React-native: iMessage Apps?

[leopoldjoy]

Hello,

With Apple releasing apps for iMessage, will it be possible to develop these apps with react-native? Is this something that will be added to react-native?

Thank you,

[rmevans9]

Based upon the fact that there is a PR for it I would say someone has gotten it working. I would suspect it is about the same as setting up for a share extension.

PR showing it working (adding some changes to make dev easier): https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/9242

Repo showing usage of React in the Share extension: https://github.com/alinz/react-native-share-extension

[rmevans9]

As this is a supported use case I am going to close this issue. If you have questions specific to how to implement React Native in Apps for iMessage they would probably answered quicker over at Stack Overflow

@facebook-github-bot answered

[dozoisch]

@leopoldjoy Hey! I actually manage to get it running, I'm writing an article that will be on medium soon to summarize the setup needed. I'll reply to this thread with the link once it's out if you want.

[chirag04]

seems like the bot din't work @rmevans9. Going to close it for now.

[dozoisch]

@leopoldjoy https://medium.com/rendez-voo/messages-app-app-extension-ios10-with-react-native-6d22ece64598#.hb1z7gs0s

[leopoldjoy]

@dozoisch Thanks so much for your help on Medium! Just wondered if you knew what I can do about the strange error I am getting in Xcode when trying to run the app: https://medium.com/@leopoldjoy/thanks-so-much-for-getting-back-to-me-hugo-dozois-c-c227d15cb5d2#.4uaf4lsnh

Really appreciate your articles on Medium. Thanks!

[dozoisch]

@leopoldjoy Oh yeah sorry, I meant to respond.