diff --git a/docs/upgrading.html b/docs/upgrading.html index f1a61ed75a7..5806d58542f 100644 --- a/docs/upgrading.html +++ b/docs/upgrading.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ and other goodies. Because React Native projects are essentially made up of an A iOS project and a JavaScript project, all combined under an npm package, upgrading can be rather tricky. But we try to make it easy for you. Here's what you need to do to upgrade from an older version of React Native:

1. Upgrade the react-native dependency #

Note the latest version of the react-native npm package from here:

Open your package.json file and update the version of react-native under dependencies to the -latest version. Now, in a terminal run:

$ npm install

2. Upgrade your project templates #

NOTE: This feature is not yet available in the stable release of React Native. Stay tuned.

The new npm package will likely contain updates to the files that are normally generated when you +latest version. Now, in a terminal run:

$ npm install

2. Upgrade your project templates #

NOTE: This feature is available in version 0.14.0-rc and higher.

The new npm package will likely contain updates to the files that are normally generated when you run react-native init, like the iOS and the Android sub-projects. To get these latest changes, run this in a terminal:

$ react-native upgrade

This will check your files against the latest template and perform the following: