From 5fb2037c2a391e34b1a6d5965de85a0679c87bfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Hardy Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 07:54:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs(app, expo): add note about uninstalling Expo Go as needed --- docs/index.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index e03f361628..90d63a1a68 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ The following is an example `app.json` to enable the React Native Firebase modul If you are compiling your app locally, run [`npx expo prebuild --clean`](https://docs.expo.dev/workflow/prebuild/) to generate the native project directories. Then, follow the local app compilation steps described in [Local app development](https://docs.expo.dev/guides/local-app-development/) guide in Expo docs. If you prefer using a build service, refer to [EAS Build](https://docs.expo.dev/build/setup/). +Note that if you have already installed the `Expo Go` app (using something like `npx expo run` instead of doing the `--prebuild` local development steps...) then you must uninstall it first. The `Expo Go` app does not contain most non-Expo native modules like react-native-firebase, and you will see errors related to the native modules not being loaded if you try to use it. + #### Expo Tools for VSCode If you are using the [Expo Tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=expo.vscode-expo-tools) VSCode extension, the IntelliSense will display a list of available plugins when editing the `plugins` section of `app.json`.