React Native @clerk/clerk-expo is not working as expected

[SherifMoShalaby]

Preliminary Checks

• I have reviewed the documentation: https://clerk.com/docs
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• This issue is not a question, general help request, or anything other than a bug report directly related to Clerk. Please ask questions in our Discord community: https://clerk.com/discord.

Reproduction

https://github.com/Galaxies-dev/whatsapp-clone-react-native

Publishable key

pk_test_cG93ZXJmdWwtcGVnYXN1cy0yNi5jbGVyay5hY2NvdW50cy5kZXYk

Description

Steps to reproduce:

1. Clone the provided Repo
2. add .env file & add EXPO_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY={the one provided in the issue from the "Publishable key"}
3. npm install
4. npx expo run:ios

Expected behavior:

The application to work as before adding the ``````

Actual behavior:

After adding

<ClerkProvider publishableKey={process.env.clerkPublishableKey}>

The application is now giving me: "cannot find native module ExpoApplication"

Environment

System:
    OS: macOS 14.4.1
    CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M2 Max
    Memory: 5.13 GB / 64.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 18.20.2 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.2/bin/node
    npm: 10.5.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.2/bin/npm
    Watchman: 2024.04.22.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 124.0.6367.119
    Safari: 17.4.1

[sudowoodo200]

Just keep installing the packages. Seems like the @clerk/clerk-expo package doesn't declare all the native expo packages needed. Every time you see the error, run npx expo install expo-application (or expo-xxxx), rebuild and repeat until errors disappear

[shifenis]

Get the same error and to fix it I added different packages, but then I get:

Error: Not a valid base64 encoded string length

This error is located at:
    in ClerkProvider (created by RootLayoutNav)
   ...

Probably Expo 51 isn't supported yet for Clerk (?)

[statico]

Possibly related, but no idea: expo/expo#26570 (comment)

[NikoEscobar]

Get the same error and to fix it I added different packages, but then I get:

Error: Not a valid base64 encoded string length

This error is located at:
    in ClerkProvider (created by RootLayoutNav)
   ...

Probably Expo 51 isn't supported yet for Clerk (?)

Right after upgrading the Expo from 50 to 51
I'm receiving the same error Error: Not a valid base64 encoded string length

No code changes besides following Expo steps to upgrade that is, installing latest and install --fix

[statico]

If you're getting Error: Not a valid base64 encoded string length, it seems to be related to Expo v51. The Clerk team is aware of it and working on a fix. Current discussion is on Discord here: https://discord.com/channels/856971667393609759/1234973673946087534

[vflorrez1]

If you're getting Error: Not a valid base64 encoded string length, it seems to be related to Expo v51. The Clerk team is aware of it and working on a fix. Current discussion is on Discord here: https://discord.com/channels/856971667393609759/1234973673946087534

@statico I am not able to see this discussion, does it still exist?

[leo-mangold]

Any updates on this? I would really like to be able to use my app again with sdk 51

[statico]

@statico I am not able to see this discussion, does it still exist?

@vflorrez1 @leo-mangold You have to be a member of the Clerk Discord to see it. There doesn't appear to be a fixed invite URL (thanks, Discord) but Googling found me this: https://discord.com/invite/b5rXHjAg7A

There's a PR in progress: #3354

[2salted]

I'm having very similar problems like this just submitted an issue aswell

[soufianeelc]

I'm facing the same problem as well

[thiskevinwang]

Potentially resolved by #3326, which removes expo-application as a peer dependency.

[kwojtkowiak]

I can confirm that this resolves the issue!

[LekoArts]

This should be fixed by #3326 and was published with @clerk/[email protected].

Please install the latest version of @clerk/clerk-expo in order to fix your issue:

npm install @clerk/clerk-expo@latest

[ravishukla21]

This issue is not yet resolved as of today 14may2024 if any one find the solution please help here

[csulit]

This issue is not yet resolved as of today 14may2024 if any one find the solution please help here

It was fixed on the latest version.

[ravishukla21]

This issue is not yet resolved as of today 14may2024 if any one find the solution please help here

It was fixed on the latest version.

Thanks for reply i will check and inform you

[2salted]

run: npm install @clerk/clerk-expo@latest
its fixed now

[SherifMoShalaby]

run: npm install @clerk/clerk-expo@latest its fixed now

It didn't actually :)

[SherifMoShalaby]

This should be fixed by #3326 and was published with @clerk/[email protected].

Please install the latest version of @clerk/clerk-expo in order to fix your issue:

npm install @clerk/clerk-expo@latest

Still not working