[Android] React Native 0.64.1 Clean Install Example

[gabidi]

Steps to initialize and install React Native Tor

1. npx react-native init tortest2 --template react-native-template-typescript
2. cat package.json | jq -r '.dependencies["react-native"] shows 0.64.1
3. npm i https://github.com/Sifir-io/react-native-tor.git#feat/hs
4. vim android/app/build.gradle :
   a. add implementation files("../../node_modules/react-native-tor/android/libs/sifir_android.aar") under dependencies around line 213
5. vim android/build.gradle :
   a. change minSdkVersion to 26
6. npm run android
   App should build and install !

System info:

• At the time of writing this android/build.gradle had the following:

ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "29.0.3"
        minSdkVersion = 26
        compileSdkVersion = 29
        targetSdkVersion = 29
        ndkVersion = "20.1.5948944"
}

Operating System: Manjaro Linux
Kernel: Linux 5.10.49-1-MANJARO
Architecture: x86-64

openjdk version "1.8.0_292"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_292-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.292-b10, mixed mode)

[Overtorment]

i wonder why it started working with minSdk 26. we could to make it work. we are even preparing a separate build for older devices with stripped tor functionality