React native app installed on phone, but not visible on home or app screen

Environment

Environment:
OS: Linux 4.15
Node: 8.10.0
Yarn: Not Found
npm: 3.5.2
Watchman: Not Found
Xcode: N/A
Android Studio: Not Found

Packages: (wanted => installed)
react: ^16.0.0 => 16.5.0
react-native: ^0.51.0 => 0.51.1

Description

I'm working on a react-native project, and I've run into an error. I can install the app on my phone using react-native run-android, it installs the app on my phone and launches it. The problem is that the app is not visible on the home screen or app menu, so if I close the app, I have to re-download the app again from CLI. According to settings the app is installed and is taking up memory, but it's not present on the home screen or the app menu.

I have tried to create APK's as well and download them on my phone, but I have the same problem. The app is downloaded and installed, but the open button is grayed out, and there's still no sign on the app on neither the home screen or the app menu.

[react-native-bot]

It looks like you are using an older version of React Native. Please update to the latest release, v0.57 and verify if the issue still exists.

The ":rewind:Old Version" label will be removed automatically once you edit your original post with the results of running react-native info on a project using the latest release.

[karthiganesan90]

Can you share the android manifest XML launcher screen configuration?

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.test">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

    <application
      android:name=".MainApplication"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
      android:allowBackup="false"
      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId" android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="sdfhwueyr34875893ytyt3y4yuw"/>
      <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
          android:screenOrientation="portrait"
        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan">
        <intent-filter>
            <data android:scheme="@string/fb_login_protocol_scheme" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
      </activity>
      <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
    </application>

</manifest>

[hramos]

I can't see how this is related to React Native, at least the way the problem is worded.

[react-native-bot]

We are using GitHub issues exclusively to track bugs in React Native. GitHub may not be the ideal place to ask a question, but you can try asking over on Stack Overflow, or on Reactiflux. You may also use discuss.reactjs.org/ to discuss best practices.

[react-native-bot]

Please use Stack Overflow for this type of question.