Building My First Mobile App Using React Native

🚀 Introduction:

During my internship at ACIC-KIF, I built two mobile apps—one of them was a smart NFC Tag Reader. This blog walks through the process of building my first mobile app using React Native.

🛠️ Tech Stack:

React Native

JavaScript

Expo

React Native NFC Manager

Firebase

📱 App Features:

Detect and read NFC tags

Display content from NFC in real time

Responsive mobile UI

Real-device testing

🚧 Challenges I Faced:

NFC support is not available in all Android phones

Handling permission requests was tricky

Debugging device-specific behavior

🌟 What I Gained:

Full app lifecycle understanding

How to handle hardware interactions

Firebase integration basics