React-native: Release app crashing

[hariegnify]

🐛 Bug Report

App is crashing in the release mode, it works perfectly in dev mode.

To Reproduce

react-native run-android --variant=release

output of crash log
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: create_react_context
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.lms, PID: 13278
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to load script. Make sure you're either running a Metro server (run 'react-native start') or that your bundle 'index.android.bundle' is packaged correctly for release.
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.bridge.CatalystInstanceImpl.jniLoadScriptFromAssets(Native Method)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.bridge.CatalystInstanceImpl.loadScriptFromAssets(CatalystInstanceImpl.java:218)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.bridge.JSBundleLoader$1.loadScript(JSBundleLoader.java:31)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.bridge.CatalystInstanceImpl.runJSBundle(CatalystInstanceImpl.java:247)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager.createReactContext(ReactInstanceManager.java:1152)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager.access$900(ReactInstanceManager.java:123)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager$5.run(ReactInstanceManager.java:943)
04-18 15:05:48.515 13278 13294 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)

Environment

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: Linux 4.15 Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 1.34 GB / 15.37 GB
Shell: 5.4.2 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 8.12.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.12.0/bin/node
Yarn: 1.7.0 - /usr/bin/yarn
npm: 6.4.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.12.0/bin/npm
SDKs:
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 25, 26, 27, 28
Build Tools: 26.0.2, 26.0.3, 27.0.3, 28.0.3
System Images: android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
npmPackages:
react: 16.8.3 => 16.8.3
react-native: 0.59.4 => 0.59.4

[hariegnify]

this worked for me.

curl "http://localhost:8081/index.android.bundle?platform=android" -o "android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle"

[rochapablo]

Same here!

This is not my first version; I have already published my app, but some how it stop working and only for releases.

2019-05-14 07:54:56.065 6616-6663/com.app E/unknown:ReactNative: Exception in native call
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to load script. Make sure you're either running a Metro server (run 'react-native start') or that your bundle 'index.android.bundle' is packaged correctly for release.
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.CatalystInstanceImpl.jniLoadScriptFromAssets(Native Method)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.CatalystInstanceImpl.loadScriptFromAssets(CatalystInstanceImpl.java:218)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.JSBundleLoader$1.loadScript(JSBundleLoader.java:31)
        at com.facebook.react.bridge.CatalystInstanceImpl.runJSBundle(CatalystInstanceImpl.java:247)
        at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager.createReactContext(ReactInstanceManager.java:1152)
        at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager.access$900(ReactInstanceManager.java:123)
        at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager$5.run(ReactInstanceManager.java:943)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:761)

Running the follow command, also does not work.

react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res

Again, react-native run-android works fine. But when I try run from Android Studio (Run or Debug button) or when I try do create a new SDK (Build > Generate Signed Bundle / SDK) for upload it does not work.

"react": "16.6.3",
"react-native": "^0.59.8",

[hariegnify]

@rochapablo Do you have bundle file in android/app/src/main/assets

[rochapablo]

@hariegnify, android/app/src/main/assets does not have any bundle file, not even when the app is running from react-native run-android command.

[hariegnify]

what this(react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res) command resulting, can you able to create bundle through it.

[rochapablo]

@hariegnify, indeed through this command I should have the bundle file, but nothing happens.

[hariegnify]

@rochapablo any error you are getting?, If you face any issue like index.js/index.android.js not found give, the absolute path(for linux - /home/{user}/project-dir) of index.js file and output file.

[rochapablo]

@hedgerwang no errors besides the main one.

If I'm right, RN new versions only read index.js

project.ext.react = [
    entryFile: "index.js"
]

Any other line related to index.android.js it's commented by default RN setup when build new app project.

