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Example 1: how to run a cloned react native project

...
include ':ReactAndroid'

project(':ReactAndroid').projectDir = new File(
    rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid')
...

Example 2: how to run a cloned react native project

allprojects {
    repositories { ... }

    configurations.all {
        resolutionStrategy {
            dependencySubstitution {
                substitute module("com.facebook.react:react-native:+") with project(":ReactAndroid")
            }
        }
    }
}