react-native android project not found error

Question

I am trying to create a react-native project using react-native cli. Command I used to create project

• npx react-native init test

After this if I try to run this app by

• cd test & npx react-native run-android

But I get this error:

error Android project not found. Are you sure this is a React Native project? If your Android files are located in a non-standard location (e.g. not inside 'android' folder), consider setting project.android.sourceDir option to point to a new location.

I have android, ios folder in root project and node version is 16.15.0

This is my project json:

{
  "name": "test",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "android": "react-native run-android",
    "ios": "react-native run-ios",
    "start": "react-native start",
    "test": "jest",
    "lint": "eslint ."
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "17.0.2",
    "react-native": "0.68.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.12.9",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
    "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^2.0.0",
    "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
    "eslint": "^7.32.0",
    "jest": "^26.6.3",
    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.67.0",
    "react-test-renderer": "17.0.2"
  },
  "jest": {
    "preset": "react-native"
  }
}

Answer 1

The issue comes after [email protected] was released. Follow the following steps and recompile the project.

1. Clear node_modules
2. add this to package.json "resolutions": { "glob": "7.2.0" }
3. Reinstall node_modules with npm install

If this not work try this command

" yarn add [email protected]"

Answer 2

I was facing the same issue too so i've created a thread on r/reactnative and someone kind provided a solution. Not sure why, but it works for me. The solution is:

1. delete node_modules
2. add this to package.json: "resolutions": { "glob": "7.2.0" }
3. install node_modules with yarn or npm

https://www.reddit.com/r/reactnative/comments/uphynu/hello_there_is_a_new_error_i_guess/

Answer 3

I tried debugging the problem. I compared my old projects to the ones I'm creating now. If I try to type npx react-native config on the new one this will show:

  "project": {
"ios": {
  "sourceDir": "C:\\Users\\robby\\testingproject\\ios",
  "folder": "C:\\Users\\robby\\testingproject",
  "pbxprojPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\testingproject\\ios\\testingproject.xcodeproj\\project.pbxproj",
  "podfile": "C:\\Users\\robby\\testingproject\\ios\\Podfile",
  "podspecPath": null,
  "projectPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\testingproject\\ios\\testingproject.xcodeproj",
  "projectName": "testingproject.xcodeproj",
  "libraryFolder": "Libraries",
  "sharedLibraries": [],
  "plist": [],
  "scriptPhases": []
},
"android": null

} }

In my older project:

"project": {
"ios": {
  "sourceDir": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\ios",
  "folder": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH",
  "pbxprojPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\ios\\SwaPH.xcodeproj\\project.pbxproj",
  "podfile": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\ios\\Podfile",
  "podspecPath": null,
  "projectPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\ios\\SwaPH.xcodeproj",
  "projectName": "SwaPH.xcodeproj",
  "libraryFolder": "Libraries",
  "sharedLibraries": [],
  "plist": [],
  "scriptPhases": []
},
"android": {
  "sourceDir": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android",
  "isFlat": true,
  "folder": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH",
  "stringsPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android\\app\\src\\main\\res\\values\\strings.xml",
  "manifestPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android\\app\\src\\main\\AndroidManifest.xml",
  "buildGradlePath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android\\build.gradle",
  "settingsGradlePath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android\\settings.gradle",
  "assetsPath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android\\app\\src\\main\\assets",
  "mainFilePath": "C:\\Users\\robby\\SwaPH\\android\\app\\src\\main\\java\\com\\swaph\\MainApplication.java",
  "packageName": "com.swaph",
  "packageFolder": "com\\swaph",
  "appName": "app"
}

}

As far as I know, the android represents the android folder in the root folder. Without the project detecting it, we are unable to run npx react-native run-android or react-native run-android. I still haven't found any fix that works yet.