diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/expo-library/example/App.js b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/expo-library/example/App.js
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-export { default } from './src/App';
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/expo-library/example/index.js b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/expo-library/example/index.js
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+import { registerRootComponent } from 'expo';
+
+import App from './src/App';
+
+// registerRootComponent calls AppRegistry.registerComponent('main', () => App);
+// It also ensures that whether you load the app in Expo Go or in a native build,
+// the environment is set up appropriately
+registerRootComponent(App);