react-native-app-control

Exit / Restart your react native app. Does not invoke a crash notification.

Setup

React Native >= 0.60 supports autolinking, so you can simply run:

npm install react-native-app-control

If you are using React Native version < 0.60, you will need to link the library manually. Follow these steps:

npm install react-native-app-control
react-native link react-native-app-control

Usage

import AppControl from 'react-native-app-control';

AppControl.Exit();
AppControl.Restart();

Platform-specific behavior

iOS

On iOS, AppControl.Restart() displays a localized popup before closing the app.
The popup language is automatically detected from the device's system language.

Android

On Android, AppControl.Restart() performs a complete app restart without showing a popup.

Compatibility

React Native versions

• Old architecture: ✅
• New architecture: ✅

Platforms

• Android: ✅ (Tested on Android >= 12)
• iOS: ✅ (Tested on iOS >= 18)
• Web: ❌ (Not supported)

Credits

This library is based on the react-native-exit-app library by wumke.