[hariegnify]

@rochapablo can you share app/build.gradle file

[rochapablo]

@hariegnify,

apply plugin: 'com.onesignal.androidsdk.onesignal-gradle-plugin'

apply plugin: "com.android.application"

import com.android.build.OutputFile

/**
 * The react.gradle file registers a task for each build variant (e.g. bundleDebugJsAndAssets
 * and bundleReleaseJsAndAssets).
 * These basically call `react-native bundle` with the correct arguments during the Android build
 * cycle. By default, bundleDebugJsAndAssets is skipped, as in debug/dev mode we prefer to load the
 * bundle directly from the development server. Below you can see all the possible configurations
 * and their defaults. If you decide to add a configuration block, make sure to add it before the
 * `apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"` line.
 *
 * project.ext.react = [
 *   // the name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
 *   bundleAssetName: "index.android.bundle",
 *
 *   // the entry file for bundle generation
 *   entryFile: "index.android.js",
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in debug mode
 *   bundleInDebug: false,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in release mode
 *   bundleInRelease: true,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in another build variant (if configured).
 *   // See http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Build-Variants
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'bundleIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'bundleIn${buildType}'
 *   // bundleInFreeDebug: true,
 *   // bundleInPaidRelease: true,
 *   // bundleInBeta: true,
 *
 *   // whether to disable dev mode in custom build variants (by default only disabled in release)
 *   // for example: to disable dev mode in the staging build type (if configured)
 *   devDisabledInStaging: true,
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${buildType}'
 *
 *   // the root of your project, i.e. where "package.json" lives
 *   root: "../../",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in debug mode
 *   jsBundleDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in release mode
 *   jsBundleDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/release",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in debug mode
 *   resourcesDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in release mode
 *   resourcesDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/release",
 *
 *   // by default the gradle tasks are skipped if none of the JS files or assets change; this means
 *   // that we don't look at files in android/ or ios/ to determine whether the tasks are up to
 *   // date; if you have any other folders that you want to ignore for performance reasons (gradle
 *   // indexes the entire tree), add them here. Alternatively, if you have JS files in android/
 *   // for example, you might want to remove it from here.
 *   inputExcludes: ["android/**", "ios/**"],
 *
 *   // override which node gets called and with what additional arguments
 *   nodeExecutableAndArgs: ["node"],
 *
 *   // supply additional arguments to the packager
 *   extraPackagerArgs: []
 * ]
 */

project.ext.react = [
    entryFile: "index.js"
]

apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"

project.ext.envConfigFiles = [
  debug: ".env",
  release: ".env.production"
]
apply from: project(':react-native-config').projectDir.getPath() + "/dotenv.gradle"

apply plugin: 'io.fabric'
repositories {
  maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
}

/**
 * Set this to true to create two separate APKs instead of one:
 *   - An APK that only works on ARM devices
 *   - An APK that only works on x86 devices
 * The advantage is the size of the APK is reduced by about 4MB.
 * Upload all the APKs to the Play Store and people will download
 * the correct one based on the CPU architecture of their device.
 */
def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false

/**
 * Run Proguard to shrink the Java bytecode in release builds.
 */
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

android {
    compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.app"
        minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
        targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
        versionCode 38
        versionName "0.1.38"

        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    splits {
        abi {
            reset()
            enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
            universalApk false  // If true, also generate a universal APK
            include "armeabi-v7a", "x86", "arm64-v8a"
        }
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
        }
    }
    // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        variant.outputs.each { output ->
            // For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
            // http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
            def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a":1, "x86":2, "arm64-v8a": 3]
            def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
            if (abi != null) {  // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
                output.versionCodeOverride =
                        versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + defaultConfig.versionCode
            }
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation project(':react-native-onesignal')
    implementation project(':react-native-reanimated')
    implementation project(':react-native-vector-icons')
    implementation project(':react-native-splash-screen')
    implementation project(':react-native-gesture-handler')
    implementation project(':react-native-firebase')
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.3'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.3.2'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:15.0.1'
    implementation project(':react-native-fast-image')
    implementation project(':react-native-config')
    implementation(project(':react-native-admob')) {
        exclude group: "com.google.android.gms", module: "play-services-ads"
    }
    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
    implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.5@aar') {
        transitive = true;
    }
    // implementation "br.com.hands.mdm.libs.android:mdm-bundle:3.3.0"
}

// Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
// puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
    from configurations.compile
    into 'libs'
}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
// The library com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement is being requested by various other libraries at [[15.0.1,15.0.1]], but resolves to 16.0.1. Disable the plugin and check your dependencies tree using ./gradlew :app:dependencies.
com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin.config.disableVersionCheck = true

[hariegnify]

can you comment this line from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle" and try react bundle command with full path of index.js file

[rochapablo]

@hariegnify, wow! it seems to work.

