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Expo setup

Prepare your Expo project​

info

With Expo SDK 50, minimum iOS version was bumped to 13.4. In case you get an error during pod install step, see these release notes to determine the right version of this package to install.

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This package cannot be used in Expo Go because it requires custom native code.

However, you can add custom native code to an Expo app by using a development build. Using a development build is the recommended approach for production apps, and is documented in this guide.

npx expo install @react-native-google-signin/google-signin

Add config plugin​

After installing the npm package, add a config plugin (read more details below) to the plugins array of your app.json or app.config.js. There are 2 config plugins available: for projects with Firebase, and without Firebase.

Expo without Firebase​

If you're not using Firebase, provide the iosUrlScheme option to the config plugin.

To obtain iosUrlScheme, follow the guide.

app.json | js
{
  "expo": {
    "plugins": [
      [
        "@react-native-google-signin/google-signin",
        {
          "iosUrlScheme": "com.googleusercontent.apps._some_id_here_"
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
}

Expo and Firebase Authentication​

If you are using Firebase Authentication, obtain the 2 Firebase config files (google-services.json for Android and GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS) according to the guide and place them into your project. Then specify the paths to the files:

app.json | js
{
  "expo": {
    "plugins": ["@react-native-google-signin/google-signin"],
    "android": {
      "googleServicesFile": "./google-services.json"
    },
    "ios": {
      "googleServicesFile": "./GoogleService-Info.plist"
    }
  }
}

Rebuild the app​

Then run the following to generate the native project directories. Run this command every time you add or update any dependency with native code.

npx expo prebuild --clean

Next, rebuild your app and you're good to go!

npx expo run:android && npx expo run:ios