react-native 0.59 version not running on Android 9

[ashotosipyan]

I'm using react-native 0.59.5 , I updated it from 0.57 version and find out the bug that my app doesn't run on Android 9 devices. App build is successful but when it starting to run I get the following error screen:

React Native version: 0.59.5

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: Windows 10
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 4.15 GB / 15.67 GB
Binaries:
npm: 6.4.1 - C:Program Filesnodejsnpm.CMD
IDEs:
Android Studio: Version 3.3.0.0 AI-182.5107.16.33.5314842

Steps To Reproduce

1. run react-native run-android
2. get "Build Sucessful"
3. Bundler opens but not run process and stack on Loading dependecy graph.done
4. App starting to run and gets error screen

Describe what you expected to happen:
Expectation: Start the app as it should be.

[madoke]

Hi @ashotosipyan, adding android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" to your <application> tag in AndroidManifest.xml should fix the problem

[ashotosipyan]

@madoke you saved me man! thank you very much! it solved my problem

[biruk-tesfaye]

@madoke thank you! 😉

[claysol-pardeep]

I have same problem with React native version 0.59.9 and Android 9 with Sdk : 28
but If I use the Android 8 then it works but in Android 9 it always show me same error

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: macOS 10.14.6
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770HQ CPU @ 2.20GHz
Memory: 53.81 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 10.15.3 - /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn: 1.15.2 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 6.4.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 12.1, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 26, 27, 28
Build Tools: 27.0.3, 28.0.3
System Images: android-28 | Intel x86 Atom_64, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.3 AI-182.5107.16.33.5264788
Xcode: 10.1/10B61 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.8.3 => 16.8.3
react-native: ^0.59.9 => 0.59.10
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native-git-upgrade: 0.2.7
react-native-rename: 2.4.1

[shivo-ham]

android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" why is working