React Native error - Unable to resolve module `./tab-bar-item-ios`

Question

Ive just upgraded react-native-vector-icons from version 7.1 to 8.0......and now Im getting the following error:

    unable to resolve module `./tab-bar-item-ios` from `node_modules\react-native-vector-icons\lib\create-icon-set.js`
    None of these files exist:
  * node_modules\react-native-vector-icons\lib\tab-bar-item-ios(.native|.android.js|.native.js|.js|.android.json|.native.json|.json|.android.ts|.native.ts|.ts|.android.tsx|.native.tsx|.tsx).........etc

Im testing on real Android device, using a windows computer. Any ideas?

score 27 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 25 '21 at 19:22

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It's a cache problem, you can fix it running:

react-native start --reset-cache

Created this account just to answer your question hehe, i know how frustrating those errors can be.

answered Jan 25 '21 at 19:22

Cyrax

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Very interesting indeed......I hear this solution very often, proposed for many different code ailments....and it has NEVER worked as a solution for me......until now!!. First time ever :). Cheers! – james murphy Jan 26 '21 at 04:30
Working for me. If not try ' npm start -- --reset-cache ' – Chanaka Amarasinghe Oct 11 '21 at 07:06
I think it should be given in documentation. – WebInsight Aug 24 '22 at 10:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 24 '21 at 10:49

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Did you use caret(^) when specifying version of react-native-vector-icons? I had same error message and it worked for me after removing '^'

"react-native-vector-icons": "^8.0.0" => "react-native-vector-icons": "8.0.0"

edited Jan 24 '21 at 10:49

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answered Jan 24 '21 at 10:44

skang

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No removing caret didnt work for me. Caret or not...as of today....8.0.0 is installed and this causes the issue – james murphy Jan 25 '21 at 03:18

React Native error - Unable to resolve module `./tab-bar-item-ios`

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