iOS Installation
August 14, 2022 ยท View on GitHub
Automatic linking
react-native link react-native-callkeep
Installation with Cocoa pods
Include in a Podfile in your react-native ios directory:
pod 'RNCallKeep', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-callkeep'
Then:
cd ios
pod install
Manual installation
1. Add Files To Project
1.1. In Xcode: Right click Libraries โ Add Files to [Your project name].

1.2. Choose node_modules/react-native-callkeep/ios/RNCallKeep.xcodeproj then click Add.

You'll now have the Library included.

2. Link library in build phases
2.1. Click on Build Phases tab, then open Link Binary With Libraries.

2.2. Add libRNCallKeep.a.

Common installation steps
1. Link required libraries
1.1. Click on Build Phases tab, then open Link Binary With Libraries.
1.2. Add CallKit.framework and Intents.framework (and mark it Optional).

2. Add header search path
2.1. Click on Build Settings tab, then search for Header Search Paths.
2.2. Add $(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/react-native-callkeep/ios/RNCallKeep.

3. Allow voip background
3.1. Open Info.plist file and add voip in UIBackgroundModes.

By editing this file with a text editor, your should see:
<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
<array>
<string>voip</string>
</array>
4. Updating AppDelegate.m
4.1. Import Library:
+ #import "RNCallKeep.h"
4.2. Handling User Activity.
This delegate will be called when the user tries to start a call from native Phone App.
Add it before the @end tag.
+ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
+ continueUserActivity:(NSUserActivity *)userActivity
+ restorationHandler:(void(^)(NSArray<id<UIUserActivityRestoring>> * __nullable restorableObjects))restorationHandler
+ {
+ return [RNCallKeep application:application
+ continueUserActivity:userActivity
+ restorationHandler:restorationHandler];
+ }