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 ### Memory issues with PNG images
 
 React Native Android depends on [Fresco](https://github.com/facebook/fresco) for loading and displaying images. Currently we have disabled downsampling because it is experimental, so you may run into memory issues when loading large PNG images.
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+### react-native init hangs
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+Try running `react-native init` with `--verbose` and see [#2797](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/2797) for common causes.