How to upgrade from Expo SDK 52 to 53

Upgrading an Expo SDK doesn't have to be a gamble. I moved my shopping list app from SDK 52 to 53 without breaking anything, and this is the exact order of operations I used. Every command is in the video.

What's inside

• Auditing your setup with npx expo install --check before touching anything
• Jumping to SDK 53 with npx expo install expo@latest
• Checking changelogs for non-Expo packages like @bacons/apple-targets
• Wiping node_modules and reinstalling fresh with Bun
• Regenerating native code with npx expo prebuild --platform ios --clean
• Verifying the upgrade on the iOS simulator before you commit

Resources

CourseReact Native course

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