$ react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res
Loading dependency graph, done.
Loading dependency graph...info Writing bundle output to:, android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle
info Done writing bundle output
info Copying 11 asset files
info Done copying assets

Running from Android Studio, worked. I'm creating a new release...

[rochapablo]

@hariegnify, release worked! Thank you.

[billtlee]

Hi,

Am I suppose to be able to do

react-native run-android --variant=release on my physical android device connected to my machine after the do the following?

$ react-native bundle --dev false --platform android --entry-file index.js --bundle-output ./android/app/build/intermediates/assets/debug/index.android.bundle --assets-dest ./android/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/debug
Loading dependency graph, done.
Loading dependency graph...info Writing bundle output to:, ./android/app/build/intermediates/assets/debug/index.android.bundle
info Done writing bundle output
info Copying 13 asset files
info Done copying assets
✨ Done in 4.28s.

When I try to run the release app on my device I get the above error. Seems the release build is looking for metro, should it be?

[andrewchae]

Will there be something released so that we don't have to use this workaround soon?

[spyr0s]

can you comment this line from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle" and try react bundle command with full path of index.js file

Which line in react.gradle file?

[ShaMan123]

@hariegnify Wow! You saved me hours of frustration! Thanks!

[hariegnify]

@spyr0s comment the react.gradle line in app gradle

[anTrinhLibertyMutual]

@ShaMan123 can you share you gradle file?

[ShaMan123]

There's some tweaks put because of various deps.
As mentioned this disables bundling so you need to call the command yourself:

what this(react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res) command resulting, can you able to create bundle through it.

apply plugin: "com.android.application"
apply plugin: "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf"
apply plugin: "io.fabric"

import com.android.build.OutputFile

/**
 * The react.gradle file registers a task for each build variant (e.g. bundleDebugJsAndAssets
 * and bundleReleaseJsAndAssets).
 * These basically call `react-native bundle` with the correct arguments during the Android build
 * cycle. By default, bundleDebugJsAndAssets is skipped, as in debug/dev mode we prefer to load the
 * bundle directly from the development server. Below you can see all the possible configurations
 * and their defaults. If you decide to add a configuration block, make sure to add it before the
 * `apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"` line.
 *
 * project.ext.react = [
 *   // the name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
 *   bundleAssetName: "index.android.bundle",
 *
 *   // the entry file for bundle generation
 *   entryFile: "index.android.js",
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in debug mode
 *   bundleInDebug: false,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in release mode
 *   bundleInRelease: true,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in another build variant (if configured).
 *   // See http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Build-Variants
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'bundleIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'bundleIn${buildType}'
 *   // bundleInFreeDebug: true,
 *   // bundleInPaidRelease: true,
 *   // bundleInBeta: true,
 *
 *   // whether to disable dev mode in custom build variants (by default only disabled in release)
 *   // for example: to disable dev mode in the staging build type (if configured)
 *   devDisabledInStaging: true,
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${buildType}'
 *
 *   // the root of your project, i.e. where "package.json" lives
 *   root: "../../",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in debug mode
 *   jsBundleDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in release mode
 *   jsBundleDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/release",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in debug mode
 *   resourcesDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in release mode
 *   resourcesDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/release",
 *
 *   // by default the gradle tasks are skipped if none of the JS files or assets change; this means
 *   // that we don't look at files in android/ or ios/ to determine whether the tasks are up to
 *   // date; if you have any other folders that you want to ignore for performance reasons (gradle
 *   // indexes the entire tree), add them here. Alternatively, if you have JS files in android/
 *   // for example, you might want to remove it from here.
 *   inputExcludes: ["android/**", "ios/**"],
 *
 *   // override which node gets called and with what additional arguments
 *   nodeExecutableAndArgs: ["node"],
 *
 *   // supply additional arguments to the packager
 *   extraPackagerArgs: []
 * ]
 */

project.ext.react = [
        entryFile: "index.js",
        //bundleAssetName: "index.android.bundle",
        //bundleInAlpha: true,
        //bundleInBeta: true,
        //jsBundleDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/merged_assets/release/mergeReleaseAssets/out"
]

