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  1. Upgrade Expo: npm i -g exp.

  2. Open Expo XDE & start a new project.

  3. Copy the expo, react, & react-native versions from the package.json file into your current project.

  4. Upgrade any other packages that might be stale. Especially things like react-navigation, react-native-elements, or any other Expo-specific packages.

  5. Delete node_modules folder, package-lock.json, and/or yarn.lock.

  6. Run npm install or yarn.

  7. Delete the Expo Client app from your phone and/or simulator.

  8. Use Expo XDE to install the Expo Client app on the simulator (Cmd + i) and the App Store to install it on your phone.

  9. Change the sdkVersion in app.json to match the expo version in package.json.

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