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+# Brownfield: Integrated Approach
+
+Add React Native and Expo directly to the existing native project's build system — Gradle on Android, CocoaPods on iOS — the same way you would add any other library. The native project gains React Native capabilities while keeping a single, unified build.
+
+## When to use
+
+- A single team owns both the native and React Native code.
+- The team is comfortable adding React Native and Expo to the native build (Gradle plugin, CocoaPods pods).
+- You want hot reload, JS source maps, and a single Metro instance to "just work" inside the existing build.
+- You prefer one repository and one build pipeline over shipping a prebuilt artifact.
+
+If the native team must not need Node, Yarn, or React Native tooling, use [./brownfield-isolated.md](./brownfield-isolated.md) instead.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **Expo SDK 54 or later** — the `ExpoReactHostFactory`, `ExpoReactNativeFactory`, and `ApplicationLifecycleDispatcher` entry points used below require SDK 54+. Earlier SDKs do not support this setup.
+- **Node.js (LTS)** — runs JavaScript and the Expo CLI.
+- **Yarn** — manages JavaScript dependencies.
+- **CocoaPods** (iOS) — `sudo gem install cocoapods`.
+
+---
+
+## 1) Create an Expo project
+
+Create the Expo project inside (or alongside) the existing native project. **Pin to SDK 55 or later — earlier SDKs do not support brownfield integration:**
+
+```sh
+npx create-expo-app@latest my-project --template default@sdk-55
+```
+
+The new project ships a TypeScript example app. The JS entry point registers a root component under the name `"main"` — this name must match the `moduleName` referenced from the native side later.
+
+## 2) Place native projects under the Expo project
+
+A standard React Native project keeps native code under `android/` and `ios/`. Move the existing native projects in:
+
+```sh
+mkdir my-project/android
+mv /path/to/your/android-project my-project/android/
+# repeat for ios/
+```
+
+### Monorepo alternative
+
+If the native projects cannot be moved, set up a monorepo with the Expo project as a workspace. Create a root `package.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "workspaces": ["my-project"]
+}
+```
+
+Run `yarn install` at the root. This installs `node_modules` at the workspace root so Gradle and CocoaPods scripts can resolve React Native and Expo dependencies.
+
+> **Monorepo callout:** with a monorepo, the Expo project is not at `../../` from the native projects. You must set `projectRoot` explicitly in Gradle and pass the project root to CocoaPods so autolinking can find the Expo project.
+
+---
+
+## 3) Configure Android
+
+### `settings.gradle`
+
+Register the React Native Gradle plugin and Expo autolinking. Reference: [bare-minimum template `settings.gradle`](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/main/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/settings.gradle).
+
+```groovy
+pluginManagement {
+  def reactNativeGradlePlugin = new File(
+    providers.exec {
+      workingDir(rootDir)
+      commandLine("node", "--print", "require.resolve('@react-native/gradle-plugin/package.json', { paths: [require.resolve('react-native/package.json')] })")
+    }.standardOutput.asText.get().trim()
+  ).getParentFile().absolutePath
+  includeBuild(reactNativeGradlePlugin)
+
+  def expoPluginsPath = new File(
+    providers.exec {
+      workingDir(rootDir)
+      commandLine("node", "--print", "require.resolve('expo-modules-autolinking/package.json', { paths: [require.resolve('expo/package.json')] })")
+    }.standardOutput.asText.get().trim(),
+    "../android/expo-gradle-plugin"
+  ).absolutePath
+  includeBuild(expoPluginsPath)
+}
+
+plugins {
+  id("com.facebook.react.settings")
+  id("expo-autolinking-settings")
+}
+
+extensions.configure(com.facebook.react.ReactSettingsExtension) { ex ->
+  ex.autolinkLibrariesFromCommand(expoAutolinking.rnConfigCommand)
+}
+expoAutolinking.useExpoModules()
+expoAutolinking.useExpoVersionCatalog()
+includeBuild(expoAutolinking.reactNativeGradlePlugin)
+```
+
+> **Monorepo:** add an explicit project root before `expoAutolinking.useExpoModules()` so autolinking finds your Expo project's `node_modules`.
