In Android, when click some class or functions always didn't find declaration to go
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Description
Description
Steps to reproduce
In Android, when I click some class or functions always cannnot find declaration to go.This problem only occurs in React-native project.
React Native Version
0.83.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.7.4
CPU: (11) x64 Apple M3 Pro
Memory: 38.25 MB / 36.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 23.5.0
path: /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.9.2
path: /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2025.04.28.00
path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 25.2
- iOS 26.2
- macOS 26.2
- tvOS 26.2
- visionOS 26.2
- watchOS 26.2
Android SDK:
API Levels:
- "35"
- "36"
- "36"
Build Tools:
- 35.0.0
- 36.0.0
System Images:
- android-36.1 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
- android-36.1 | Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google Play ARM 64 v8a
- android-36.1 | Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google Play Intel x86_64 Atom
- android-36 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2025.3 AI-253.31033.145.2533.15113396
Xcode:
version: 26.2/17C52
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.12
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 20.1.0
wanted: 20.1.0
react:
installed: 19.2.3
wanted: 19.2.3
react-native:
installed: 0.83.1
wanted: 0.83.1
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
Stacktrace or Logs
no error, Anroid project can build normally, but when i edit codes and click some class or function in studio,it alway prompts that " Cannot find declaration to go ".
MANDATORY Reproducer
just init a react-native project
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the issue in a freshly initialized React Native 0.83.1 project with Android Studio, then investigate how Android Studio resolves declarations for ReactActivity and other React Native classes. Done means declaration navigation works reliably in the affected project, with a regression test or documented reproduction if the relevant subsystem supports one.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, react-native
- Domain
- developer-experience, mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100