Originally published on PEAKIQ

Source: https://www.peakiq.in/blog/creating-an-android-config-plugin-for-expo-in-react-native

Introduction

Expo config plugins allow you to extend and customize the native behavior of your Expo app. Here, we will create a plugin that modifies various aspects of the Android project configuration, including the AndroidManifest.xml, Gradle properties, and MainApplication.java file.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js

Understanding of Android development concepts

Expo CLI installed

Steps to Create the Plugin

1. Setting Up the Plugin

First, ensure you have the necessary imports from @expo/config-plugins :

const { withAndroidManifest , withGradleProperties , withProjectBuildGradle , withAppBuildGradle , withMainApplication } = require ( " @expo/config-plugins " );

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