+
+### Top-level `build.gradle`
+
+Add the React Native Gradle plugin classpath and the Expo root-project plugin:
+
+```groovy
+buildscript {
+  repositories {
+    google()
+    mavenCentral()
+  }
+  dependencies {
+    classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle')
+    classpath('com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin')
+    classpath('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin')
+  }
+}
+
+allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    google()
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
+  }
+}
+
+apply plugin: "expo-root-project"
+apply plugin: "com.facebook.react.rootproject"
+```
+
+### `app/build.gradle`
+
+Apply the React Native plugin and configure the `react { ... }` block. The full template is at [bare-minimum `app/build.gradle`](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/main/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/build.gradle); the minimum that must change in your existing module:
+
+```groovy
+apply plugin: "com.android.application"
+apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
+apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
+
+def projectRoot = rootDir.getAbsoluteFile().getParentFile().getAbsolutePath()
+
+react {
+  entryFile = file(["node", "-e", "require('expo/scripts/resolveAppEntry')", projectRoot, "android", "absolute"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim())
+  reactNativeDir = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim()).getParentFile().getAbsoluteFile()
+  codegenDir = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('@react-native/codegen/package.json', { paths: [require.resolve('react-native/package.json')] })"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim()).getParentFile().getAbsoluteFile()
+  cliFile = new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('@expo/cli', { paths: [require.resolve('expo/package.json')] })"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim())
+  bundleCommand = "export:embed"
+  autolinkLibrariesWithApp()
+}
+```
+
+> **Monorepo:** set `root = file("../../")` (or wherever your Expo project lives) inside the `react { ... }` block.
+
+### `gradle.properties`
+
+```properties
+reactNativeArchitectures=armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86,x86_64
+newArchEnabled=true
+hermesEnabled=true
+```
+
+`newArchEnabled` and `hermesEnabled` must match across all sub-modules in your build.
+
+### `AndroidManifest.xml`
+
+Add the `INTERNET` permission to your main manifest at `app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`:
+
+```xml
+<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+```
+
+In the debug-variant manifest at `app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml`, enable cleartext traffic so the app can talk to the local Metro bundler over HTTP:
+
+```xml
+<application
+  android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
+  tools:targetApi="28"
+  tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
+  ...
+</application>
+```
+
+### `MainApplication.kt`
+
+Initialize React Native and Expo lifecycle dispatch in your `Application` class:
+
+```kotlin
+package com.example.myapp
+
+import android.app.Application
+import android.content.res.Configuration
+
+import com.facebook.react.PackageList
+import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication
+import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeApplicationEntryPoint.loadReactNative
+import com.facebook.react.ReactHost
+import com.facebook.react.common.ReleaseLevel
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint
+
+import expo.modules.ApplicationLifecycleDispatcher
+import expo.modules.ExpoReactHostFactory
+
+class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
+
+  override val reactHost: ReactHost by lazy {
+    ExpoReactHostFactory.getDefaultReactHost(
+      context = applicationContext,
+      packageList = PackageList(this).packages
+    )
+  }
+
+  override fun onCreate() {
+    super.onCreate()
+    DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.releaseLevel = try {
+      ReleaseLevel.valueOf(BuildConfig.REACT_NATIVE_RELEASE_LEVEL.uppercase())
+    } catch (_: IllegalArgumentException) {
+      ReleaseLevel.STABLE
+    }
+    loadReactNative(this)
+    ApplicationLifecycleDispatcher.onApplicationCreate(this)
+  }
+
+  override fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration) {
+    super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig)
+    ApplicationLifecycleDispatcher.onConfigurationChanged(this, newConfig)
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### `ReactActivity`
+
+Create an `Activity` that hosts a React Native screen. The `moduleName` returned by `getMainComponentName()` must match the name registered via `AppRegistry.registerComponent(...)` in your JS entry point (`"main"` for the default template).
+
+```kotlin
+package com.example.myapp
+
+import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity
+import com.facebook.react.ReactActivityDelegate
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.fabricEnabled
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactActivityDelegate
+
+import expo.modules.ReactActivityDelegateWrapper
+
+class MyReactActivity : ReactActivity() {
+
+  override fun getMainComponentName(): String = "main"
+
+  override fun createReactActivityDelegate(): ReactActivityDelegate {
+    return ReactActivityDelegateWrapper(
+      this,
+      BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED,
+      object : DefaultReactActivityDelegate(this, mainComponentName, fabricEnabled) {}
+    )
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Register the activity in `AndroidManifest.xml` with a non-ActionBar theme:
+
+```xml
+<activity
+  android:name=".MyReactActivity"
+  android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar"
+  android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
+/>
+```
+
+Launch it from existing native code:
+
+```kotlin
+startActivity(Intent(this, MyReactActivity::class.java))
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4) Configure iOS
+
+The integrated approach drives iOS through CocoaPods + Expo modules autolinking, exactly like a fresh Expo project. The key difference is that you are integrating into your existing Xcode project rather than starting from the template.
