iOS ad hoc EAS preview build - App crashes on open

[Nico-Gia]

Hi everyone,

I tried several "iOS internal distribution build" in order to install my app using ad hoc distribution but every time I try to open it, it crashes immediately. Developer mode is turned on of course.

I plugged my iOS device to consult the Xcode console and I'm getting some errors:

First error:
Invariant Violation: TurboModuleRegistry.getEnforcing(...): 'DevSettings' could not be found. Verify that a module by this name is registered in the native binary., js engine: hermes

Second error: (this one could be due to expo-router)

Invariant Violation: "main" has not been registered. This can happen if:
* Metro (the local dev server) is run from the wrong folder. Check if Metro is running, stop it and restart it in the current project.
* A module failed to load due to an error and `AppRegistry.registerComponent` wasn't called., js engine: hermes

Third error:
Unable to find module for RedBox

Fourth error:
Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'RCTFatalException: Unhandled JS Exception: Invariant Violation: TurboModuleRegistry.getEnforcing(...): 'DevSettings' could not be found. Verify that a module by this name is registered in the native binary., js engine: hermes', reason: 'Unhandled JS Exception: Invariant Violation: TurboModuleRegistry.getEnforcing(...): 'DevSettings' could not be found. Verify that a module by this name is registered in the na...,

I made some research but all solutions I found suggested to use the react-native cli or to directly alter the ios/Podfile but I don't thinks it's an appropriate solution when using EAS, am I wrong?

All steps from the EAS build went fine except for some warnings:
Install dependencies:

Running "yarn install" in /Users/expo/workingdir/build directory
yarn install v1.22.17
[1/4] Resolving packages...

[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro@0.73.10"
[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro-resolver@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro-resolver@0.73.10"
[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro@0.73.10"
[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro-resolver@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro-resolver@0.73.10"

[2/4] Fetching packages...
[3/4] Linking dependencies...

[stderr] warning "react-native > react-native-codegen > jscodeshift@0.13.1" has unmet peer dependency "@babel/preset-env@^7.1.6".
[stderr] warning "react-native-render-html > @native-html/transient-render-engine@11.2.3" has unmet peer dependency "@types/react-native@*".
[stderr] warning "react-native-render-html > @native-html/transient-render-engine > @native-html/css-processor@1.11.0" has unmet peer dependency "@types/react-native@*".

[4/4] Building fresh packages...
Done in 28.74s.

Prebuild:

[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro@0.73.10"
[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro-resolver@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro-resolver@0.73.10"
[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro@0.73.10"
[stderr] warning Resolution field "metro-resolver@0.76.0" is incompatible with requested version "metro-resolver@0.73.10"

My package.json and eas.json:
packages.json

{
	"name": "xxx",
	"version": "1.0.0",
	"main": "index.tsx",
	"scripts": {
		"dev": "expo start",
		"android": "expo run:android",
		"ios": "expo run:ios",
		"web": "expo start --web",
		"build": "expo start --no-dev --minify",
		"build:preview:android": "eas build -p android --profile preview",
		"build:preview:ios": "eas build -p ios --profile preview",
		"build:preview:all": "eas build -p all --profile preview",
		"start": "expo start --dev-client"
	},
	"dependencies": {
		"@expo/metro-config": "^0.10.7",
		"@expo/webpack-config": "^18.0.1",
		"@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "1.17.11",
		"@react-native-community/netinfo": "9.3.7",
		"@react-navigation/native": "^6.1.7",
		"@types/react": "~18.0.27",
		"expo": "~48.0.18",
		"expo-constants": "~14.2.1",
		"expo-dev-client": "~2.2.1",
		"expo-device": "~5.2.1",
		"expo-file-system": "~15.2.2",
		"expo-font": "~11.1.1",
		"expo-linking": "~4.0.1",
		"expo-localization": "~14.1.1",
		"expo-media-library": "~15.2.3",
		"expo-notifications": "~0.18.1",
		"expo-permissions": "~14.1.1",
		"expo-router": "^1.0.0",
		"expo-sharing": "~11.2.2",
		"expo-splash-screen": "~0.18.2",
		"expo-sqlite": "~11.1.1",
		"expo-status-bar": "~1.4.4",
		"lodash": "^4.17.21",
		"nativewind": "^2.0.11",
		"postcss": "8.4.23",
		"react": "18.2.0",
		"react-dom": "18.2.0",
		"react-native": "0.71.8",
		"react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.9.0",
		"react-native-reanimated": "~2.14.4",
		"react-native-render-html": "^6.3.4",
		"react-native-safe-area-context": "4.5.0",
		"react-native-screens": "~3.20.0",
		"react-native-svg": "13.4.0",
		"react-native-web": "~0.18.10",
		"typescript": "^4.9.4",
		"zustand": "^4.3.9"
	},
	"devDependencies": {
		"@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
		"@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import": "^7.8.3",
		"@types/lodash": "^4.14.196",
		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0",
		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.0.0",
		"babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^5.0.0",
		"eslint": "^8.44.0",
		"eslint-config-prettier": "^8.8.0",
		"eslint-config-universe": "^11.3.0",
		"eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0",
		"eslint-plugin-react": "^7.32.2",
		"eslint-plugin-react-native": "^4.0.0",
		"eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^10.0.0",
		"eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^3.0.0",
		"prettier": "^3.0.0",
		"react-native-svg-transformer": "^1.1.0",
		"tailwindcss": "3.3.2"
	},
	"private": true,
	"eslintConfig": {
		"extends": "universe/native"
	},
	"resolutions": {
		"metro": "0.76.0",
		"metro-resolver": "0.76.0",
		"@expo/config-plugins": "~6.0.0"
	}
}

eas.json

{
	"cli": {
		"version": ">= 3.18.3"
	},
	"build": {
		"development": {
			"developmentClient": true,
			"distribution": "internal"
		},
		"preview": {
			"distribution": "internal",
			"android": {
				"buildType": "apk"
			}
		},
		"production": {}
	},
	"submit": {
		"production": {}
	}
}

[Nico-Gia]

Upgrading to Expo SDK 49 fixed the issue.

[Coreeze]

Had a similar problem. Doing this fixed it:

1. check env vars (mine were not being read)
2. downgraded react-native-svg to 13.14.0 - if you google it people had problems because of it.