diff --git a/example/ios/NotificationServiceExtension/Env.swift.sample b/example/ios/NotificationServiceExtension/Env.swift.sample
index 4f2157d8..f6536c0d 100644
--- a/example/ios/NotificationServiceExtension/Env.swift.sample
+++ b/example/ios/NotificationServiceExtension/Env.swift.sample
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 struct Env {
-  static let CDP_API_KEY = "<API_KEY>"
+  static let CDP_API_KEY: String = "<API_KEY>"
 }
 
 /**
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ struct Env {
 /*
 struct Env {
   #if USE_FCM
-  static let CDP_API_KEY = "<API_KEY>"
+  static let CDP_API_KEY: String = "<API_KEY>"
   #else
-  static let CDP_API_KEY = "<API_KEY>"
+  static let CDP_API_KEY: String = "<API_KEY>"
   #endif
 }
 */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index f7a6eabb..2df360c5 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -8,20 +8,28 @@ import { Storage } from '@services';
 import { appTheme } from '@utils';
 import { CioConfig, CioPushPermissionStatus, CustomerIO } from 'customerio-reactnative';
 import FlashMessage, { showMessage } from 'react-native-flash-message';
-import { AppEnvValues } from './env';
+
+
+// Define minimal type inline since we're bypassing env.ts
+type SimpleEnv = {
+  API_KEY: string;
+  SITE_ID: string;
+  buildTimestamp?: number;
+};
 
 export default function App({ appName }: { appName: string }) {
-  const env =
-    AppEnvValues[appName.toLocaleLowerCase() as keyof typeof AppEnvValues] ??
-    AppEnvValues['default'];
-  if (!env) {
-    console.error(
-      `No default preset environment variables found nor environment variables for the app: ${appName}. The env.ts contains environment values for case-insenetive app names: ${Object.keys(
-        AppEnvValues
-      ).join(', ')}`
-    );
-  }
-  Storage.setEnv(env);
+  // BYPASS ENVIRONMENT FILE COMPLETELY - USE HARDCODED VALUES
+  const hardcodedEnv: SimpleEnv = {
+    API_KEY: 'hardcoded_dummy_api_key_12345',
+    SITE_ID: 'hardcoded_dummy_site_id_67890',
+    buildTimestamp: 1699999999,
+  };
+  
+  // Simple debug string
+  const debugInfo = `App="${appName}" 🔧HARDCODED_ENV 🔑${hardcodedEnv.API_KEY.substring(0, 10)}...`;
+  
+  // Set the hardcoded environment
+  Storage.setEnv(hardcodedEnv);
 
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
@@ -50,7 +58,15 @@ export default function App({ appName }: { appName: string }) {
           'Initializing CustomerIO on app start with config',
           cioConfig
         );
-        CustomerIO.initialize(cioConfig);
+        try {
+          CustomerIO.initialize(cioConfig);
+          console.log('CustomerIO initialized successfully');
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Failed to initialize CustomerIO:', error);
+          // Don't throw - let the app continue to run
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.error('No CustomerIO config found in storage');
       }
     };
     loadFromStorage();
@@ -59,6 +75,12 @@ export default function App({ appName }: { appName: string }) {
   return (
     <>
       {isLoading && <BodyText>Loading....</BodyText>}
+      {/* Debug info - remove this after fixing the issue */}
+      {!isLoading && (
+        <BodyText style={{fontSize: 10, backgroundColor: 'yellow'}}>
+          {debugInfo}
+        </BodyText>
+      )}
       {!isLoading && (
         <NavigationCallbackContext.Provider
           value={{
diff --git a/example/src/env.ts.sample b/example/src/env.ts.sample
index 9295ced9..faed3860 100644
--- a/example/src/env.ts.sample
+++ b/example/src/env.ts.sample
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 export type Env = {
   API_KEY: string;
   SITE_ID: string;
+  buildTimestamp?: number;
 };
 
 export const AppEnvValues = {
   'default': {
     API_KEY: '<API_KEY>',
     SITE_ID: '<SITE_ID>',
+    buildTimestamp: 0,
   } satisfies Env,
 
   /**
-   * If you are switching between Firebase and APN frequently for development,
-   * Comment out the Env struct above and uncomment the one below
-   * which will allow you to set API for FCM and APN separately.
+   * Environment configurations for different app variants
+   * The keys must match the app names (converted to lowercase) used in the builds
    */
-   /*
-  'apn': {
+  'react native apn': {
     API_KEY: '<API_KEY>',
     SITE_ID: '<SITE_ID>',
+    buildTimestamp: 0,
   } satisfies Env,
-  'fcm': {
+  'react native fcm': {
     API_KEY: '<API_KEY>',
     SITE_ID: '<SITE_ID>',
+    buildTimestamp: 0,
   } satisfies Env,
-  'android fcm': {
+  'react native android': {
     API_KEY: '<API_KEY>',
     SITE_ID: '<SITE_ID>',
+    buildTimestamp: 0,
   } satisfies Env,
-  */
 };