# IONIC 4 how to use react native plugin in ionic native

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-4-how-to-use-react-native-plugin-in-ionic-native/163164>\
**Category:** Ionic Native\
**Created:** [May 6, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-4-how-to-use-react-native-plugin-in-ionic-native/163164 "2019-05-06T09:01:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanduCuragau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sanducuragau/32/125297_2.png) [@SanduCuragau](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SanduCuragau)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-4-how-to-use-react-native-plugin-in-ionic-native/163164/1 "2019-05-06T09:01:18Z")

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> **[react-native-appstore-version-checker](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-appstore-version-checker)**
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> A react native module to find the app version on play store and ios app store

  
this plugin does exactly what I need in the simplest way, I know react can now somehow work in ionic 4, I’m just not sure if react native plugins can work in ionic native, but I really need this or a similar plugin/fix for ionic

I installed it: npm install react-native-appstore-version-checker --save

I imported and injected in app.module.ts  
import { getAppstoreAppVersion } from “react-native-appstore-version-checker”;  
and in providers I added getAppstoreAppVersion

I imported it into app.component.ts and injected it into the construtor  
and I am using it in a method

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/b/d/bde9868e00e93d12259309cf2ef3ea1ae73eb2b5.png)

everything seems like it could really work, but when build gets to 95% it catches  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/3/d/3d2a3d77d29f91b30878759376c4003c7b78df95.png)

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**Author:** ![SanduCuragau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sanducuragau/32/125297_2.png) [@SanduCuragau](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SanduCuragau)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-4-how-to-use-react-native-plugin-in-ionic-native/163164/2 "2019-05-06T09:23:18Z")

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I think all I’m missing is this

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/8/a/8a05168a2ffbf04a6fdaca2a071913ab3cab5c3c.png)

build.grade updated  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/f/5/f58ec569110b06153952c388ffe17324592724cb.png)

settings.grade updated

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/a/1/a1670d730c5e8f490dbf847bad847c4ae4c53750.png)

All i’m missing is the mainactivity configuration, could someone help me through it I don’t understand what I might be doing wrong

- Add `import com.masteratul.RNAppstoreVersionCheckerPackage;` to the imports at the top of the file
- Add `new RNAppstoreVersionCheckerPackage()` to the list returned by the `getPackages()` method  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/original/3X/d/c/dc1cc2fa8c5e27474e8c9fe465c95bc581b1bc5b.png)