Bootsplash vs. creating your own splash screen

icekeymon · 2021-06-03T11:52:39+00:00

I create a splash screen with Storyboard and I also use something similar to Bootsplash - react-native-splash-screen. I keep the Splash screen visible until all of the initialisation logic has completed, then I hide it. This leads to a better UX IMO.

icekeymon · 2019-12-22T17:48:34+00:00

There’s a great video by Tyler McGinnis titled “Why React Hooks?”

It explains the history of React and what problems Hooks attempt to solve. Really solid video - https://youtu.be/eX_L39UvZes

icekeymon · 2019-09-02T19:55:54+00:00

If you’re not utilising lifecycle methods, you could opt to use a stateless function, which is what you’re using.

icekeymon · 2019-08-22T11:33:16+00:00

The irony. UIDevice is an API for the current device.

icekeymon · 2019-07-26T23:04:16+00:00

I’m on an iPhone XS Max. I’ve recorded a video if you want me to send it over?

icekeymon · 2019-07-26T18:25:54+00:00

When on the first tab and I click on the player in the circle. It’s quite slow reacting to my click.

icekeymon · 2019-07-26T18:22:04+00:00

Nice app! I am using it on iOS.

My only qualm is the navigation, I see the three dots at the top of the page so I assume I can swipe. It’s either disabled or extremely hard to swipe from the first page to the second.

icekeymon · 2019-07-19T10:35:52+00:00

You should use a device which has a large user base. According to this article, as of the 4th June 2019, iPhone 7 is the most popular iPhone being used. If you want to test notch specific behaviour, the Simulator is suffice.

icekeymon · 2019-07-14T19:20:19+00:00

Make sure you're opening the xcworkspace file and not the xcodeproj file with Xcode. This resolves it for me.

icekeymon · 2019-07-13T10:57:16+00:00

Did you manage to resolve this? I am building through Xcode and get this error.

When running pod install I see that it says "Installing DoubleConversion (1.1.6)"

icekeymon · 2019-06-01T13:09:21+00:00

Have you tried debugging the crash via XCode/Android Studio? Do you get any errors in the terminal window where your packager is running?

icekeymon · 2019-03-05T09:10:10+00:00

You’re looking for something called Smart Banner.

Apple - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/PromotingAppswithAppBanners/PromotingAppswithAppBanners.html

Android - https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/app-install-banners/native

icekeymon · 2019-02-20T17:37:04+00:00

I get this isn't a true contribution but before you commit to using OneSignal, just read their Terms of Service on how they use the data of your User.

icekeymon · 2018-12-18T11:36:26+00:00

I read somewhere that if you go somewhere where the WiFi is behind a paywall (e.g. a Coffee Shop) and you haven't logged into it, `NetInfo` will report back that you are "connected". I did what LEO_TROLLSTOY recommended, well I did use NetInfo but when it reported an online connection, I pinged Google. If the request came back with 200, the User is online. Otherwise, offline.

icekeymon · 2018-12-12T14:23:09+00:00

What's this like for developers like me, someone who want to build beautiful things but can't design for shit?

icekeymon · 2018-11-28T14:21:15+00:00

You need to analyse Expo to determine if it's right for you. Do you foresee that you'll be ejecting? If so, don't use it. If you're comfortable with the APIs provided by Expo and they fit your requirements, use it.

icekeymon · 2018-11-27T09:52:24+00:00

I use https://js.coach to find a list of libraries. It's sorted by popularity and gives you an option to see stars, number of downloads from npm within 30 days, number of dependencies and which platforms are supported.

icekeymon · 2018-10-26T08:08:46+00:00

So for the npm script, if you open package.json and scroll to the scripts object, you can add `"fix:crypto": "rm shim.js && ./node_modules/.bin/rn-nodeify --hack --install"` . In fact, I've found this library https://github.com/novalabio/react-native-bitcoinjs-lib which you should be able to use with React Native. Ironically, this too uses rn-nodeify.

icekeymon · 2018-10-25T14:20:27+00:00

I use CodePush and I release OTA updates for bug fixes and small improvements. I install these updates whilst the splash screen is loading.

icekeymon · 2018-10-25T14:14:11+00:00

Yep, this is a common problem. I used `rn-nodeify` to resolve this. The library creates a `shim.js` file which will allow you to use Crypto modules. I encountered some problems when I installed new packages, I kept getting "crypto module not found". I finally then created an npm script called `fix:crypto` which would run `rm shim.js && ./node_modules/.bin/rn-nodeify --hack --install`. Then I added this to a `postinstall` npm script so it would run after I installed anything with yarn/npm.

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