Missing ndkVersion in android/build.gradle

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Bug summary

Building with NDK28 introduces a much different libc++_shared.so. This has exposed that the android/build.gradlle is missing the ndkVersion

The android section of android/build.gradle needs modifying to include

ndkVersion getExtOrDefault("ndkVersion")

Library version

0.2.10

Project type

React Native (bare workflow)

React Native version

0.81.4

Expo SDK version (if applicable)

No response

Environment info

npx react-native info
info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: Windows 11 10.0.26200
  CPU: (16) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz
  Memory: 12.01 GB / 31.91 GB
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 20.19.4
    path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: ~\AppData\Roaming\npm\yarn.CMD
  npm:
    version: 10.8.2
    path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Watchman:
    version: 20240728.093121.0
    path: C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\watchman.EXE
SDKs:
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "34"
      - "35"
      - "36"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
      - 36.0.0
      - 36.1.0
    System Images:
      - android-36 | Google Play Intel x86_64 Atom
    Android NDK: 28.0.13004108
  Windows SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: AI-252.27397.103.2522.14514259
  Visual Studio: Not Found
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17\bin\javac.EXE
  Ruby: Not Found
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.0.0
    wanted: 20.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.1.0
    wanted: 19.1.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.81.4
    wanted: 0.81.4
  react-native-windows: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found

info React Native v0.83.0 is now available (your project is running on v0.81.4).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.0
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.81.4&to=0.83.0
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=windows".

Steps to reproduce

1. Build an app using NDK

buildscript {
ext {
buildToolsVersion = "36.0.0"
minSdkVersion = 26
compileSdkVersion = 36
targetSdkVersion = 36
kotlin_version = '2.1.20' // https://kotlinlang.org/docs/gradle-configure-project.html#apply-the-plugin
kotlinVersion = '2.1.20' // This is required for @invertase/react-native-apple-authentication
ndkVersion = "28.0.13004108"
}
repositories {
google()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.13.2'
classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin:0.81.4")
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.15'
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
}
}

Reproducible example repository

N/A