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Shery Dobrrush
Shery Dobrrush

Reputation: 13

Why is that we cannot install native libraries on Expo? (that requires linking)

I am a newbie and learned react-native expo. I am curious why we can't use any native library with Expo.

For example, if I want to use filesystem on expo I just cant use it, I know expo has it's own file system but I want to use another library but that library requires linking so it is not working in expo. Why is that?

I have tried everything.

This is the library that I want to use ==> https://github.com/itinance/react-native-fs

It requires command : react-native link react-native-fs

How do I do it?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1110

Answers (1)

Kashan Haider
Kashan Haider

Reputation: 1204

You first have to understand the difference between react-native cli & expo Please read this documentation to understand the difference

React Native expo uses their own servers to compile your javascript into java and return APK file as a complete APP, and that is the reason you do not need android SDKs or android studio environment on your PC when you are using expo

but when you are using react-native cli you do need the android studio environment such as SDKs, because when you are using cli , it compiles the code using that android studio sdk/environment that you made in your PC that is why you do not need a third party server like expo do. and thats the reason you get android files right in your react-native project and due to which you can add native modules to it.

However you also have the option to use expo-eject, You can read more about expo-eject in this documentation

Thank You!, Have a great day & welcome to stackoverflow community!.

Upvotes: 1

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