Can't Find Installed React Native Android App On Phone and Emulator

[thecodecafe]

So something strange happened, when developing I noticed that my react-native app compiled but wasn't visible (not found on the apps list/tray) on my emulator although the react-native run-android launches it (both debug and release) but when I go to Settings > Apps I can see the app listed there, I thought this was some new thing to react for dev environments, but I noticed that after compiling my app as release I can't find it on the phone until I go to Settings > Apps and even from there I can't launch.

Another thing I first noticed was, that the first time I compile the release, while trying to install a notice appeared on my screen saying, Google play connect rejected my app, and at first I couldn't install the app, but after rerunning the compilation I was able to, but now the app can't be launched.

I have generated a signed apk and have set it up in android > app > build.gradle

Please find below my environment's information.
Environment:
OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5
Node: 8.11.3
Yarn: 1.7.0
npm: 5.6.0
Watchman: 4.9.0
Xcode: Xcode 9.4.1 Build version 9F2000
Android Studio: 3.1 AI-173.4819257

Packages: (wanted => installed)
react: 16.3.1 => 16.3.1
react-native: 0.55.4 => 0.55.4

[react-native-bot]

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[thecodecafe]

@react-native-bot have made the modifications.

[react-native-bot]

Please use Stack Overflow for this type of question.

[abtuleshov]

the same issue, @thecodecafe did you solve this?

[thecodecafe]

@abtuleshov I couldn't, I simply started a new react-native project, copied my source files and reinstalled my dependencies.

[verybluebot]

having the same issue, its not a SO question.. app is installed and opens after using react-native run-android but no app icon.
the app is in Installed Apps and its possible to removed. This started happening after deleting the app a couple of times.
@thecodecafe not a solution for me, its a production app :/

[geralddevelop]

I had this problem and the issue is that i put <data android:scheme="@string/facebook_app_id" /> inside the same intent-filter as action and category.

Just take data out and put it in another intent-filter like:

<intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <data android:scheme="@string/facebook_app_id" />
            </intent-filter>

Thats solve the problem for me :)

[kkusanagi]

@geraldheng Thanks. You are such a savior, you had save my half year problem.

I'm actually have a same problem after doing a setup for Firebase Dynamic Link.
Here is my version of AndroidManifest.xml after fix.

<activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
        android:launchMode="singleTop">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE"/>
        </intent-filter>
        <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
            <data android:host="example.page.link" android:scheme="http"/>
            <data android:host="example.page.link" android:scheme="https"/>
        </intent-filter>
</activity>

[dimgrav]

@geraldheng huge thanks!