Convert React Native Android codebase from Kotlin to Java.

To initialize a React Native project with the Android codebase in Java instead of Kotlin, you need to follow a different approach since there is no direct template for this.

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Here’s how you can set up your project manually:

Initialize a Project and Manually Convert to Java.

1. Initialize a New React Native Project: Use the standard command to initialize a new React Native project. This will default to creating Kotlin files for the Android part.

npx react-native init MyProject

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2. Manually Replace Kotlin with Java: After the project is initialized, you can manually replace the Kotlin files with Java files. Here’s how to do it:

• Navigate to the android folder in your project.
• Locate Kotlin files typically found in android/app/src/main/java/com/myproject.