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Raises the react-native peer floor to >=0.79.0, aligning with the RN SDK floors set in GetStream/stream-video-js#2498 (RN 0.79 / Expo 53 / iOS 15.1). Removes code and config that only existed for RN <0.79, AGP <8, or iOS <15.1.

Changes

  • Peer dep: react-native >=0.73.0 → >=0.79.0
  • iOS
    • podspec deployment target 13.0 → RN's min_ios_version_supported (falls back to 15.1 when evaluated outside RN's pod tooling)
    • remove dead API_AVAILABLE(ios(12)) and @available(iOS 11.1, *) checks
  • Android (android/build.gradle)
    • namespace unconditional; drop supportsNamespace(), AndroidManifestNew.xml, and package= in the manifest
    • drop library buildscript {} (AGP 7.3.1 / Kotlin 1.8.10 classpath); the app supplies AGP and Kotlin
    • drop explicit kotlin-stdlib dependency (the Kotlin Gradle plugin adds it)
    • react-android:+ → react-android (version comes from RN's Gradle plugin)
    • Java 1.8 → 17; compileSdkVersion fallback 24 → 35; drop buildToolsVersion, targetSdkVersion, versionCode, versionName
  • Docs: iOS min 15.1; remove "Enable Java 8 Support" step; drop stale RN 0.60/0.69 references

Not changed

  • StreamWebRTC / stream-video-webrtc-android pins
  • Android minSdkVersion 24 and the live SDK_INT checks
  • macOS: the @available(iOS 13.0, macOS 14.0, tvOS 17.0, *) check stays

Release

feat: → minor (145.5.0). Version keeps tracking the WebRTC milestone.

Testing

  • GumTestApp (RN 0.87, AGP 9) clean builds: Android assembleDebug ✅, iOS xcodebuild ✅
  • Fresh RN 0.79.7 template app (AGP 8.8.2, Kotlin 2.0.21, iOS 15.1) with this package packed in: Android assembleDebug ✅, iOS xcodebuild ✅ (podspec resolved to ios: 15.1)
  • npm run lint ✅

Ticket: https://linear.app/stream/issue/REACT-1214

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The change updates React Native and iOS platform requirements, revises Android build configuration, and removes runtime availability checks from iOS video capture pressure handling.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Version requirements and installation guidance
Documentation/AndroidInstallation.md, Documentation/iOSInstallation.md, Documentation/tvOSInstallation.md, package.json, stream-react-native-webrtc.podspec
Installation guidance updates React Native and iOS requirements. The package peer dependency minimum increases to React Native 0.79. The podspec uses min_ios_version_supported when defined and otherwise sets iOS 15.1.
Android build configuration
android/build.gradle, android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml, android/src/main/AndroidManifestNew.xml
The Gradle configuration sets the namespace, defaults the compile SDK to 35, uses Java 17, updates the Kotlin fallback, and removes the React Android + version selector. The manifest package attribute and alternate manifest containing MediaProjectionService are removed.
iOS capture availability handling
ios/RCTWebRTC/ScreenCapturePickerViewManager.h, ios/RCTWebRTC/VideoCaptureController.m
The screen capture manager loses its iOS availability annotation. Video capture pressure handling and observer registration and removal no longer use iOS 11.1 availability checks.

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We strongly recommend using React Native 0.79+ with React 18+

Change the following dependency in your projects `package.json` file to get started.
```
"react-native": "npm:react-native-tvos@0.69.8-2"
"react-native": "npm:react-native-tvos@0.79.7-1"

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sed -n '1,35p' Documentation/tvOSInstallation.md
rg -n '"react"|"react-native-tvos"|react-native@|React 19|React 18' package.json Documentation package-lock.json yarn.lock 2>/dev/null | head -90

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- current guide ---'
nl -ba Documentation/tvOSInstallation.md | sed -n '1,18p'
printf '%s\n' '--- guide diff ---'
git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=20 8ce170837ad6ca0ffd2cdeacea4df75ae9a482a0 21651d1f0592c5f457024dfedf478d0d62879966 -- Documentation/tvOSInstallation.md
printf '%s\n' '--- package metadata ---'
curl -fsSL https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-tvos/0.79.7-1 | python3 -c '
import json, sys
p=json.load(sys.stdin)
print(json.dumps({
  "name": p.get("name"),
  "version": p.get("version"),
  "peerDependencies": p.get("peerDependencies"),
  "engines": p.get("engines")
}, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
'
printf '%s\n' '--- repository dependency declarations ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'package.json' --glob 'package-lock.json' --glob 'yarn.lock' --glob 'pnpm-lock.yaml' -- '"react"' . || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: GetStream/react-native-webrtc

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react-native-tvos 0.79.7-1 npm peerDependencies React 19

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Yes. `react-native-tvos@0.79.7-1` is the TV fork’s 0.79.7 release, and React Native 0.79’s peer dependency is React `^19.0.0`—so React 19 satisfies it. ([npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-tvos?activeTab=versions&utm_source=openai))

I couldn’t verify the exact `0.79.7-1` package manifest directly, so the peer range here is based on the corresponding React Native 0.79 release, not a confirmed inspection of that TV package’s `package.json`.

Citations:

- 1: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-tvos?activeTab=versions&utm_source=openai

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import json, sys
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Document the React 19 peer requirement.

react-native-tvos@0.79.7-1 requires react@^19.0.0 and @types/react@^19.0.0. The current React 18+ wording permits React 18, which can cause dependency resolution to fail for users following this guide.

Suggested fix
--- "a/Documentation/tvOSInstallation.md"
+++ "b/Documentation/tvOSInstallation.md"
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 In order to use React Native on tvOS, you will need to use [react-native-tvos](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-tvos).  
 tvOS support was deprecated and removed from current/future versions of React Native.  
-We strongly recommend using React Native 0.79+ with React 18+  
+We strongly recommend using React Native 0.79+ with React 19.x and @types/react 19.x  
 
 Change the following dependency in your projects `package.json` file to get started. 
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