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A reference of available properties in Expo app config.


The following is a list of properties that are available for you under the "expo" key in app.json or app.config.json. These properties can be passed to the top level object of app.config.js or app.config.ts.

For more general information on app configuration, such as the differences between the various app configuration files, see Configuration with app.json/app.config.js.

Properties

name

Type: string

The name of your app as it appears both within Expo Go and on your home screen as a standalone app.

Bare Workflow

To change the name of your app, edit the 'Display Name' field in Xcode and the app_name string in android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

description

Type: string

A short description of what your app is and why it is great.

slug

Type: string

A URL-friendly name for your project that is unique across your account.

owner

Type: string

The name of the Expo account that owns the project. This is useful for teams collaborating on a project. If not provided, the owner defaults to the username of the current user.

currentFullName

Type: string

The auto generated Expo account name and slug used for display purposes. It is not meant to be set directly. Formatted like @username/slug. When unauthenticated, the username is @anonymous. For published projects, this value may change when a project is transferred between accounts or renamed.

originalFullName

Type: string

The auto generated Expo account name and slug used for services like Notifications and AuthSession proxy. It is not meant to be set directly. Formatted like @username/slug. When unauthenticated, the username is @anonymous. For published projects, this value will not change when a project is transferred between accounts or renamed.

privacy

Type: enum

Defaults to unlisted. unlisted hides the project from search results. hidden restricts access to the project page to only the owner and other users that have been granted access. Valid values: public, unlisted, hidden.

sdkVersion

Type: string

The Expo sdkVersion to run the project on. This should line up with the version specified in your package.json.

runtimeVersion

One of types: { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z\\d][a-zA-Z\\d._+()-]{0,254}$" }{ "type": "string", "pattern": "^exposdk:((\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)|(UNVERSIONED))$" }{ "type": "object", "properties": { "policy": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "nativeVersion", "sdkVersion", "appVersion", "fingerprintExperimental" ] } }, "required": [ "policy" ] }

Note: Don't use this property unless you are sure what you're doing

The runtime version associated with this manifest. Set this to {"policy": "nativeVersion"} to generate it automatically.

version

Type: string

Your app version. In addition to this field, you'll also use ios.buildNumber and android.versionCode — read more about how to version your app here. On iOS this corresponds to CFBundleShortVersionString, and on Android, this corresponds to versionName. The required format can be found here.

Bare Workflow

To change your app version, edit the 'Version' field in Xcode and the versionName string in android/app/build.gradle

platforms

Type: array

Platforms that your project explicitly supports. If not specified, it defaults to ["ios", "android"].

Example

[ "ios", "android", "web" ]

githubUrl

Type: string

If you would like to share the source code of your app on Github, enter the URL for the repository here and it will be linked to from your Expo project page.

Example

"https://github.com/expo/expo"

orientation

Type: enum

Locks your app to a specific orientation with portrait or landscape. Defaults to no lock. Valid values: default, portrait, landscape

userInterfaceStyle

Type: enum

Configuration to force the app to always use the light or dark user-interface appearance, such as "dark mode", or make it automatically adapt to the system preferences. If not provided, defaults to light. Requires expo-system-ui be installed in your project to work on Android.

backgroundColor

Type: string

The background color for your app, behind any of your React views. This is also known as the root view background color. Requires expo-system-ui be installed in your project to work on iOS.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'. Default is white: '#ffffff'

primaryColor

Type: string

On Android, this will determine the color of your app in the multitasker. Currently this is not used on iOS, but it may be used for other purposes in the future.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

icon

Type: string

Local path or remote URL to an image to use for your app's icon. We recommend that you use a 1024x1024 png file. This icon will appear on the home screen and within the Expo app.

