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Building production apps with the React Native Barcode Scanner SDK

iOS​

The Scanbot SDK iOS Framework (included in the React Native SDK) is provided as a Pod via https://cocoapods.org.

Because React Native apps are normal native apps at the end of the day, the way they are deployed to the App Store is just like any other native app.

Please consult the official Apple documentation on submitting apps to the App Store for more information.

Android​

The Scanbot React Native SDK uses native libraries under the hood and supports the following ABIs: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, and x86_64.

If you use an App Bundle, which is the preferred way to distribute your app, you don’t need API filters. It allows you to create and distribute dedicated and smaller APKs via the PlayStore.

If you use an APK, you can reduce its size by filtering out unused architectures. To exclude specific ABIs, use the abiFilters property in your project's Android Gradle settings.

Please check and adjust the abiFilters configuration in your build.gradle file accordingly:

android {
  ...
  defaultConfig {
    ...
    ndk {
      // a typical production configuration:
      abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a"
    }
  }
}

Proguard​

Starting from v4.2.0, consumer ProGuard rules are integrated into the Scanbot React Native SDK and automatically applied to customers' modules.

If you use an older version and have ProGuard/R8 enabled for the release/production build, please add the following rules:

-keeppackagenames io.scanbot.barcodesdk.plugin.reactnative.**
-keep public class io.scanbot.barcodesdk.plugin.reactnative.** { *; }
-keep public class io.scanbot.sdk.ui.** { *; }

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