Stage 2 · Lesson 2 of 10
Expo Go, development builds and Fast Refresh
Start with Expo. Create a project, run npx expo start and scan the QR code to open the app on your own phone in Expo Go. Or press a key to open an or .
applies changes in about a second and keeps component state where it can. Editing a file that exports things other than components causes a full reload. Expo Go includes a fixed set of native modules (parts written in platform code).
Once you need a library with its own , you switch to a development build, which is your own version of Expo Go.
Common trapfighting Gradle and Xcode on day one with a bare project instead of building screens.
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Resources for this stage
Start with· follow one of these
- GuideFreeExpo Documentation
Expo
The Expo tutorial builds a small app you run on your own phone
- GuideFreeReact Documentation
Meta
"Describing the UI" and "Adding interactivity" cover the React you need