Android

React Native & Android: "Failed to Install the App"

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I’ve been setting up a MacBook Pro to be able to work on a React Native mobile app and hit a stumbling block when running the Android app locally.

I had already installed all the relevant applications needed (Android Studio, a JDK etc.) but when I ran react-native run-android, it would give me the following error:

error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up

I tried a few different things until I came across a solution proposed by Menon Hasan on Stack Overflow where they proposed the following command to set the executable permission on the gradlew file:

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A Decent 10" Android Tablet... Does one exist?

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My son bought an Android tablet around 18 months ago with a combination of Christmas and Birthday money. It became an extension of his body with him taking it everywhere to play games and watch YouTube videos about Minecraft and Garry’s Mod.

He recently leapt into bed one night (forgetting the tablet was on his bed) and broke the screen with his knee. It was a complete accident, but he was absolutely devastated by what had happened. I explained that if we couldn’t get a screen, I’d pay for half of any replacement as he had looked after it so well up until the accident.

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