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Out of memory error while building React Native for Android

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You might run into a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError error while trying to build React Native for Android emulators and Android devices.

You can explore some of the solutions discussed in this known React Native issue(opens in a new tab).

You can also try adding org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4608m to the gradle.properties file in the android folder of your React Native project.

Your gradle.properties file might look like this:

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
org.gradle.configureondemand=false
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true