Bare Workflow

To change your app's icon, edit or replace the files in ios/<PROJECT-NAME>/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset (we recommend using Xcode), and android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-<RESOLUTION>. Be sure to follow the guidelines for each platform (iOS, Android 7.1 and below, and Android 8+) and to provide your new icon in each existing size.

notification

Type: object

Configuration for remote (push) notifications.

icon

Type: string • Path: notification.icon

(Android only) Local path or remote URL to an image to use as the icon for push notifications. 96x96 png grayscale with transparency. We recommend following Google's design guidelines. If not provided, defaults to your app icon.

color

Type: string • Path: notification.color

(Android only) Tint color for the push notification image when it appears in the notification tray. Defaults to #ffffff

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

iosDisplayInForeground

Type: boolean • Path: notification.iosDisplayInForeground

Whether or not to display notifications when the app is in the foreground on iOS. _displayInForeground option in the individual push notification message overrides this option. Learn more. Defaults to false.

androidMode

Type: enum • Path: notification.androidMode

Show each push notification individually (default) or collapse into one (collapse).

androidCollapsedTitle

Type: string • Path: notification.androidCollapsedTitle

If androidMode is set to collapse, this title is used for the collapsed notification message. For example, '#{unread_notifications} new interactions'.

androidStatusBar

Type: object

Configuration for the status bar on Android. For more details please navigate to Configuring StatusBar.

barStyle

Type: enum • Path: androidStatusBar.barStyle

Configures the status bar icons to have a light or dark color. Valid values: light-content, dark-content. Defaults to dark-content

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: androidStatusBar.backgroundColor

Specifies the background color of the status bar. Defaults to #00000000 (transparent) for dark-content bar style and #00000088 (semi-transparent black) for light-content bar style

6 character long hex color string '#RRGGBB', for example, '#000000' for black. Or 8 character long hex color string '#RRGGBBAA', for example, '#00000088' for semi-transparent black.

hidden

Type: boolean • Path: androidStatusBar.hidden

Instructs the system whether the status bar should be visible or not. Defaults to false

translucent

Type: boolean • Path: androidStatusBar.translucent

When false, the system status bar pushes the content of your app down (similar to position: relative). When true, the status bar floats above the content in your app (similar to position: absolute). Defaults to true to match the iOS status bar behavior (which can only float above content). Explicitly setting this property to true will add android:windowTranslucentStatus to styles.xml and may cause unexpected keyboard behavior on Android when using the softwareKeyboardLayoutMode set to resize. In this case you will have to use KeyboardAvoidingView to manage the keyboard layout.

androidNavigationBar

Type: object

Configuration for the bottom navigation bar on Android. Can be used to configure the expo-navigation-bar module in EAS Build.

visible

Type: enum • Path: androidNavigationBar.visible

Determines how and when the navigation bar is shown. Learn more. Requires expo-navigation-bar be installed in your project. Valid values: leanback, immersive, sticky-immersive

leanback results in the navigation bar being hidden until the first touch gesture is registered.

immersive results in the navigation bar being hidden until the user swipes up from the edge where the navigation bar is hidden.

sticky-immersive is identical to 'immersive' except that the navigation bar will be semi-transparent and will be hidden again after a short period of time.

barStyle

Type: enum • Path: androidNavigationBar.barStyle

Configure the navigation bar icons to have a light or dark color. Supported on Android Oreo and newer. Valid values: 'light-content', 'dark-content'

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: androidNavigationBar.backgroundColor

Specifies the background color of the navigation bar.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

developmentClient

Type: object

Settings that apply specifically to running this app in a development client

silentLaunch

Type: boolean • Path: developmentClient.silentLaunch

If true, the app will launch in a development client with no additional dialogs or progress indicators, just like in a standalone app.

scheme

One of types: { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*$" }{ "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*$" } }

URL scheme(s) to link into your app. For example, if we set this to 'demo', then demo:// URLs would open your app when tapped. This is a build-time configuration, it has no effect in Expo Go.

String beginning with a lowercase letter followed by any combination of lowercase letters, digits, "+", "." or "-"

Bare Workflow

To change your app's scheme, replace all occurrences of the old scheme in Info.plist and AndroidManifest.xml

extra

Type: object

Any extra fields you want to pass to your experience. Values are accessible via Constants.expoConfig.extra (Learn more)

updates

Type: object

Configuration for how and when the app should request OTA JavaScript updates

enabled

Type: boolean • Path: updates.enabled

If set to false, your standalone app will never download any code, and will only use code bundled locally on the device. In that case, all updates to your app must be submitted through app store review. Defaults to true. (Note: This will not work out of the box with ExpoKit projects)

checkAutomatically

Type: enum • Path: updates.checkAutomatically

By default, Expo will check for updates every time the app is loaded. Set this to ON_ERROR_RECOVERY to disable automatic checking unless recovering from an error. Set this to NEVER to completely disable automatic checking. Must be one of ON_LOAD (default value), ON_ERROR_RECOVERY, WIFI_ONLY, or NEVER

fallbackToCacheTimeout

Type: number • Path: updates.fallbackToCacheTimeout

How long (in ms) to allow for fetching OTA updates before falling back to a cached version of the app. Defaults to 0. Must be between 0 and 300000 (5 minutes).

