How to re-enable the menu Build Native Mobile App in Mendix Studio Pro
For some reason, maybe after you install or uninstall a given version of Studio Pro, the Build Native Mobile App menu item becomes unable. This article describes an easy procedure to re-enable such a menu item.
The Problem
Your Build Native Mobile App menu item is disabled, so you can’t execute the Native Builder UI! As a consequence, you can’t create or update the React Native Template project code with the Mendix bundle.
Before proceeding with the solution, be sure that your Mendix project has the Native Profile properly configured.
The Solution
In order to solve this issue, you must re-install the Native Builder UI. Download the latest version of this tool by using the link below:
https://appdev-mx-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/native-builders/latest.exe
This link seems weird, huh 🤨? But it is official, you can check in the Mendix documentation:
https://docs.mendix.com/refguide/mobile/getting-started-with-mobile/prerequisites/#air-gapped-development
If you have Studio Pro open, please close it. Then, install the tool latest.exe
as usual:
Finally, after installation, execute Studio Pro and hopefully, you will be able to use Native Builder UI again by clicking on the Build Native Mobile App menu item!