[🐛] Thread 1: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x20019008070c10)

[maksymhcode-care]

Issue

I have updated my react native project from 0.77 and expo 52 to 0.79 and expo 53. The build process went fine, but when the app opens up i get Thread 1: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x20019008070c10) error. I only have issues after migration on iOS

My Podfile

require File.join(File.dirname(`node --print "require.resolve('expo/package.json')"`), "scripts/autolinking")
# Resolve react_native_pods.rb with node to allow for hoisting
require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
  'require.resolve(
    "react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb",
    {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
  )', __dir__]).strip
#min_ios_version_supported
platform :ios, '15.1'
prepare_react_native_project!

use_frameworks! use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true

target 'projectName' do
  use_expo_modules!
  post_integrate do |installer|
    begin
      expo_patch_react_imports!(installer)
    rescue => e
      Pod::UI.warn e
    end
  end
  config = use_native_modules!

  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    # An absolute path to your application root.
    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
  )


  post_install do |installer|
    # https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb#L197-L202
    react_native_post_install(
      installer,
      config[:reactNativePath],
      :mac_catalyst_enabled => false,
      # :ccache_enabled => true
    )
  end
end

package.json:

"dependencies": {
    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "4.6.4",
    "@invertase/react-native-apple-authentication": "^2.2.2",
    "@notifee/react-native": "^7.8.0",
    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.2.0",
    "@react-native-clipboard/clipboard": "^1.11.2",
    "@react-native-community/blur": "^4.3.2",
    "@react-native-community/netinfo": "11.4.1",
    "@react-native-firebase/analytics": "22.1.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "22.1.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "22.1.0",
    "@react-native-google-signin/google-signin": "^10.0.1",
    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "6.6.1",
    "@react-navigation/native": "6.1.18",
    "@react-navigation/stack": "6.4.1",
    "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^1.9.5",
    "@types/react-native-video": "^5.0.17",
    "axios": "0.21.1",
    "deprecated-react-native-prop-types": "^5.0.0",
    "expo": "~53.0.20",
    "expo-constants": "^17.0.8",
    "expo-local-authentication": "^15.0.2",
    "lottie-react-native": "7.3.4",
    "moment": "^2.29.4",
    "patch-package": "^8.0.0",
    "postinstall-postinstall": "^2.1.0",
    "react": "19.0.0",
    "react-native": "0.79.6",
    "react-native-actionsheet": "^2.4.2",
    "react-native-fast-image": "^8.6.3",
    "react-native-fbsdk-next": "13.4.1",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.28.0",
    "react-native-image-picker": "^7.0.1",
    "react-native-modal": "^13.0.1",
    "react-native-pager-view": "6.9.1",
    "react-native-paper": "5.14.5",
    "react-native-portalize": "^1.0.7",
    "react-native-reanimated": "3.17.5",
    "react-native-render-html": "^6.3.4",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "5.6.1",
    "react-native-screens": "4.14.0",
    "react-native-smooth-pincode-input": "^1.0.9",
    "react-native-splash-screen": "^3.3.0",
    "react-native-svg": "15.13.0",
    "react-native-swipeable": "^0.6.0",
    "react-native-video": "6.12.0",
    "react-native-vimeo-iframe": "^1.2.1",
    "react-native-webview": "13.14.0",
    "react-native-youtube-iframe": "^2.3.0",
    "react-redux": "^8.1.2",
    "redux": "^4.2.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
    "@babel/plugin-transform-private-methods": "^7.25.9",
    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.3",
    "@babel/preset-react": "^7.24.1",
    "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.24.1",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.25.0",
    "@react-native-community/cli": "18.0.0",
    "@react-native-community/cli-platform-android": "18.0.0",
    "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "18.0.0",
    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.79.6",
    "@react-native/eslint-config": "0.79.6",
    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.79.6",
    "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.79.6",
    "@testing-library/react-native": "^12.4.4",
    "@tsconfig/react-native": "^3.0.0",
    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
    "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^19.0.0",
    "babel-jest": "^29.6.3",
    "eslint": "^8.19.0",
    "jest": "^29.6.3",
    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.76.8",
    "prettier": "2.8.8",
    "react-test-renderer": "19.0.0",
    "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
    "typescript": "~5.3.3"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=18"
  }

AppDelegate.mm:

#import "AppDelegate.h"

#import <React/RCTBundleURLProvider.h>
#import "RNSplashScreen.h"
#import <AuthenticationServices/AuthenticationServices.h>
#import <SafariServices/SafariServices.h>
#import <FBSDKCoreKit/FBSDKCoreKit-swift.h>
#import <RNGoogleSignin/RNGoogleSignin.h>
#import <Firebase.h>
#import <React/RCTLinkingManager.h>