url

Type: string • Path: updates.url

URL from which expo-updates will fetch update manifests

codeSigningCertificate

Type: string • Path: updates.codeSigningCertificate

Local path of a PEM-formatted X.509 certificate used for requiring and verifying signed Expo updates

codeSigningMetadata

Type: object • Path: updates.codeSigningMetadata

Metadata for codeSigningCertificate

alg

Type: enum • Path: updates.codeSigningMetadata.alg

Algorithm used to generate manifest code signing signature.

keyid

Type: string • Path: updates.codeSigningMetadata.keyid

Identifier for the key in the certificate. Used to instruct signing mechanisms when signing or verifying signatures.

requestHeaders

Type: object • Path: updates.requestHeaders

Extra HTTP headers to include in HTTP requests made by expo-updates. These may override preset headers.

locales

Type: object

Provide overrides by locale for System Dialog prompts like Permissions Boxes

Bare Workflow

To add or change language and localization information in your iOS app, you need to use Xcode.

plugins

Type: array

Config plugins for adding extra functionality to your project. Learn more.

Bare Workflow

Plugins that add modifications can only be used with prebuilding and managed EAS Build

splash

Type: object

Configuration for loading and splash screen for standalone apps.

Bare Workflow

To change your app's icon, edit or replace the files in ios/<PROJECT-NAME>/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset (we recommend using Xcode), and android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-<RESOLUTION> (Android Studio can generate the appropriate image files for you). Be sure to follow the guidelines for each platform (iOS, Android 7.1 and below, and Android 8+) and to provide your new icon in each required size.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: splash.backgroundColor

Color to fill the loading screen background

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

Bare Workflow

For Android, edit the colorPrimary item in android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml

resizeMode

Type: enum • Path: splash.resizeMode

Determines how the image will be displayed in the splash loading screen. Must be one of cover or contain, defaults to contain.

image

Type: string • Path: splash.image

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

jsEngine

Type: enum

Specifies the JavaScript engine for apps. Supported only on EAS Build. Defaults to hermes. Valid values: hermes, jsc.

Bare Workflow

To change the JavaScript engine, update the expo.jsEngine value in ios/Podfile.properties.json or android/gradle.properties

ios

Type: object

Configuration that is specific to the iOS platform.

publishManifestPath

Type: string • Path: ios.publishManifestPath

The manifest for the iOS version of your app will be written to this path during publish.

publishBundlePath

Type: string • Path: ios.publishBundlePath

The bundle for the iOS version of your app will be written to this path during publish.

bundleIdentifier

Type: string • Path: ios.bundleIdentifier

The bundle identifier for your iOS standalone app. You make it up, but it needs to be unique on the App Store. See this StackOverflow question.

iOS bundle identifier notation unique name for your app. For example, host.exp.expo, where exp.host is our domain and expo is our app name.

Bare Workflow

Set this value in info.plist under CFBundleIdentifier

buildNumber

Type: string • Path: ios.buildNumber

Build number for your iOS standalone app. Corresponds to CFBundleVersion and must match Apple's specified format. (Note: Transporter will pull the value for Version Number from expo.version and NOT from expo.ios.buildNumber.)

Bare Workflow

Set this value in info.plist under CFBundleVersion

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: ios.backgroundColor

The background color for your iOS app, behind any of your React views. Overrides the top-level backgroundColor key if it is present. Requires expo-system-ui be installed in your project to work on iOS.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

icon

Type: string • Path: ios.icon

Local path or remote URL to an image to use for your app's icon on iOS. If specified, this overrides the top-level icon key. Use a 1024x1024 icon which follows Apple's interface guidelines for icons, including color profile and transparency.

Expo will generate the other required sizes. This icon will appear on the home screen and within the Expo app.

appStoreUrl

Type: string • Path: ios.appStoreUrl

URL to your app on the Apple App Store, if you have deployed it there. This is used to link to your store page from your Expo project page if your app is public.

