I’m using TensorFlow Lite (TFLite) with React Native Expo. When I test the app using the Expo Go app, everything works fine. However, when I export a debug APK, the app shows “App Not Compatible.”
Project Setup: Framework: React Native with Expo Build Type: Debug APK Library: TensorFlow Lite (TFLite)I’m using TensorFlow Lite (TFLite) with React Native Expo. When I test the app using the Expo Go app, everything works fine. However, when I export a debug APK, the app shows “App Not Compatible.”
Project Setup: Framework: React Native with Expo Build Type: Debug APK Library: TensorFlow Lite (TFLite)
Relevant Configurations:
android/app/build.gradle
apply plugin: “com.android.application”
apply plugin: “org.jetbrains.kotlin.android”
apply plugin: “com.facebook.react”
def projectRoot = rootDir.getAbsoluteFile().getParentFile().getAbsolutePath()
/**
- This is the configuration block to customize your React Native Android app.
- By default you don’t need to apply any configuration, just uncomment the lines you need.
*/
react {
entryFile = file(["node", "-e", "require('expo/scripts/resolveAppEntry')", projectRoot, "android", "absolute"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim())
reactNativeDir = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim()).getParentFile().getAbsoluteFile()
hermesCommand = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim()).getParentFile().getAbsolutePath() + "/sdks/hermesc/%OS-BIN%/hermesc"
codegenDir = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('@react-native/codegen/package.json', { paths: [require.resolve('react-native/package.json')] })"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim()).getParentFile().getAbsoluteFile()
// Use Expo CLI to bundle the app, this ensures the Metro config
// works correctly with Expo projects.
cliFile = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('@expo/cli', { paths: [require.resolve('expo/package.json')] })"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim())
bundleCommand = "export:embed"
/* Folders */
// The root of your project, i.e. where "package.json" lives. Default is '../..'
// root = file("../../")
// The folder where the react-native NPM package is. Default is ../../node_modules/react-native
// reactNativeDir = file("../../node_modules/react-native")
// The folder where the react-native Codegen package is. Default is ../../node_modules/@react-native/codegen
// codegenDir = file("../../node_modules/@react-native/codegen")
/* Variants */
// The list of variants to that are debuggable. For those we're going to
// skip the bundling of the JS bundle and the assets. By default is just 'debug'.
// If you add flavors like lite, prod, etc. you'll have to list your debuggableVariants.
// debuggableVariants = ["liteDebug", "prodDebug"]
/* Bundling */
// A list containing the node command and its flags. Default is just 'node'.
// nodeExecutableAndArgs = ["node"]
//
// The path to the CLI configuration file. Default is empty.
// bundleConfig = file(../rn-cli.config.js)
//
// The name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
// bundleAssetName = "MyApplication.android.bundle"
//
// The entry file for bundle generation. Default is 'index.android.js' or 'index.js'
// entryFile = file("../js/MyApplication.android.js")
//
// A list of extra flags to pass to the 'bundle' commands.
// See https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/blob/main/docs/commands.md#bundle
// extraPackagerArgs = []
/* Hermes Commands */
// The hermes compiler command to run. By default it is 'hermesc'
// hermesCommand = "$rootDir/my-custom-hermesc/bin/hermesc"
//
// The list of flags to pass to the Hermes compiler. By default is "-O", "-output-source-map"
// hermesFlags = ["-O", "-output-source-map"]
/* Autolinking */
autolinkLibrariesWithApp()
}
/**
- Set this to true to Run Proguard on Release builds to minify the Java bytecode.
*/
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = (findProperty(‘android.enableProguardInReleaseBuilds’) ?: false).toBoolean()
/**
- The preferred build flavor of JavaScriptCore (JSC)
- For example, to use the international variant, you can use:
def jscFlavor = 'org.webkit:android-jsc-intl:+'- The international variant includes ICU i18n library and necessary data
- allowing to use e.g.
Date.toLocaleStringandString.localeComparethat - give correct results when using with locales other than en-US. Note that
- this variant is about 6MiB larger per architecture than default.
*/
def jscFlavor = ‘org.webkit:android-jsc:+’
android {
ndkVersion rootProject.ext.ndkVersion
buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
namespace 'com.anonymous.myapp_first'
defaultConfig {
applicationId 'com.anonymous.myapp_first'
minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0.0"
}
signingConfigs {
debug {
storeFile file('debug.keystore')
storePassword 'android'
keyAlias 'androiddebugkey'
keyPassword 'android'
}
}
buildTypes {
debug {
signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
}
release {
// Caution! In production, you need to generate your own keystore file.