@implementation AppDelegate

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
  self.moduleName = @"projectName";
  self.initialProps = @{};arguments]];
  [FBSDKApplicationDelegate.sharedInstance initializeSDK];
  [FIRApp configure];
  [super application:application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:launchOptions];
 
  return YES;
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)app
            openURL:(NSURL *)url
            options:(NSDictionary<UIApplicationOpenURLOptionsKey,id> *)options
{
  if ([[FBSDKApplicationDelegate sharedInstance] application:app openURL:url options:options]) {
    return YES;
  }

  if ([RNGoogleSignin application:app openURL:url options:options]) {
    return YES;
  }

  if ([RCTLinkingManager application:app openURL:url options:options]) {
    return YES;
  }

  return NO;
}

- (NSURL *)sourceURLForBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
{
  return [self bundleURL];
}

- (NSURL *)bundleURL
{
#if DEBUG
  return [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:@".expo/.virtual-metro-entry"];
#else
  return [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"main" withExtension:@"jsbundle"];
#endif
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application continueUserActivity:(nonnull NSUserActivity *)userActivity
 restorationHandler:(nonnull void (^)(NSArray<id<UIUserActivityRestoring>> * _Nullable))restorationHandler
{
 return [RCTLinkingManager application:application
                  continueUserActivity:userActivity
                    restorationHandler:restorationHandler];
}

@end

[maksymhcode-care]

@mikehardy @MichaelVerdon @jamespb97 I'm sorry for tagging you guys, it's been a week since i started debugging this issue, i just need a glimps of hope

[mikehardy]

Hey @maksymhcode-care apologies for the delay - unfortunately I don't recall seeing anything like that come through the issues list before, this seems to be pretty unique to your project somehow.

As a sanity check - fully revert (source control - should be easy I believe?) local environment to before you performed any upgrade work, run that and make sure it does not crash

As a further check - I encourage you to try a quick / empty throwaway reproduction that is just Expo + react-native-firebase with the versions you are attempting. Run that app, verify it does not crash (it should not crash!). Just to prove that it is possible.

If those work you'll know that your environment is okay (or at least, capable of being okay...) and that the versions you are attempting are possible. At which point the problem is something that happened during the upgrade somehow, in your project. Can't help much there with troubleshooting but when ever I'm fully out of ideas I either start replaying the steps one by one with more careful checking during each upgrade step to find the first time it breaks and focus in on that. Or I recursively bisect the work - doing half at a time, backing off by half-of-the-half if it breaks until isolated, continuing forward by half-of-the-half if it works, until that fails. Repeat until you find the specific failing step

Worst case, make a new app shell with same name with current stable versions and prove it works, and move the javascript/typescript code into it...but that's not great advice - there is always a reason and this just ignores the reason (and the learning that might come from finding it...) and just moves forward blindly

[maksymhcode-care]

Hey @maksymhcode-care apologies for the delay - unfortunately I don't recall seeing anything like that come through the issues list before, this seems to be pretty unique to your project somehow.

As a sanity check - fully revert (source control - should be easy I believe?) local environment to before you performed any upgrade work, run that and make sure it does not crash

As a further check - I encourage you to try a quick / empty throwaway reproduction that is just Expo + react-native-firebase with the versions you are attempting. Run that app, verify it does not crash (it should not crash!). Just to prove that it is possible.

If those work you'll know that your environment is okay (or at least, capable of being okay...) and that the versions you are attempting are possible. At which point the problem is something that happened during the upgrade somehow, in your project. Can't help much there with troubleshooting but when ever I'm fully out of ideas I either start replaying the steps one by one with more careful checking during each upgrade step to find the first time it breaks and focus in on that. Or I recursively bisect the work - doing half at a time, backing off by half-of-the-half if it breaks until isolated, continuing forward by half-of-the-half if it works, until that fails. Repeat until you find the specific failing step

Worst case, make a new app shell with same name with current stable versions and prove it works, and move the javascript/typescript code into it...but that's not great advice - there is always a reason and this just ignores the reason (and the learning that might come from finding it...) and just moves forward blindly

Thank you for your response. Initially i had react native version 0.76 which i updated to 0.77(was successful) to fix 16KB issue, but unfortunately i also need expo 53 which is only supported on react native 0.79

[maksymhcode-care]

@mikehardy I also ran my app in Rosetta, can i it be a cause of this problem?

[maksymhcode-care]

Or can it be bacause i stayed with AppDelegate.mm?

[mikehardy]

Rosette should never be used at this point, and if you're upgrading I'd go all the way to current stable personally

[MichaelVerdon]

@maksymhcode-care Have you been able to revert back successfully? Could be worth opening a ticket on react native and apple forums if you have not already.