Example

"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/expo-client/id982107779"

bitcode

Type: undefined • Path: ios.bitcode

Enable iOS Bitcode optimizations in the native build. Accepts the name of an iOS build configuration to enable for a single configuration and disable for all others, e.g. Debug, Release. Not available in Expo Go. Defaults to undefined which uses the template's predefined settings.

config

Type: object • Path: ios.config

Note: This property key is not included in the production manifest and will evaluate to undefined. It is used internally only in the build process, because it contains API keys that some may want to keep private.

branch

Type: object • Path: ios.config.branch

Branch key to hook up Branch linking services.

apiKey

Type: string • Path: ios.config.branch.apiKey

Your Branch API key

usesNonExemptEncryption

Type: boolean • Path: ios.config.usesNonExemptEncryption

Sets ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption in the standalone ipa's Info.plist to the given boolean value.

googleMapsApiKey

Type: string • Path: ios.config.googleMapsApiKey

Google Maps iOS SDK key for your standalone app.

googleMobileAdsAppId

Type: string • Path: ios.config.googleMobileAdsAppId

Google Mobile Ads App ID Google AdMob App ID.

googleMobileAdsAutoInit

Type: boolean • Path: ios.config.googleMobileAdsAutoInit

A boolean indicating whether to initialize Google App Measurement and begin sending user-level event data to Google immediately when the app starts. The default in Expo (Go and in standalone apps) is false. Sets the opposite of the given value to the following key in Info.plist.

googleServicesFile

Type: string • Path: ios.googleServicesFile

Firebase Configuration File Location of the GoogleService-Info.plist file for configuring Firebase.

supportsTablet

Type: boolean • Path: ios.supportsTablet

Whether your standalone iOS app supports tablet screen sizes. Defaults to false.

Bare Workflow

Set this value in info.plist under UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad

isTabletOnly

Type: boolean • Path: ios.isTabletOnly

If true, indicates that your standalone iOS app does not support handsets, and only supports tablets.

Bare Workflow

Set this value in info.plist under UISupportedInterfaceOrientations

requireFullScreen

Type: boolean • Path: ios.requireFullScreen

If true, indicates that your standalone iOS app does not support Slide Over and Split View on iPad. Defaults to false

Bare Workflow

Use Xcode to set UIRequiresFullScreen

userInterfaceStyle

Type: enum • Path: ios.userInterfaceStyle

Configuration to force the app to always use the light or dark user-interface appearance, such as "dark mode", or make it automatically adapt to the system preferences. If not provided, defaults to light.

infoPlist

Type: object • Path: ios.infoPlist

Dictionary of arbitrary configuration to add to your standalone app's native Info.plist. Applied prior to all other Expo-specific configuration. No other validation is performed, so use this at your own risk of rejection from the App Store.

entitlements

Type: object • Path: ios.entitlements

Dictionary of arbitrary configuration to add to your standalone app's native *.entitlements (plist). Applied prior to all other Expo-specific configuration. No other validation is performed, so use this at your own risk of rejection from the App Store.

privacyManifests

Type: object • Path: ios.privacyManifests

Dictionary of privacy manifest definitions to add to your app's native PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file. Learn more

NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes

Type: array • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes

A list of required reasons of why your app uses restricted API categories. Learn more

NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType

Type: string • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes.NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType

A string that identifies the category of required reason APIs your app uses

NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons

Type: array • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes.NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons

A list of reasons for a specific category.

NSPrivacyTrackingDomains

Type: array • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyTrackingDomains

A list of domains that your app uses for tracking.

NSPrivacyTracking

Type: boolean • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyTracking

A Boolean that indicates whether your app or third-party SDK uses data for tracking.

NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes

Type: array • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes

A list of collected data types that your app uses.

NSPrivacyCollectedDataType

Type: string • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes.NSPrivacyCollectedDataType

NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked

Type: boolean • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked

NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking

Type: boolean • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking

NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes

Type: array • Path: ios.privacyManifests.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes.NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes

associatedDomains

Type: array • Path: ios.associatedDomains

An array that contains Associated Domains for the standalone app. Learn more.

Entries must follow the format applinks:<fully qualified domain>[:port number]. Learn more.

