expo is out of date uninstall and run again to upgrade

Question

when running my app on ios simulator, I am getting the following error This version of the Expo app is out of date. Uninstall the app and run again to upgrade.

Here is how I tried to upgrade expo-cli yet not successful

npm update -g
yarn add global expo-cli
npm uninstall expo-cli
npm cache clean --force
yarn add global expo-cli

Here is app.json

"expo": {
    "name": "firebase-reacte-native",
    "slug": "firebase-reacte-native",
    "privacy": "public",
    "sdkVersion": "32.0.0",
    "platforms": [
    ....

Here is package.json

"dependencies": {
    "expo": "^32.0.0",
    "react": "16.5.0",
    "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-32.0.0.tar.gz"
  }

All I want to do is run ios-simulator without the error message on ios simulator as there was a problem loading the requested app. The experience you requested requires a newer version of the Expo Client app.

score 44 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '19 at 09:58

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The issue is to do with the app that is on the iOS simulator / device is out of date and is not compatible with the current version of Expo that you running.

Delete the Expo app from the the iOS simulator and it should work, or install the latest update if you are on a device

https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/1595

One way to do it is with the simulator open is to Erase All Content and Settings. Then re-run npm start and the Expo App will be installed again on this device simulator.

answered Jan 18 '19 at 09:58

Andrew

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This is on a simulator - what to do on an actual physical device? – Abhinandan Dubey Apr 01 '20 at 01:57
As I mention in my answer `install the latest update if you are on a device`. So you should probably download the latest version from the App Store. If that doesn't work and you still have issues then you should open an issue with Expo on their Github. – Andrew Apr 01 '20 at 06:48
On the iOS emulator, deleting the expo app from the simulator as suggested worked like a charm! For the Android emulator, I had to wipe data through Android Studio. I'm happy to be back in action! Thank you! – Rebecca Campbell Apr 01 '20 at 18:22

Kike Gamboa · Answer 2 · 2019-09-12T17:46:12.167

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Please, try this:

1.- npm cache clean -f
2.- yarn upgrade
3.- npm upgrade
3.- npm install

If this doesn't work try edit package.json:

{
  "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-34.0.0.tar.gz",
  "expo": "^34.0.1",
  "react": "16.8.3"
}

Then

npm install

let me know if this works for you

edited Sep 12 '19 at 17:46

answered Sep 12 '19 at 17:31

Kike Gamboa

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 07 '19 at 00:53

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Homebrew update sovled my probolem!

brew upgrade node

answered Sep 07 '19 at 00:53

tlrmacl

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 20 '21 at 22:38

Expo seems to detect the outdated version and suggests to update it for you in the console when you run expo start:

› Opening exp://192.168.1.231:19000 on Pixel_3a_API_30_x86
✔ Expo Go on Pixel_3a_API_30_x86 (emulator) is outdated, would you like to upgrade? … yes
Uninstalling Expo Go from Android device.

All I had to do was to press Y and it updated automatically.

expo is out of date uninstall and run again to upgrade

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