 1.1.4

Issue

App freezes when switching to a new track on iOS, exact same issue here: https://github.com/react-native-kit/react-native-track-player/issues/548. New version 1.1.5 fixes that freezing but now Android isn't working due to Android X support. We don't plan to upgrade react-native to 0.60.0 anytime soon due to that version being only a release candidate. Would you be able to have a separate release _without_ Android X support?

[Guichaguri]

You can use jetifier if you don't want to update to 0.60 just yet.

[jeffmon]

@Guichaguri I ran npx jetify -r but I get a different error after running react-native run-android:

> Task :react-native-track-player:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED
/***/node_modules/react-native-track-player/android/src/main/java/com/guichaguri/trackplayer/module/MusicModule.java:12: error: package android.support.v4.content does not exist
import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;

[Guichaguri]

You should open an issue in jetifier for that. You can also try going into AndroidX instead of downgrading to the Support Library, that might work better.

[dcvz]

I've published v1.1.6 which has all the latest changes without Android X support. We'll probably only do this once - while 0.60 is not officially released.