Bare Workflow

Build with EAS, or use Xcode to enable this capability manually. Learn more.

usesIcloudStorage

Type: boolean • Path: ios.usesIcloudStorage

A boolean indicating if the app uses iCloud Storage for DocumentPicker. See DocumentPicker docs for details.

Bare Workflow

Use Xcode, or ios.entitlements to configure this.

usesAppleSignIn

Type: boolean • Path: ios.usesAppleSignIn

A boolean indicating if the app uses Apple Sign-In. See AppleAuthentication docs for details.

accessesContactNotes

Type: boolean • Path: ios.accessesContactNotes

A Boolean value that indicates whether the app may access the notes stored in contacts. You must receive permission from Apple before you can submit your app for review with this capability.

splash

Type: object • Path: ios.splash

Configuration for loading and splash screen for standalone iOS apps.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: ios.splash.backgroundColor

Color to fill the loading screen background

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

resizeMode

Type: enum • Path: ios.splash.resizeMode

Determines how the image will be displayed in the splash loading screen. Must be one of cover or contain, defaults to contain.

image

Type: string • Path: ios.splash.image

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

tabletImage

Type: string • Path: ios.splash.tabletImage

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

dark

Type: object • Path: ios.splash.dark

Configuration for loading and splash screen for standalone iOS apps in dark mode.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: ios.splash.dark.backgroundColor

Color to fill the loading screen background

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

resizeMode

Type: enum • Path: ios.splash.dark.resizeMode

Determines how the image will be displayed in the splash loading screen. Must be one of cover or contain, defaults to contain.

image

Type: string • Path: ios.splash.dark.image

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

tabletImage

Type: string • Path: ios.splash.dark.tabletImage

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

jsEngine

Type: enum • Path: ios.jsEngine

Specifies the JavaScript engine for iOS apps. Supported only on EAS Build. Defaults to hermes. Valid values: hermes, jsc.

Bare Workflow

To change the JavaScript engine, update the expo.jsEngine value in ios/Podfile.properties.json

runtimeVersion

One of types: { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z\\d][a-zA-Z\\d._+()-]{0,254}$" }{ "type": "string", "pattern": "^exposdk:((\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)|(UNVERSIONED))$" }{ "type": "object", "properties": { "policy": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "nativeVersion", "sdkVersion", "appVersion", "fingerprintExperimental" ] } }, "required": [ "policy" ] } • Path: ios.runtimeVersion

Note: Don't use this property unless you are sure what you're doing

The runtime version associated with this manifest for the iOS platform. If provided, this will override the top level runtimeVersion key. Set this to {"policy": "nativeVersion"} to generate it automatically.

android

Type: object

Configuration that is specific to the Android platform.

publishManifestPath

Type: string • Path: android.publishManifestPath

The manifest for the Android version of your app will be written to this path during publish.

publishBundlePath

Type: string • Path: android.publishBundlePath

The bundle for the Android version of your app will be written to this path during publish.

package

Type: string • Path: android.package

The package name for your Android standalone app. You make it up, but it needs to be unique on the Play Store. See this StackOverflow question.

Reverse DNS notation unique name for your app. Valid Android Application ID. For example, com.example.app, where com.example is our domain and app is our app. The name may only contain lowercase and uppercase letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) and underscores (_), separated by periods (.). Each component of the name should start with a lowercase letter.

Bare Workflow

This is set in android/app/build.gradle as applicationId as well as in your AndroidManifest.xml file (multiple places).

versionCode

Type: integer • Path: android.versionCode

Version number required by Google Play. Increment by one for each release. Must be a positive integer. Learn more

Bare Workflow

This is set in android/app/build.gradle as versionCode

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: android.backgroundColor

The background color for your Android app, behind any of your React views. Overrides the top-level backgroundColor key if it is present.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

Bare Workflow

This is set in android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml under android:windowBackground

userInterfaceStyle

Type: enum • Path: android.userInterfaceStyle

Configuration to force the app to always use the light or dark user-interface appearance, such as "dark mode", or make it automatically adapt to the system preferences. If not provided, defaults to light. Requires expo-system-ui be installed in your project to work on Android.

icon

Type: string • Path: android.icon

Local path or remote URL to an image to use for your app's icon on Android. If specified, this overrides the top-level icon key. We recommend that you use a 1024x1024 png file (transparency is recommended for the Google Play Store). This icon will appear on the home screen and within the Expo app.

