Is the Android mobile app still buildable from source today?

[bouleknadel]

Hello,

I am working on an academic project where I am evaluating Berty in real conditions.

I tried to build the Berty Messenger Android app from source on a recent Ubuntu environment, following the README instructions and using Node 16 and Java 11.

While the app works correctly when installed from the Google Play Store, I was unable to build it locally from source. The Android build fails due to missing Maven dependencies (e.g. Fresco 2.2.0, cameraview 1.0.0), which do not seem to be available anymore.

I would like to ask:

• Is the Android mobile app still officially supported for local builds?
• Is there a recommended branch or tag matching the Play Store release?
• Is there a newer repository or alternative way to build the mobile app today?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[D4ryl00]

Hello, follow this guide: https://github.com/berty/berty/tree/master/berty-bridge-expo/mobile

[bouleknadel]

Hello,

Thanks for the link. I followed the berty-bridge-expo/mobile guide and was able to progress further in the build.

However, the Android build still fails at the native bridge step (gobridge.aar), which relies on Go/gomobile, the Android NDK, and specific toolchain versions. On a modern environment, the build does not seem reproducible out of the box without freezing an older setup or doing manual adjustments.

Could you please confirm whether local Android builds are still officially supported today, or if using a pinned/legacy environment is the recommended approach?

Thank you.

[D4ryl00]

Which platform are you using (Linux, Windows, or macOS)?
Which CPU architecture (x86 or ARM)?
We can do more tests, but for sure you can compile with a modern environment.
Maybe you have to follow this guide too: https://reactnative.dev/docs/set-up-your-environment (depending of your compilation error).