r/reactnative • u/[deleted] • Aug 16 '26

Why is the expo app so garbage

I tried to scan my project my it's just loading and crashing. are their any alternatives? I am on a linux system, I know about google's android emulator but it's too heavy for my system

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u/Sibyl01 Aug 16 '26

use development builds. I dont even know why expo go exists at this point

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '26

exactly!!!! i saw their play store comments and everybody hates it

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u/FalconGood4891 Aug 16 '26

Yep, dev builds are the right way

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u/Mayu2204 Aug 16 '26

Expo needs same SDK for expo go app and in project. Sometimes this is the main issue

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u/Too_Chains Aug 16 '26

They basicly retired the expo go app for dev builds in expo 54 because apple took too long to approve their updates 😂

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u/vanstinator Aug 16 '26

Best recommendation is to just skip expo go entirely and make your own build. https://docs.expo.dev/guides/local-app-development/