adaptiveIcon

Type: object • Path: android.adaptiveIcon

Settings for an Adaptive Launcher Icon on Android. Learn more

foregroundImage

Type: string • Path: android.adaptiveIcon.foregroundImage

Local path or remote URL to an image to use for your app's icon on Android. If specified, this overrides the top-level icon and the android.icon keys. Should follow the specified guidelines. This icon will appear on the home screen.

monochromeImage

Type: string • Path: android.adaptiveIcon.monochromeImage

Local path or remote URL to an image representing the Android 13+ monochromatic icon. Should follow the specified guidelines. This icon will appear on the home screen when the user enables 'Themed icons' in system settings on a device running Android 13+.

backgroundImage

Type: string • Path: android.adaptiveIcon.backgroundImage

Local path or remote URL to a background image for your app's Adaptive Icon on Android. If specified, this overrides the backgroundColor key. Must have the same dimensions as foregroundImage, and has no effect if foregroundImage is not specified. Should follow the specified guidelines.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: android.adaptiveIcon.backgroundColor

Color to use as the background for your app's Adaptive Icon on Android. Defaults to white, #FFFFFF. Has no effect if foregroundImage is not specified.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

playStoreUrl

Type: string • Path: android.playStoreUrl

URL to your app on the Google Play Store, if you have deployed it there. This is used to link to your store page from your Expo project page if your app is public.

Example

"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=host.exp.exponent"

permissions

Type: array • Path: android.permissions

A list of permissions to add to the app AndroidManifest.xml during prebuild. For example: ['android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM']

Bare Workflow

To change the permissions your app requests, edit AndroidManifest.xml directly. To prevent your app from requesting specific permissions (which may automatically be added through an installed native package), add those permissions to AndroidManifest.xml along with a tools:node="remove" tag.

blockedPermissions

Type: array • Path: android.blockedPermissions

List of permissions to block in the final AndroidManifest.xml. This is useful for removing permissions that are added by native package AndroidManifest.xml files which are merged into the final manifest. Internally this feature uses the tools:node="remove" XML attribute to remove permissions. Not available in Expo Go.

googleServicesFile

Type: string • Path: android.googleServicesFile

Firebase Configuration File Location of the google-services.json file for configuring Firebase. Including this key automatically enables FCM in your standalone app.

Bare Workflow

Add or edit the file directly at android/app/google-services.json

config

Type: object • Path: android.config

Note: This property key is not included in the production manifest and will evaluate to undefined. It is used internally only in the build process, because it contains API keys that some may want to keep private.

branch

Type: object • Path: android.config.branch

Branch key to hook up Branch linking services.

apiKey

Type: string • Path: android.config.branch.apiKey

Your Branch API key

googleMaps

Type: object • Path: android.config.googleMaps

Google Maps Android SDK configuration for your standalone app.

apiKey

Type: string • Path: android.config.googleMaps.apiKey

Your Google Maps Android SDK API key

googleMobileAdsAppId

Type: string • Path: android.config.googleMobileAdsAppId

Google Mobile Ads App ID Google AdMob App ID.

googleMobileAdsAutoInit

Type: boolean • Path: android.config.googleMobileAdsAutoInit

A boolean indicating whether to initialize Google App Measurement and begin sending user-level event data to Google immediately when the app starts. The default in Expo (Client and in standalone apps) is false. Sets the opposite of the given value to the following key in Info.plist

splash

Type: object • Path: android.splash

Configuration for loading and splash screen for managed and standalone Android apps.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: android.splash.backgroundColor

Color to fill the loading screen background

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

resizeMode

Type: enum • Path: android.splash.resizeMode

Determines how the image will be displayed in the splash loading screen. Must be one of cover, contain or native, defaults to contain.

image

Type: string • Path: android.splash.image

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

mdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.mdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Natural sized image (baseline)

hdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.hdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 1.5x

xhdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.xhdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 2x

xxhdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.xxhdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 3x

xxxhdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.xxxhdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 4x

dark

Type: object • Path: android.splash.dark

Configuration for loading and splash screen for managed and standalone Android apps in dark mode.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.backgroundColor

Color to fill the loading screen background

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

resizeMode

Type: enum • Path: android.splash.dark.resizeMode

Determines how the image will be displayed in the splash loading screen. Must be one of cover, contain or native, defaults to contain.

image

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.image

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

mdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.mdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Natural sized image (baseline)

hdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.hdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 1.5x

xhdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.xhdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 2x

xxhdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.xxhdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 3x

xxxhdpi

Type: string • Path: android.splash.dark.xxxhdpi

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen in "native" mode. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Learn more

Scale 4x

intentFilters

Type: array • Path: android.intentFilters

Configuration for setting an array of custom intent filters in Android manifest. Learn more

Bare Workflow

This is set in AndroidManifest.xml directly. Learn more.

