Building Android Native Modules in React Native
Native modules let JavaScript invoke Android APIs in Kotlin or Java. You build them when no library covers a device capability or you must reuse native code. The classic mistake is blocking the UI thread inside a @ReactMethod or mismatching getName() in JS.
An Android native module is a bridge contract that exposes Java or Kotlin methods to JavaScript. You create one when React Native lacks a package for hardware sensors or legacy native code you cannot rewrite. The pattern: extend ReactContextBaseJavaModule, annotate methods with @ReactMethod, register them in a ReactPackage, and call them from JS with NativeModules. The footgun is doing heavy work on the UI thread inside a @ReactMethod, which freezes the app, or assuming the JS module name matches the class name instead of getName().
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