React Native is an open-source mobile development framework created by Facebook. It lets you build iOS and Android apps using JavaScript and React.
This guide walks through setting up a React Native development environment on Windows. You can use either Expo CLI or React Native CLI. We'll use React Native CLI here.
Before setting up the project, install
Node.js is the JavaScript runtime you need for React Native development. Download and install the LTS release from the official Node.js website↗.
Once installed, check the version with this command.
Android Studio is the integrated development environment used for Android apps. Install it to set up the tools needed to develop React Native for Android.
Download it from the official Android Studio website↗.