---
title: "Android crashes when it tries to render TextInput"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/textinput-error-react-native-android/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/textinput-error-react-native-android.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-19T19:41:31.137Z"
description: "Solutions for common issues and errors in Nutrient React Native SDK with debugging tips and workarounds."
---

This is a [known React Native issue](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31572) with version 0.64 and later. React Native 0.64 isn't compatible with the latest version of [Appcompat](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appcompat), a library that’s part of the `androidx` namespace. When an app tries to render `TextInput`, a `NullPointerException` is thrown.

Below, as highlighted in the [GitHub issue](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31572#issuecomment-912017067) of the React Native repository, we outline what you can do to resolve the issue.

## Updating your Gradle build configuration

As a temporary workaround to solve the issue, pin the Appcompat library to version `1.3.1`, which doesn’t cause the `NullPointerException`:

```groovy

implementation ("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1") {
    version {
        strictly '1.3.1'
    }
}

```
---

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