Missing step on "Navigating Between Screens" section in react native documentation

[JuszJo]

Description

According to the official react navigation documentation https://reactnavigation.org/docs/getting-started, after installing all dependencies for react navigation to work, there is an extra step required for the "react-screens" package to work properly on android devices that is missing from the "Navigating Between Screens" section in https://reactnative.dev/docs/navigation#react-navigation.

What is the problem?

It requires an extra configuration in the MainActivity.java file which is located in android/app/src/main/java/<your package name>/MainActivity.java in order for react navigation to work properly on android devices.

How can we address it?

A simple solution would just be to update the documentation for just this problem as it is an important step in process of using react navigation for android devices.

Why is it important?

It would provide more clarity to the process of setting up a react native app for navigation

Who needs this?

All devs alike will need this as it is a crucial step in setting up a react native app for navigation

When should this happen (use version numbers if needed)?

Since this is a documentation issue, I believe it should happen in the next minor updates

[cortinico]

It requires an extra configuration in the MainActivity.java file which is located in android/app/src/main/java/<your package name>/MainActivity.java in order for react navigation to work properly on android devices.

We should probably update this page to point to the onboarding page of react-navigation rather than having to keep up with the instruction changes

[JuszJo]

It requires an extra configuration in the MainActivity.java file which is located in android/app/src/main/java/<your package name>/MainActivity.java in order for react navigation to work properly on android devices.

We should probably update this page to point to the onboarding page of react-navigation rather than having to keep up with the instruction changes

Yes that can also be a solution

[cortinico]

Are you up for sending a PR for it @JuszJo ?

[JuszJo]

Are you up for sending a PR for it @JuszJo ?

Yes, I would like to.

[JuszJo]

Hey @cortinico, I have opened a PR for this issue.

[cortinico]

Hi @JuszJo, my comment was to remove the setup instructions for react-navigation and point to their setup page instead. Please update your PR accordingly.

[JuszJo]

Oh, will do that. thank you

[cortinico]

Closed by #3866