react-native: Task 'installDebug' not found in project ':app'. Some candidates are: 'installDevDebug', 'installQaDebug', 'installUaDebug'.

React Native version:

System:
    OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770HQ CPU @ 2.20GHz
    Memory: 195.18 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.3 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 11.10.1 - /usr/local/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.10.1 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.7.0 - /usr/local/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.7.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 12.1, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 23, 25, 26, 27, 28
      Build Tools: 23.0.1, 26.0.2, 27.0.3, 28.0.3
      System Images: android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.4 AI-183.5429.30.34.5452501
    Xcode: 10.1/10B61 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  npmPackages:
    react: 16.8.6 => 16.8.6
    react-native: 0.60.4 => 0.60.4
  npmGlobalPackages:
    react-native-cli: 2.0.1
    react-native-git-upgrade: 0.2.7

Steps To Reproduce

git clone from repo: https://github.com/ldco2016/NFIBEngage
npm install
react-native run-android

Describe what you expected to happen:

For the android version of the app to continue to build as before when running react-native run-android

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository:

https://github.com/ldco2016/NFIBEngage

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 5 years ago
Comments: 49 (4 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Ahh, so is there a flag I need to add so that it runs installDevDebug or one of the other flavors?

By the way I just did a ./gradlew installDevDebug and that built successfully.

Ha! I just ran react-native run-android --variant=DevDebug and it also built successfully!

@dulmandakh , thank you for walking me through this. You shed light on some details I was not aware of.

+100

ldco2016 on Aug 9, 2019

Hey there!

I have solved this problem You just need to make 1 file in Android Folder so

Go android folder

Make file local.properties

then just add this code in local.properties file:-

If MacBook then sdk.dir=/Users/username/Library/android/sdk

if Windows then sdk.dir=C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Android\sdk

if Linux then sdk.dir = /home/USERNAME/Android/sdk

if you want to know what is your system USERNAME then just use command for Mac whoami

and then just rerun command react-native run-android

Thanks 😃

+62

Developerusman on Apr 20, 2020

Running ./gradlew tasks before running react-native run-android again seemed to do the trick for me, for some reason.

+40

SkariDamm on Feb 21, 2020

Hi guys. I’m getting the same issue. When I run “./gradlew tasks” I get a "./gradlew no such file or directory error. Can you please provide more detail on how you run this?

Hi @mgoral2. I opened the android folder in AndroidStudio and to run the project. After that, you can use the react-native CLI without this errors.

+27

aaronyamil on Apr 1, 2020

I cloned the repo, and it builds just fine. It looks like you defined variants in build.gradle. Please check your config.

+14

dulmandakh on Aug 9, 2019

i had the same issue in fresh react-native project (react-native init projectname) after running react-native start then react-native run-android in VS code. It is in RN "0.62.1"

Solution:- i open Android Studio, then clean and rebuild.

I am not sure would it work after clean and rebuild.

i also did and gave the sdk path in root project

export ANDROID_HOME=/home/mycomputer/Android/Sdk/
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

Then it works.

My npm version 6.7.0 My Node version v11.10.1 react-native-cli: 2.0.1 react-native: 0.62.1

+12

raikk on Apr 7, 2020

Running ./gradlew tasks before running react-native run-android again seemed to do the trick for me, for some reason.

Thanks @SkariDamm my project is running

aaronyamil on Mar 29, 2020

I tried this:

Open android studio
Choose open an existing android studio project
Then open your project -> android folder
Click the AVD Manager on the top right screen
Launch your virtual device
Run npx react-native run-android

ajengrf on Apr 24, 2020

do ensure there exists a local.properties file in yout android foler ( MAC nd LINUX users only ) which contains the information regarding ur sdk location sdk.dir = /home/shubham/Android/Sdk

shubhamkakkar on Apr 20, 2020

Worked for me on Windows:

Using / instead of \ on sdk.dir.

android/local.properties sdk.dir=D:/Android/Sdk

joaopedromago on May 28, 2020

I used npx react-native init name-project, but it still got error. Steps below worked for me.

Open Android Studio / Build / Make Project 
Run `npx react-native run-android` again

nguyenhose on Apr 7, 2020

Hi guys. I’m getting the same issue. When I run “./gradlew tasks” I get a "./gradlew no such file or directory error. Can you please provide more detail on how you run this?

You might need to navigate to the android folder within your project.

SkariDamm on Apr 1, 2020

I fixed mine by running this command below.

react-native run-android --variant PRODUCTFLAVORDebug --appIdSuffix PRODUCTFLAVOR

kaopath on Oct 4, 2020

npx react-native doctor spot the issues and fix them

TheEhsanSarshar on Jul 5, 2020

Well, to be clear I am not running installDebug, I just run react-native run-android same as you did when that error appears. Is there a flag I should be adding to react-native run-android command?

ldco2016 on Aug 9, 2019

for me create file local.properties in /android/ folder with sdk.dir=/Users/yes.skyscrapers/Library/Android/sdk path to ur sdk

YesSkyscrapers on May 13, 2020

I did everything from beginning from this tutorial and it works now: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup

Earlier I was setting up with some YT tutorial which doesn’t mention some steps

piatkiewicz on Apr 2, 2020

export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=~/Android/Sdk Solved the problem for me on Linux. Try replacing with your Android SDK path.

beevatsyu on May 23, 2020

I was facing the same issue. Adding ANDROID_HOME environment variable and adding platform-tools directory to PATH fixed the installDebug related issue for me. You also might need to set JAVA_HOME environment variable pointing to the JDK installation directory

akshay-nm on Apr 7, 2020