A look at react-native-nfc-manager
With iOS 13, Apple finally opened the SDK to write data on some of the most popular NFC chips.
Thankfully one of the most popular (and to my knowledge, only) NFC React Native libraries, react-native-nfc-manager, also added (some) support to do this. Let’s see how it works in practice!
TL;DR 1: Too lazy to read? Watch the video:
TL;DR 2: Just want the code? Here is the code!
Installing the Library
Installation is actually super simple. First, we need to add the module via npm.
npm i --save react-native-nfc-managerFor Android, that’s it. For iOS, you have to do a couple of extra steps. …
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When it comes to apps (or any development really) I usually make a POC, to see if the idea is even possible, then I reach out to my designer to create something that I can work with. In this case he had a pretty busy September so the graphics were coming along VERY slowly. …
Break away from Helvetica, and give your users something more interesting to read
Up until React Native 0.60, I was using package.json and RNPM to add my custom fonts to my projects.
Since 0.60, however, I was greeted with the following warning on every build:
warn Your project is using deprecated "rnpm" config that will stop working from next release. Please use a "react-native.config.js" file to configure the React Native CLI.The solution is actually pretty simple, and I thought it warranted a short article.
Step 1: Adding the Assets
As a first step, create an assets folder in the root of your project. …