Example

[ { "autoVerify": true, "action": "VIEW", "data": { "scheme": "https", "host": "*.example.com" }, "category": [ "BROWSABLE", "DEFAULT" ] } ]

autoVerify

Type: boolean • Path: android.intentFilters.autoVerify

You may also use an intent filter to set your app as the default handler for links (without showing the user a dialog with options). To do so use true and then configure your server to serve a JSON file verifying that you own the domain. Learn more

action

Type: string • Path: android.intentFilters.action

data

Type: undefined • Path: android.intentFilters.data

category

Type: undefined • Path: android.intentFilters.category

allowBackup

Type: boolean • Path: android.allowBackup

Allows your user's app data to be automatically backed up to their Google Drive. If this is set to false, no backup or restore of the application will ever be performed (this is useful if your app deals with sensitive information). Defaults to the Android default, which is true.

softwareKeyboardLayoutMode

Type: enum • Path: android.softwareKeyboardLayoutMode

Determines how the software keyboard will impact the layout of your application. This maps to the android:windowSoftInputMode property. Defaults to resize. Valid values: resize, pan.

jsEngine

Type: enum • Path: android.jsEngine

Specifies the JavaScript engine for Android apps. Supported only on EAS Build and in Expo Go. Defaults to hermes. Valid values: hermes, jsc.

Bare Workflow

To change the JavaScript engine, update the expo.jsEngine value in android/gradle.properties

runtimeVersion

One of types: { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z\\d][a-zA-Z\\d._+()-]{0,254}$" }{ "type": "string", "pattern": "^exposdk:((\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)|(UNVERSIONED))$" }{ "type": "object", "properties": { "policy": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "nativeVersion", "sdkVersion", "appVersion", "fingerprintExperimental" ] } }, "required": [ "policy" ] } • Path: android.runtimeVersion

Note: Don't use this property unless you are sure what you're doing

The runtime version associated with this manifest for the Android platform. If provided, this will override the top level runtimeVersion key. Set this to {"policy": "nativeVersion"} to generate it automatically.

web

Type: object

Configuration that is specific to the web platform.

output

Type: enum • Path: web.output

Sets the export method for the web app for both expo start and expo export. static statically renders HTML files for every route in the app/ directory, which is available only in Expo Router apps. single outputs a Single Page Application (SPA), with a single index.html in the output folder, and has no statically indexable HTML. server outputs static HTML, and API Routes for hosting with a custom Node.js server. Defaults to single.

favicon

Type: string • Path: web.favicon

Relative path of an image to use for your app's favicon.

name

Type: string • Path: web.name

Defines the title of the document, defaults to the outer level name

shortName

Type: string • Path: web.shortName

A short version of the app's name, 12 characters or fewer. Used in app launcher and new tab pages. Maps to short_name in the PWA manifest.json. Defaults to the name property.

Maximum 12 characters long

lang

Type: string • Path: web.lang

Specifies the primary language for the values in the name and short_name members. This value is a string containing a single language tag.

scope

Type: string • Path: web.scope

Defines the navigation scope of this website's context. This restricts what web pages can be viewed while the manifest is applied. If the user navigates outside the scope, it returns to a normal web page inside a browser tab/window. If the scope is a relative URL, the base URL will be the URL of the manifest.

themeColor

Type: string • Path: web.themeColor

Defines the color of the Android tool bar, and may be reflected in the app's preview in task switchers.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

description

Type: string • Path: web.description

Provides a general description of what the pinned website does.

dir

Type: enum • Path: web.dir

Specifies the primary text direction for the name, short_name, and description members. Together with the lang member, it helps the correct display of right-to-left languages.

display

Type: enum • Path: web.display

Defines the developers’ preferred display mode for the website.

startUrl

Type: string • Path: web.startUrl

The URL that loads when a user launches the application (e.g., when added to home screen), typically the index. Note: This has to be a relative URL, relative to the manifest URL.

orientation

Type: enum • Path: web.orientation

Defines the default orientation for all the website's top level browsing contexts.

