feat(native): external crash reporter

[jpnurmi]

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[JoshuaMoelans]

LGTM!

[sfanahata]

Nothing blocking, but added a couple of suggestions.

[jpnurmi]

Thanks for the suggestions! I've moved the mention of Sentry Desktop Crash Reporter higher up in the doc to avoid burying it at the bottom.