# Requirements & Support

Requirements
Courier Account	Sign Up
Minimum iOS SDK Version	15.0
Minimum Android SDK Version	23

  # Installation ## Using `npm` ```sh npm install @trycourier/courier-react-native ``` ## Using `yarn` ```sh yarn add @trycourier/courier-react-native ```   ## iOS ### 1. Support iOS 15.0+ in your Project ### 2. Support iOS 15+ in your Podfile ```sh # Resolve react_native_pods.rb with node to allow for hoisting require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p'.. # Courier React Native requires iOS 15+ platform :ios, '15.0' // Add this line prepare_react_native_project! .. ``` ### 3. Install the Cocoapods From the root of your React Native project run ```sh cd ios && pod install ```   ## Android ### 1. Add the Jitpack repository In your `android/build.gradle` make sure your build and repository values are as follows ```gradle buildscript { ext { // Double check these values buildToolsVersion = "33.0.0" minSdkVersion = 23 compileSdkVersion = 33 targetSdkVersion = 33 .. } repositories { google() mavenCentral() maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' } // THIS LINE } .. } ``` ### 2. Run Gradle Sync Your app must support at least gradle `8.4`   ### 3. Extend your `MainActivity` with `CourierReactNativeActivity` This allows the Courier SDK to manage the current user between app sessions. Java ```java import com.courierreactnative.CourierReactNativeActivity; public class MainActivity extends CourierReactNativeActivity { .. } ``` Kotlin ```kotlin import com.courierreactnative.CourierReactNativeActivity; class MainActivity : CourierReactNativeActivity() { .. } ```   # Getting Started These are all the available features of the SDK.

	Feature	Description
1	Authentication	Manages user credentials between app sessions. Required if you would like to use Courier Inbox and Push Notifications.
2	Inbox	An in-app notification center you can use to notify your users. Comes with a prebuilt UI and also supports fully custom UIs.
3	Push Notifications	Automatically manages push notification device tokens and gives convenient functions for handling push notification receiving and clicking.
4	Preferences	Allow users to update which types of notifications they would like to receive.
5	CourierClient	The base level API wrapper around the Courier endpoints. Useful if you have a highly customized user experience or codebase requirements.

  # Expo If you are using Expo, you should check out the [Expo Docs](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-react-native/blob/master/Docs/6_Expo.md) for all the details.   # Example Projects Starter projects using this SDK.

Project Link
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  # **Share feedback with Courier** We want to make this the best SDK for managing notifications! Have an idea or feedback about our SDKs? Let us know! [Courier React Native Issues](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-react-native/issues)