skip native library loading for frame processors, wip: failing to launch app

package/android/build.gradle

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ android {
             "**/libhermes-executor-debug.so",
             "**/libhermes_executor.so",
             "**/libreactnativejni.so",
+            "**/libreactnative.so",
             "**/libturbomodulejsijni.so",
             "**/libreact_nativemodule_core.so",
             "**/libjscexecutor.so"

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewModule.kt

@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ class CameraViewModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBase
     var sharedRequestCode = 10
 
     init {
-      try {
-        // Load the native part of VisionCamera.
-        // Includes the OpenGL VideoPipeline, as well as Frame Processor JSI bindings
-        System.loadLibrary("VisionCamera")
-      } catch (e: UnsatisfiedLinkError) {
-        Log.e(VisionCameraProxy.TAG, "Failed to load VisionCamera C++ library!", e)
-        throw e
-      }
+      // Skip loading native library for React Native 0.79+ compatibility
+      // Frame Processors are disabled (react-native-worklets-core not installed)
+      // The native library has incompatible JNI signatures for RN 0.79+
+      Log.i(TAG, "VisionCamera native library not loaded - Frame Processors disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility")
     }
   }
 
@@ -73,15 +69,11 @@ class CameraViewModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBase
     }
 
   @ReactMethod(isBlockingSynchronousMethod = true)
-  fun installFrameProcessorBindings(): Boolean =
-    try {
-      val proxy = VisionCameraProxy(reactApplicationContext)
-      VisionCameraInstaller.install(proxy)
-      true
-    } catch (e: Error) {
-      Log.e(TAG, "Failed to install Frame Processor JSI Bindings!", e)
-      false
-    }
+  fun installFrameProcessorBindings(): Boolean {
+    // Frame Processors are disabled for React Native 0.79+ compatibility
+    Log.i(TAG, "Frame Processor bindings not installed - Frame Processors disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility")
+    return false
+  }
 
   @ReactMethod
   fun takePhoto(viewTag: Int, options: ReadableMap, promise: Promise) {

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/frameprocessor/VisionCameraProxy.kt

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class VisionCameraProxy(private val reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) {
     FrameProcessorPluginRegistry.getPlugin(name, this, options)
 
   // private C++ funcs
-  // Commented out due to React Native 0.79+ API compatibility issues
-  // private external fun initHybrid(jsContext: Long, jsCallInvokerHolder: CallInvokerHolderImpl, scheduler: VisionCameraScheduler): HybridData
+  // Keep this declared (even though we don't call it) so JNI can register it
+  // The native library expects this method signature to exist
+  @DoNotStrip
+  @Keep
+  private external fun initHybrid(jsContext: Long, jsCallInvokerHolder: Any, scheduler: VisionCameraScheduler): HybridData
 }