+
+### `ios/Podfile`
+
+Create (or update) `ios/Podfile` based on the [bare-minimum Podfile](https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/main/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/ios/Podfile). The essential lines:
+
+```ruby
+require File.join(File.dirname(`node --print "require.resolve('expo/package.json')"`), "scripts/autolinking")
+require File.join(File.dirname(`node --print "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"`), "scripts/react_native_pods")
+
+require 'json'
+podfile_properties = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(__dir__, 'Podfile.properties.json'))) rescue {}
+
+platform :ios, podfile_properties['ios.deploymentTarget'] || '16.4'
+
+prepare_react_native_project!
+
+target 'MyApp' do
+  use_expo_modules!
+
+  config_command = [
+    'node',
+    '--no-warnings',
+    '--eval',
+    'require(\'expo/bin/autolinking\')',
+    'expo-modules-autolinking',
+    'react-native-config',
+    '--json',
+    '--platform',
+    'ios'
+  ]
+
+  config = use_native_modules!(config_command)
+
+  use_frameworks! :linkage => podfile_properties['ios.useFrameworks'].to_sym if podfile_properties['ios.useFrameworks']
+
+  use_react_native!(
+    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
+    :hermes_enabled => podfile_properties['expo.jsEngine'] == nil || podfile_properties['expo.jsEngine'] == 'hermes',
+    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/..",
+    :privacy_file_aggregation_enabled => podfile_properties['apple.privacyManifestAggregationEnabled'] != 'false',
+  )
+
+  post_install do |installer|
+    react_native_post_install(installer, config[:reactNativePath], :mac_catalyst_enabled => false)
+  end
+end
+```
+
+Replace `'MyApp'` with the existing Xcode target name. The `:app_path` value tells `use_react_native!` where the JS app lives — set it to the absolute path of your Expo project root if you are in a monorepo.
+
+Create `ios/Podfile.properties.json` alongside the Podfile (defaults are fine):
+
+```json
+{
+  "expo.jsEngine": "hermes",
+  "EX_DEV_CLIENT_NETWORK_INSPECTOR": "true"
+}
+```
+
+Install pods:
+
+```sh
+cd ios && pod install
+```
+
+Open the generated `.xcworkspace` (not the `.xcodeproj`) from now on.
+
+### Xcode project changes
+
+Three Xcode-side adjustments are required before the app can build and run a React Native screen. Skip any one and either CocoaPods scripts fail under sandboxing, the JS bundle never lands in the IPA (release crashes looking for `main.jsbundle`), or the status bar fights React Native at runtime.
+
+#### 1. Disable user script sandboxing
+
+In Xcode, select your project → app target → **Build Settings**, search for `ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING`, and set it to **No**. CocoaPods' Hermes scripts need to switch between debug and release engine binaries at build time, which sandboxing blocks.
+
+#### 2. Add a Run Script phase to embed the JS bundle
+
+On the app target's **Build Phases** tab, add a new **Run Script** phase **before** `[CP] Embed Pods Frameworks`. This phase bundles JS for release builds and is skipped automatically in debug (Metro serves the bundle then).
+
+```sh
+if [[ -f "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env" ]]; then
+  source "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env"
+fi
+if [[ -f "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env.local" ]]; then
+  source "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env.local"
+fi
+
+export PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_DIR"/..
+
+if [[ "$CONFIGURATION" = *Debug* ]]; then
+  export SKIP_BUNDLING=1
+fi
+if [[ -z "$ENTRY_FILE" ]]; then
+  export ENTRY_FILE="$("$NODE_BINARY" -e "require('expo/scripts/resolveAppEntry')" "$PROJECT_ROOT" ios absolute | tail -n 1)"
+fi
+if [[ -z "$CLI_PATH" ]]; then
+  export CLI_PATH="$("$NODE_BINARY" --print "require.resolve('@expo/cli', { paths: [require.resolve('expo/package.json')] })")"
+fi
+if [[ -z "$BUNDLE_COMMAND" ]]; then
+  export BUNDLE_COMMAND="export:embed"
+fi
+
+if [[ -f "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env.updates" ]]; then
+  source "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env.updates"
+fi
+if [[ -f "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env.local" ]]; then
+  source "$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env.local"
+fi
+
+`"$NODE_BINARY" --print "require('path').dirname(require.resolve('react-native/package.json')) + '/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh'"`
+```
+
+> **Monorepo:** override `PROJECT_ROOT` to point at the Expo project (e.g. `export PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_DIR"/../../my-project`). Without this, bundling looks for `node_modules` in the wrong directory.
+
+This script writes `main.jsbundle` into the app's resources directory in release configurations. Without it, the `bundleURL()` fallback in `ReactNativeDelegate` resolves to `nil` and the React Native screen fails to load whenever Metro is not running.
