RN Keep Awake is not compatible with React Native 0.56 (Android)

[taranda]

This package will not compile with React Native 0.56. Due to Google's mandate to target SDK 26 by 1 August 2018, React Native upgraded their target SDK. This is change in not compatible with react-native-keep-awake.

New apps will not be able to submit to the Google Play store as of 1 August 2018 unless they use React Natvie 0.56, so a fix to this issue is time sensitive.

Replication:

1. Create a new react native app using react-native init
2. Install react-native-keep-awake by following the instructions in this repo.
3. Run the app on an android device by executing react-native run-android.
4. This is the error message:

A problem occurred configuring project ':react-native-keep-awake'.
      > The SDK Build Tools revision (23.0.1) is too low for project ':react-native-keep-awake'. Minimum required is 25.0.0

package.json:

"dependencies": {
    "react": "16.4.1",
    "react-native": "0.56.0",
    "react-native-keep-awake": "^3.0.1"
  },

[patriciob00]

I had the same trouble, the lib is not compatible with my project version of RN, does someone knows one alternative?

[abartolo]

@corbt I am not too familiar with the task to upgrade the project to SDK 26, any idea if this would be a big lift?

[taranda]

Here are a few solutions proposed in other packages:

• PR for react-native-config
• PR for react-native-splash-screen
• build.gradle for react-native-device-info

[corbt]

Could any of the users in this thread try out #49 and confirm whether the fix works? If that works I'm happy to merge and release a new version!

[arpitjacob]

@corbt YES Works great, thanks 👍

[taranda]

PR #49 did not work for me. I submitted comments to PR #49 with recommended changes.

[abartolo]

@corbt Updated code locally to reflect merge request and everything worked!

@taranda Nice work!

[taranda]

@abartolo Thanks.

@corbt I recommend merging PR #49.

[corbt]

Should be fixed in 3.1.0 -- thanks!

[arpitjacob]

@corbt you mean 3.0.1

[corbt]

Nope, 3.1.0 https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-keep-awake/v/3.1.0

[ThaJay]

Xcode does warn that this still compiles for iOS 7 while react-native compiles for iOS 9 since 0.56.0 but it seems to work.