expo: App freezing on real device, but works with development .apk version

Summary

After installing the preview build, the app is freezing on the splash screen. Development version (using expo-dev-client) works fine.

I just realized I’m not the first one with this issue: github issue

Managed or bare workflow? If you have ios/ or android/ directories in your project, the answer is bare!

bare

What platform(s) does this occur on?

Android, iOS

SDK Version (managed workflow only)

No response

Environment

System: OS: Linux 5.4 Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa) Shell: 5.0.17 - /bin/bash Binaries: Node: 10.24.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/node Yarn: 1.22.5 - /usr/bin/yarn npm: 6.14.12 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/npm npmPackages: expo: ~44.0.6 => 44.0.6 react: 17.0.1 => 17.0.1 react-dom: 17.0.1 => 17.0.1 react-native: 0.64.3 => 0.64.3 react-native-web: 0.17.7 => 0.17.7 npmGlobalPackages: eas-cli: 0.47.0 Expo Workflow: managed

Reproducible demo

Adb logcat logs:

03-07 23:01:21.163 2952 32116 E pageboostd: prefetch start : app cominflowsoftrave 03-07 23:01:21.164 2952 32116 E pageboostd: cominflowsoftrave, amt 20246528 scnt 29 fcnt 10 03-07 23:01:21.164 2952 32116 E pageboostd: prefetch end : app cominflowsoftrave data_amount 20246528 03-07 23:01:36.082 2952 32131 E pageboostd: alp start : app cominflowsoftrave 03-07 23:01:36.083 2952 32131 E pageboostd: cominflowsoftrave, amt 33150368 scnt 2 fcnt 0 03-07 23:01:36.084 2952 32131 E pageboostd: cominflowsoftrave, amt 20246528 scnt 29 fcnt 10 03-07 23:01:36.084 2952 32131 E pageboostd: alp end : app cominflowsoftrave data_amount 53396896 03-07 23:01:36.102 29659 29659 E inflowsoft.rav: Not starting debugger since process cannot load the jdwp agent. 03-07 23:01:36.223 29659 29659 E e : java.io.IOException: not a readable directory: /data/user/0/com.inflowsoft.rave/files/okhttp 03-07 23:01:36.430 1179 1225 E WindowManager: win=Window{590008c u0 Splash Screen com.inflowsoft.rave EXITING} destroySurfaces: appStopped=false win.mWindowRemovalAllowed=true win.mRemoveOnExit=true win.mViewVisibility=0 caller=com.android.server.wm.ActivityRecord.destroySurfaces:5251 com.android.server.wm.ActivityRecord.destroySurfaces:5232 com.android.server.wm.WindowState.onExitAnimationDone:5626 com.android.server.wm.WindowStateAnimator.onAnimationFinished:332 com.android.server.wm.WindowState.onAnimationFinished:6091 com.android.server.wm.-$$Lambda$dwJG8BAnLlvKNGuDY9U3-haNY4M.onAnimationFinished:2 com.android.server.wm.SurfaceAnimator.lambda$getFinishedCallback$0$SurfaceAnimator:112

My package.json dependencies:

"@expo/vector-icons": "^12.0.5", "@miblanchard/react-native-slider": "^2.1.0", "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "~1.15.0", "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.8", "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.5.0", "axios": "^0.26.0", "expo": "~44.0.6", "expo-constants": "~13.0.2", "expo-linear-gradient": "~11.0.3", "expo-location": "~14.0.2", "expo-status-bar": "~1.2.0", "expo-updates": "~0.11.6", "moment": "^2.29.1", "react": "17.0.1", "react-dom": "17.0.1", "react-native": "0.64.3", "react-native-global-props": "^1.1.5", "react-native-modal-datetime-picker": "13.0.1", "react-native-ratings": "^8.1.0", "react-native-reanimated": "~2.3.1", "react-native-root-siblings": "^4.1.1", "react-native-root-toast": "^3.3.0", "react-native-safe-area-context": "3.3.2", "react-native-status-bar-height": "^2.6.0", "react-native-svg": "12.1.1", "react-native-web": "0.17.7", "expo-dev-client": "~0.8.4", "react-native-screens": "~3.10.1", "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.1.0"

app.json file:

{ "expo": { "name": "rave", "slug": "rave", "version": "0.0.1", "orientation": "portrait", "icon": "./assets/icon.png", "splash": { "image": "./assets/rave-logo.png", "resizeMode": "contain", "backgroundColor": "#ffffff" }, "updates": { "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 0 }, "assetBundlePatterns": [ "**/*" ], "ios": { "supportsTablet": true, "bundleIdentifier": "com.inflowsoft.rave", "buildNumber": "0.0.1", "infoPlist": { "UIBackgroundModes": [ "location", "fetch" ], "NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription": "Rave.App will use your location to provide you info about awesome nearby events", "NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription": "Rave.App will use your location to provide you info about awesome nearby events", "NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription": "Rave.App will use your location to provide you info about awesome nearby events" } }, "android": { "package": "com.inflowsoft.rave", "versionCode": 1, "adaptiveIcon": { "foregroundImage": "./assets/rave-logo.png", "backgroundColor": "#FFFFFF" }, "permissions":["READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE", "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION", "ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, FOREGROUND_SERVICE"] }, "web": { "favicon": "./assets/favicon.png" }, "userInterfaceStyle": "automatic" } }