// see https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android.
signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
shrinkResources (findProperty('android.enableShrinkResourcesInReleaseBuilds')?.toBoolean() ?: false)
minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
crunchPngs (findProperty('android.enablePngCrunchInReleaseBuilds')?.toBoolean() ?: true)
}
}
packagingOptions {
jniLibs {
useLegacyPackaging (findProperty('expo.useLegacyPackaging')?.toBoolean() ?: false)
}
}
androidResources {
ignoreAssetsPattern '!.svn:!.git:!.ds_store:!*.scc:!CVS:!thumbs.db:!picasa.ini:!*~'
}
}
// Apply static values from gradle.properties to the android.packagingOptions
// Accepts values in comma delimited lists, example:
// android.packagingOptions.pickFirsts=/LICENSE,**/picasa.ini
[“pickFirsts”, “excludes”, “merges”, “doNotStrip”].each { prop →
// Split option: 'foo,bar' -> ['foo', 'bar']
def options = (findProperty("android.packagingOptions.$prop") ?: "").split(",");
// Trim all elements in place.
for (i in 0..<options.size()) options[i] = options[i].trim();
// `[] - ""` is essentially `[""].filter(Boolean)` removing all empty strings.
options -= ""
if (options.length > 0) {
println "android.packagingOptions.$prop += $options ($options.length)"
// Ex: android.packagingOptions.pickFirsts += '**/SCCS/**'
options.each {
android.packagingOptions[prop] += it
}
}
}
dependencies {
// The version of react-native is set by the React Native Gradle Plugin
implementation("com.facebook.react:react-android")
def isGifEnabled = (findProperty('expo.gif.enabled') ?: "") == "true";
def isWebpEnabled = (findProperty('expo.webp.enabled') ?: "") == "true";
def isWebpAnimatedEnabled = (findProperty('expo.webp.animated') ?: "") == "true";
if (isGifEnabled) {
// For animated gif support
implementation("com.facebook.fresco:animated-gif:${reactAndroidLibs.versions.fresco.get()}")
}
if (isWebpEnabled) {
// For webp support
implementation("com.facebook.fresco:webpsupport:${reactAndroidLibs.versions.fresco.get()}")
if (isWebpAnimatedEnabled) {
// Animated webp support
implementation("com.facebook.fresco:animated-webp:${reactAndroidLibs.versions.fresco.get()}")
}
}
if (hermesEnabled.toBoolean()) {
implementation("com.facebook.react:hermes-android")
} else {
implementation jscFlavor
}
}
and here is my android/build.gradle
// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
ext {
buildToolsVersion = findProperty('android.buildToolsVersion') ?: '35.0.0'
minSdkVersion = Integer.parseInt(findProperty('android.minSdkVersion') ?: '24')
compileSdkVersion = Integer.parseInt(findProperty('android.compileSdkVersion') ?: '35')
targetSdkVersion = Integer.parseInt(findProperty('android.targetSdkVersion') ?: '34')
kotlinVersion = findProperty('android.kotlinVersion') ?: '1.9.24'
ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
}
repositories {
google()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle')
classpath('com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin')
classpath('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin')
}
}
apply plugin: “com.facebook.react.rootproject”
allprojects {
repositories {
maven {
// All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
url(new File(['node', '--print', "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim(), '../android'))
}
maven {
// Android JSC is installed from npm
url(new File(['node', '--print', "require.resolve('jsc-android/package.json', { paths: [require.resolve('react-native/package.json')] })"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim(), '../dist'))
}
google()
mavenCentral()
maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
}
}
and here is my react native package.json
{
“name”: “myapp_first”,
“main”: “expo-router/entry”,
“version”: “1.0.0”,
“scripts”: {
"start": "expo start",
"reset-project": "node ./scripts/reset-project.js",
"android": "expo run:android",
"ios": "expo run:ios",
"web": "expo start --web",
"test": "jest --watchAll",
"lint": "expo lint"
},
“jest”: {
"preset": "jest-expo"
},
“dependencies”: {
"@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.2",
"@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.0.0",
"@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.13",
"@react-navigation/stack": "^7.0.18",
"axios": "^1.7.8",
"expo": "~52.0.11",
"expo-barcode-scanner": "^13.0.1",
"expo-blur": "~14.0.1",
"expo-camera": "~16.0.7",
"expo-constants": "~17.0.3",
"expo-font": "~13.0.1",
"expo-haptics": "~14.0.0",
"expo-image-picker": "~16.0.3",
"expo-linking": "~7.0.3",
"expo-router": "~4.0.9",
"expo-splash-screen": "~0.29.13",
"expo-status-bar": "~2.0.0",
"expo-symbols": "~0.2.0",
"expo-system-ui": "~4.0.4",
"expo-web-browser": "~14.0.1",
"lucide-react-native": "^0.462.0",
"react": "18.3.1",
"react-dom": "18.3.1",
"react-native": "0.76.3",
"react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.20.2",
"react-native-paper": "^5.12.5",
"react-native-reanimated": "~3.16.1",
"react-native-safe-area-context": "^4.14.0",
"react-native-screens": "~4.1.0",
"react-native-svg": "^15.9.0",
"react-native-vector-icons": "^10.2.0",
"react-native-web": "~0.19.13",
"react-native-webview": "13.12.2",
"tflite-react-native": "^0.0.5"
},
“devDependencies”: {
"@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
"@react-native-community/cli": "^16.0.0",
"@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
"@types/react": "~18.3.12",
"@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.3.0",
"jest": "^29.2.1",
"jest-expo": "~52.0.2",
"react-test-renderer": "18.3.1",
"typescript": "^5.3.3"
},
“private”: true
}
and here is the error while installing the debug app
error while installing the debug app - app not installed as app is not compatible with your phone
And here also my java version - java version “21.0.2” 2024-01-16 LTS Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 21.0.2+13-LTS-58) Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.2+13-LTS-58, mixed mode, sharing)
Tried: Try updating minSdkVersion to 26. Add abiFilters for TFLite support. Disable Hermes if needed. Run adb logcat to get more debug info.