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How to Set Up React Native on M1 Mac 2022 Edition
The documentation for React Native does not contain M1 Apple Silicon specifics
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2 min readApr 14, 2022
I recently purchased an M1 Mac for development. It is my first time using an M1 Mac, so I thought to share my experiences.
Going through the React-Native documentation, I found a lot of it to be out of date. Here is what I had to do to get React-Native running on my new Mac.
Make sure you have Xcode installed
Make sure to install the latest version of Xcode onto your Mac. This can be installed by going to the App Store on your Mac, and searching for Xcode, then installing.
Make sure to install Xcode Command Line tools are installed
When you open Xcode, you should be prompted to install the Xcode command line tools. To verify that you have installed the tools, go to the preferences, choose locations, and make sure you have the current version of the tools installed. It should look something like the following;
