Android Release problem with .env

[danieldanielecki]

I went through the docs quite throughly:

• setup
• extra steps for Android
• Android
• Problems with Proguard

Also, through many of the issues and its comments, such us:

• #326 (comment)
• #400 (comment)
• #532 (comment)

and it still doesn't work on release by simply showing a white screen :( the app works fine on Android simulator, Android physical device with USB debugging (I can see Reading env from: .env), iOS simulator/physical device on localhost/release.
I do have a problem with obtaining Google Maps API Key from the .env in the @string/GOOGLE_MAPS_API/AndroidManifest.xml, which causes the white screen. I do build using expo build:android instead of eas build --platform android due to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71909541/android-gradle-plugin-requires-java-11-to-run-you-are-currently-using-java-1-8

My commit with all the changes required for all those configs: tamotam-com/tamotam-app@49cb29a

Therefore, a question, is the package still working? Anyone was able to do so recently?
My versions of packages:

• classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.1'
• "react-native": "0.64.3"
• "react-native-config": "^1.4.5"

[Mr0cket]

Yes, I just built with "react-native-config": "^1.4.5", the env file (.env.develop) was detected/read successfully.

First of all, you mention it shows a white screen when building release. How are you sure your root problem is due to this library?

If you can answer that with confidence, My suggestion would be to go back to your last good commit (the one before you added all these changes) and try to setup react-native-config there from scratch.

That way you can be sure none of these unrelated changes are causing any conflicts. Once you have a release build working, add the other changes, until it breaks.

[danieldanielecki]

@Mr0cket thanks for your contribution, the problem was com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.1 instead of com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.0 in build.gradle, which I have updated while using Android Studio... wow!

[Mr0cket]

Oh yeah... that sounds like a tough change to debug. I believe the new gradle plugin v7.1.1 is only used from RN v0.67.

[danieldanielecki]

It was... especially when building the first React Native app =)

[Irfanwani]

How to use it with eas build

[danieldanielecki]

@Irfanwani, I've it working on my app, with eas build.
Feel free to review the code and implement it by yourself :) https://github.com/tamotam-com/tamotam-app