How to Reload Android Emulator for React Native Development

While developing react native apps for the Android platform, you always want to use an Android emulator. In this blog post let’s learn how to reload the Android emulator for react native using keyboard shortcuts. In order to reload the Android simulator just press R twice ad you can see the app reload instantly. If…

How to Take Screenshot from Android Emulator without Opening Android Studio

Yes, you can take a screenshot from the Android emulator even without opening Android Studio. First of all, run your Android emulator. If you want to know how to run an Android emulator without opening Android Studio then check out this blogpost. In order to take a screenshot, you just need to press ctrl +…

How to Make White StatusBar with Content Shown in React Native

React Native provides a StatusBar component to control your app status bar. You can easily create a white color StatusBar with the following snippet: Yes, there’s a problem with the above snippet, the whole status bar turns to white and you can’t see the content such as the signal, battery, etc. In such cases, you…

How to Change App icons and Notification Icons in React Native (Android)

Want to change the default app icon and notification icon of your React Native app in Android? Then you are at the right place. It would have been a tough task if there was no Android Asset Studio. Android Asset studio helps to create launcher icons as well as notification icons in proper formats. Update:…

How to Check Android API Version in React Native

If you are developing an Android app using React Native then you may need to know the Android version of your Android app for various version-specific purposes. For example, if you need to prompt running permissions in Android API versions above Android Lollipop. For this, you should know the Android API level of the user’s…