//  lastest from firebase https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/android#20180523
//  latest from firebase-react-native https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase/blob/master/docs/variables.yaml
project.ext.firebase = [
        analytics: "16.4.0",
        auth: "16.2.1",
        core: "16.0.8",
        config: "16.5.0",
        crashlytics: "2.9.5",
        database: "16.1.0",
        dynamicLinks: "16.1.8",
        firestore: "18.2.0",
        functions: "16.3.0",
        invites: "16.1.1",
        messaging: "17.5.0",
        perf: "16.2.5",
        storage: "16.1.0",
        ShortcutBadger: "1.1.21"
]

project.ext.androidGms = [
    playServicesBase: "16.1.0",
    playServicesAuth: "16.0.1"
]

//  https://github.com/react-native-community/jsc-android-buildscripts
project.ext.versionControl = [
        JSCAndroid: "r241213"
]

//apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"
apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/fonts.gradle"

/**
 * Set this to true to create two separate APKs instead of one:
 *   - An APK that only works on ARM devices
 *   - An APK that only works on x86 devices
 * The advantage is the size of the APK is reduced by about 4MB.
 * Upload all the APKs to the Play Store and people will download
 * the correct one based on the CPU architecture of their device.
 */
def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = true    //false by default
def generateUniversalApk = true //false by default

/**
 * Run Proguard to shrink the Java bytecode in release builds.
 */
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

android {
    signingConfigs {
        release {
            if (project.hasProperty('MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE')) {
                storeFile file(MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE)
                storePassword MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD
                keyAlias MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS
                keyPassword MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD
            }
        }
    }
    compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
    /*
    configurations.all {
        resolutionStrategy {
            force 'com.android.support:support-v4:$rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion'
            force 'com.android.support:design:$rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion'
        }
    }
*/
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "AppName"
        minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
        targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
        missingDimensionStrategy "RNN.reactNativeVersion", "reactNative57"
        versionCode rootProject.ext.versionCode
        versionName rootProject.ext.versionName
        multiDexEnabled true
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary true
        signingConfig signingConfigs.release

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        testInstrumentationRunnerArguments clearPackageData: 'true'
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    splits {
        abi {
            enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
            universalApk generateUniversalApk  // If true, also generate a universal APK
            reset()
            include "armeabi-v7a", "x86", "x86_64", "arm64-v8a"
        }
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
            minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
            //if buggy: https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase/issues/1004
        }
        debug {
            debuggable true
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
        }
    }
    // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        variant.outputs.each { output ->
            // For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
            // http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
            def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a":1, "x86":2, "arm64-v8a": 3, "x86_64": 4]
            def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
            if (abi != null) {  // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
                output.versionCodeOverride =
                        versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + defaultConfig.versionCode
            }
        }
    }
    dexOptions {
        javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
        preDexLibraries false
    }
    productFlavors {
    }

    testOptions {
        execution 'ANDROIDX_TEST_ORCHESTRATOR'
    }

    packagingOptions {
        pickFirst '**/libjsc.so'
        pickFirst '**/libc++_shared.so'
    }
}
/*
configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
        def requested = details.requested
        if (requested.group == 'com.android.support' && requested.name != 'multidex') {
            details.useVersion "${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
        }
    }
}
*/

configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy {
        force 'org.webkit:android-jsc:+'
        force 'com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.1'
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation project(':react-native-fast-image')
    implementation project(':@react-native-community_async-storage')
    implementation "org.webkit:android-jsc:${project.ext.versionControl.JSCAndroid}"
    implementation project(':react-native-webview')
    implementation project(':react-native-gesture-handler')
    implementation project(':react-native-image-crop-picker')
    implementation project(path: ':react-native-sketch-canvas')
    implementation project(path: ':react-native-math-view')
    implementation project(':react-native-vector-icons')
    implementation project(':react-native-view-overflow')
    implementation project(':react-native-localization')
    implementation project(':react-native-linear-gradient')
    implementation project(':react-native-navigation')
    implementation(project(':react-native-google-signin')) {
        exclude group: "com.google.android.gms" // very important
    }
    implementation(project(':react-native-firebase')) {
        transitive = false
    }
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:${project.ext.androidGms.playServicesBase}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:${project.ext.firebase.core}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-config:${project.ext.firebase.config}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:${project.ext.firebase.analytics}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:${project.ext.firebase.auth}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:${project.ext.firebase.firestore}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-functions:${project.ext.firebase.functions}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:${project.ext.firebase.messaging}"
    implementation "me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:${project.ext.firebase.ShortcutBadger}@aar"  // <-- Add this line if you wish to use badge on Android
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:${project.ext.firebase.database}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-dynamic-links:${project.ext.firebase.dynamicLinks}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-invites:${project.ext.firebase.invites}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:${project.ext.firebase.storage}"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:${project.ext.firebase.perf}"
    implementation("com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:${project.ext.firebase.crashlytics}@aar") {
        transitive = true
    }

    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation "com.android.support:design:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
// manage a dex bug: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48249633/errorcannot-fit-requested-classes-in-a-single-dex-file-try-supplying-a-main-dex
    implementation "com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3"

    implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:${project.ext.androidGms.playServicesAuth}"

    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.0'
    androidTestUtil 'androidx.test:orchestrator:1.1.0'
}

// Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
// puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
    from configurations.compile
    into 'libs'
}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin.config.disableVersionCheck = true

[anTrinhLibertyMutual]

@ShaMan123, we have different build and deploy processes. I reverse the gradle plug in from 3.4.1 to 3.1.3 and Gradle version to 4.9. Everything works as expected. Thank you

[ruben2807]

@hariegnify Works for me, thanks!

[Marcos-Costa]

can you comment this line from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle" and try react bundle command with full path of index.js file

Works for me as well, but I don't quite get yet why.

[mycoberago]

@hariegnify Thank you. 🙏🏽

[ridvanaltun]

can you comment this line from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle" and try react bundle command with full path of index.js file

It works, you save my day, thanks 👍

[Frindecent]

@hariegnify
following are the solutions i have tried...
curl "http://localhost:8081/index.android.bundle?platform=android" -o "android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle"

then tried react-bundle command and also with removing the line apply from "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"

Still when running react-native run-android --variant=release the app crashes as soon as it is opened... trying this on and on for last two day :(

the only thing i find in log cat is
2019-08-10 20:59:29.296 3853-3959/? E/WindowManager: win=Window{711bf74 u0 Splash Screen com.orbstick.connect EXITING} destroySurfaces: appStopped=false win.mWindowRemovalAllowed=true win.mRemoveOnExit=true win.mViewVisibility=0 caller=com.android.server.wm.AppWindowToken.destroySurfaces:870 com.android.server.wm.AppWindowToken.destroySurfaces:851 com.android.server.wm.WindowState.onExitAnimationDone:5399 com.android.server.wm.WindowStateAnimator.onAnimationFinished:319 com.android.server.wm.WindowState.onAnimationFinished:5821 com.android.server.wm.-$$Lambda$yVRF8YoeNdTa8GR1wDStVsHu8xM.run:2 com.android.server.wm.SurfaceAnimator.lambda$getFinishedCallback$0:97

how could i debug the error causing the crash?

[Frindecent]

got it! instead of index.android.bundle i had to rename it to app.bundle maybe its because i am using 0.59.3 react-native version