+
+#### 3. Update `Info.plist`
+
+Set `UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance` to `NO` so React Native can manage the status bar:
+
+```xml
+<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
+<false/>
+```
+
+### `AppDelegate.swift`
+
+Wire React Native into the app delegate via Expo's `ExpoReactNativeFactory`. The delegate's `bundleURL()` selects the Metro dev server in `DEBUG` and the embedded bundle in release.
+
+```swift
+internal import Expo
+import React
+import ReactAppDependencyProvider
+
+@main
+class AppDelegate: ExpoAppDelegate {
+  var window: UIWindow?
+
+  var reactNativeDelegate: ExpoReactNativeFactoryDelegate?
+  var reactNativeFactory: RCTReactNativeFactory?
+
+  public override func application(
+    _ application: UIApplication,
+    didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]? = nil
+  ) -> Bool {
+    let delegate = ReactNativeDelegate()
+    let factory = ExpoReactNativeFactory(delegate: delegate)
+    delegate.dependencyProvider = RCTAppDependencyProvider()
+
+    reactNativeDelegate = delegate
+    reactNativeFactory = factory
+
+    window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
+    factory.startReactNative(
+      withModuleName: "main",
+      in: window,
+      launchOptions: launchOptions
+    )
+
+    return super.application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions)
+  }
+}
+
+class ReactNativeDelegate: ExpoReactNativeFactoryDelegate {
+  override func sourceURL(for bridge: RCTBridge) -> URL? {
+    bridge.bundleURL ?? bundleURL()
+  }
+
+  override func bundleURL() -> URL? {
+#if DEBUG
+    return RCTBundleURLProvider.sharedSettings().jsBundleURL(forBundleRoot: ".expo/.virtual-metro-entry")
+#else
+    return Bundle.main.url(forResource: "main", withExtension: "jsbundle")
+#endif
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The module name `"main"` must match what the JS side registers with `AppRegistry.registerComponent("main", () => App)`.
+
+### Embedding RN inside an existing screen (not the root window)
+
+If you do not want React Native to take over the whole window, instantiate the factory the same way but mount the produced root view inside an existing `UIViewController`:
+
+```swift
+import UIKit
+import React
+import Expo
+
+class ReactNativeScreenViewController: UIViewController {
+  private var reactNativeDelegate: ExpoReactNativeFactoryDelegate?
+  private var reactNativeFactory: RCTReactNativeFactory?
+
+  override func viewDidLoad() {
+    super.viewDidLoad()
+
+    let delegate = ReactNativeDelegate()
+    let factory = ExpoReactNativeFactory(delegate: delegate)
+    delegate.dependencyProvider = RCTAppDependencyProvider()
+    self.reactNativeDelegate = delegate
+    self.reactNativeFactory = factory
+
+    let rootView = factory.rootViewFactory.view(
+      withModuleName: "main",
+      initialProperties: nil,
+      launchOptions: nil
+    )
+    rootView.frame = view.bounds
+    rootView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
+    view.addSubview(rootView)
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Present it like any other view controller:
+
+```swift
+navigationController?.pushViewController(ReactNativeScreenViewController(), animated: true)
+```
+
+> **Monorepo iOS:** `pod install` is run from `ios/`, but Node module resolution starts from the Expo project root. Pass `EXPO_PROJECT_ROOT=/absolute/path/to/expo-project` to the `pod install` invocation if autolinking cannot find the Expo project automatically.
+
+---
+
+## 5) Test the integration
+
+Start Metro from the Expo project (or `yarn start` from the monorepo root):
+
+```sh
+yarn start
+```
+
+Build and run the native app normally (Android Studio / Xcode). Navigate to your React Native–powered Activity or screen — it loads JS from the Metro dev server with hot reloading.
+
+### Development vs. production
+
+- **Development** — Metro serves the JS bundle with hot reloading over HTTP. Debug builds use the Metro URL via `RCTBundleURLProvider` (iOS) or the dev server detection in `ReactActivity` (Android).
+- **Production** — Metro is not used. Run `expo export:embed` (invoked automatically by the React Native Gradle plugin and the iOS build phase) to embed the bundle into the APK/IPA.
+
+For Metro connection issues, build failures, missing modules, or arch mismatches, see [./troubleshooting.md](./troubleshooting.md).
+
+---
+
+## Related references
+
+- [./brownfield-isolated.md](./brownfield-isolated.md) — Alternative: ship RN as a prebuilt AAR/XCFramework.
+- [./comparison.md](./comparison.md) — Decide between isolated and integrated.
+- [./troubleshooting.md](./troubleshooting.md) — Common Metro, build, and integration issues.