React Native - Redirect to Youtube not working on APK

Question

Using Expo to build a React Native App.

Code:

const primaryLiveUrl = "vnd.youtube://channel/channel_id/live";
const secondaryLiveUrl =
    "https://www.youtube.com/channel/channel_id/live";
const thirdLiveUrl = "https://www.youtube.com/channel_id/streams";

const redirectToYoutube = useCallback(async () => {
    const primarySupported = await Linking.canOpenURL(primaryLiveUrl);
    const secondarySupported = await Linking.canOpenURL(secondaryLiveUrl);
    const thirdSupported = await Linking.canOpenURL(thirdLiveUrl);

    if (primarySupported) {
      console.log("1");
      Linking.openURL(primaryLiveUrl);
    } else if (secondarySupported) {
      console.log("2");
      Linking.openURL(secondaryLiveUrl);
    } else if (thirdSupported) {
      console.log("3");
      Linking.openURL(thirdLiveUrl);
    } else {
      Alert.alert(
        "Technical Error",
        "It seems like something went wrong when trying to connect. \n\n To connect, search on Youtube.",
        [
          {
            text: "Cancel",
            style: "cancel",
          },
          { text: "OK" },
        ]
      );
    }
  }, []);

When running this on Simulator, iOS: links to 2, Android Links to 1. The redirect works also when trying on actual device.

However:

When generating a build:

eas build -p android --profile preview

using the eas.json

"preview": {
      "distribution": "internal",
      "ios": {
        "resourceClass": "m1-medium"
      },
      "android": {
        "buildType": "apk"
      }
    },

The redirect doesn't work on APK. Clicking on button always triggers the Alert.