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: web.backgroundColor

Defines the expected “background color” for the website. This value repeats what is already available in the site’s CSS, but can be used by browsers to draw the background color of a shortcut when the manifest is available before the stylesheet has loaded. This creates a smooth transition between launching the web application and loading the site's content.

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

barStyle

Type: enum • Path: web.barStyle

If content is set to default, the status bar appears normal. If set to black, the status bar has a black background. If set to black-translucent, the status bar is black and translucent. If set to default or black, the web content is displayed below the status bar. If set to black-translucent, the web content is displayed on the entire screen, partially obscured by the status bar.

preferRelatedApplications

Type: boolean • Path: web.preferRelatedApplications

Hints for the user agent to indicate to the user that the specified native applications (defined in expo.ios and expo.android) are recommended over the website.

dangerous

Type: object • Path: web.dangerous

Experimental features. These will break without deprecation notice.

splash

Type: object • Path: web.splash

Configuration for PWA splash screens.

Bare Workflow

Use expo-splash-screen

backgroundColor

Type: string • Path: web.splash.backgroundColor

Color to fill the loading screen background

6 character long hex color string, for example, '#000000'

resizeMode

Type: enum • Path: web.splash.resizeMode

Determines how the image will be displayed in the splash loading screen. Must be one of cover or contain, defaults to contain.

image

Type: string • Path: web.splash.image

Local path or remote URL to an image to fill the background of the loading screen. Image size and aspect ratio are up to you. Must be a .png.

config

Type: object • Path: web.config

Firebase web configuration. Used by the expo-firebase packages on both web and native. Learn more

firebase

Type: object • Path: web.config.firebase

apiKey

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.apiKey

authDomain

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.authDomain

databaseURL

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.databaseURL

projectId

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.projectId

storageBucket

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.storageBucket

messagingSenderId

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.messagingSenderId

appId

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.appId

measurementId

Type: string • Path: web.config.firebase.measurementId

bundler

Type: enum • Path: web.bundler

Sets the bundler to use for the web platform. Only supported in the local CLI npx expo. Defaults to webpack if the @expo/webpack-config package is installed, if not, it defaults to metro.

hooks

Type: object

Configuration for scripts to run to hook into the publish process

postPublish

Type: array • Path: hooks.postPublish

file

Type: string • Path: hooks.postPublish.file

config

Type: object • Path: hooks.postPublish.config

postExport

Type: array • Path: hooks.postExport

file

Type: string • Path: hooks.postExport.file

config

Type: object • Path: hooks.postExport.config

experiments

Type: object

Enable experimental features that may be unstable, unsupported, or removed without deprecation notices.

baseUrl

Type: string • Path: experiments.baseUrl

Export a website relative to a subpath of a domain. The path will be prepended as-is to links to all bundled resources. Prefix the path with a / (recommended) to load all resources relative to the server root. If the path does not start with a / then resources will be loaded relative to the code that requests them, this could lead to unexpected behavior. Example '/subpath'. Defaults to '' (empty string).

supportsTVOnly

Type: boolean • Path: experiments.supportsTVOnly

If true, indicates that this project does not support tablets or handsets, and only supports Apple TV and Android TV

tsconfigPaths

Type: boolean • Path: experiments.tsconfigPaths

Enable tsconfig/jsconfig compilerOptions.paths and compilerOptions.baseUrl support for import aliases in Metro.

typedRoutes

Type: boolean • Path: experiments.typedRoutes

Enable support for statically typed links in Expo Router. This feature requires TypeScript be set up in your Expo Router v2 project.

turboModules

Type: boolean • Path: experiments.turboModules

Enables Turbo Modules, which are a type of native modules that use a different way of communicating between JS and platform code. When installing a Turbo Module you will need to enable this experimental option (the library still needs to be a part of Expo SDK already, like react-native-reanimated v2). Turbo Modules do not support remote debugging and enabling this option will disable remote debugging.

_internal

Type: object

Internal properties for developer tools

pluginHistory

Type: object • Path: _internal.pluginHistory

List of plugins already run on the config