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Fixing React Native Android Release Build Errors with TypeScript & Hermes

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Fixing React Native Android Release Build Errors with TypeScript & Hermes If your React Native Android release build fails after renaming index.js to index.ts , you're not alone. This is one of the most common issues when modernizing a React Native project with TypeScript and Hermes. Here are the two major errors you’ll likely see: Task ':app:createBundleReleaseJsAndAssets' property 'entryFile' specifies file 'index.js' which doesn't exist. And later: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Metaspace Execution failed for task ':react-native-xxx:lintVitalAnalyzeRelease' Let’s fix both problems step by step. 1. React Native Can’t Find Your Entry File React Native expects your app’s entry file to be index.js . When you rename it to index.ts , Gradle doesn’t know where to look. Open android/app/build.gradle and add this inside the react {} block: react { entryFile = file("../../index.ts") } Also make sure your package...