Description

[I just ran ./gradlew assembleRelease from the ../android folder. The expectation is for the build to finish, but the build hangs for indefinite amount of time and fails with FATAL ERROR: CALL_AND_RETRY_LAST Allocation failed - process out of memory. This is a major blocker]

Reproduction

[In the project root folder, cd android, ./gradlew assembleRelease]

Solution

[A way to run the builds faster]

Additional Information

• React Native version: [0.39] (I have noticed this in earlier versions too)
• Platform: [Android]
• Operating System: [MacOS]