[Snyk] Security upgrade react-native from 0.50.1 to 0.69.12

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Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• examples/BiometricAuthExample/package.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling SNYK-JS-QS-14724253	170

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Updates dependency to align the example app with a newer React Native version.

• Bumps react-native from 0.50.1 to 0.69.12 in examples/BiometricAuthExample/package.json

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This is a massive upgrade across 19 major versions, introducing numerous significant breaking changes. This is a major migration effort, not a simple version bump.

Key Breaking Changes:

• AndroidX Migration: React Native v0.60 and later require Android projects to migrate to AndroidX, as the old Support Library is no longer supported. [2, 8]
• Core Component Extraction: Many components (like AsyncStorage, WebView, NetInfo) were removed from the core package and must now be installed from community packages and imported from their new locations. [9, 15]
• Autolinking: The react-native link command is deprecated and replaced by automatic linking for native modules, which requires changes to the project setup. [2, 6]

Recommendation: Do not attempt to upgrade by just changing the version number. Use the official React Native Upgrade Helper to see a detailed diff of all the file changes required between your current version and the target version. [1, 3, 4]

Source: React Native Upgrade Helper

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React version incompatible with upgraded React Native

Upgrading react-native from 0.50.1 to 0.69.12 introduces a peer dependency incompatibility. React Native 0.69 requires React 18.x, but the react dependency remains at version 16.0.0. This will cause npm/yarn installation failures or runtime errors due to API differences between React 16 and React 18. The react-test-renderer at 16.0.0 also needs to be updated to match.

Additional Locations (1)

• examples/BiometricAuthExample/package.json#L9-L10

 

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Start script references nonexistent CLI path

The start script references node_modules/react-native/local-cli/cli.js, which existed in React Native 0.50.1 but was restructured in later versions. React Native 0.69.12 has the CLI entry point at ./cli.js in the package root. After this upgrade, running npm start will fail with a "module not found" error. The script needs to use npx react-native start or reference the correct CLI path.

Additional Locations (1)

• examples/BiometricAuthExample/package.json#L5-L6

 

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Deprecated Babel preset incompatible with React Native 0.69

The babel-preset-react-native package at version 4.0.0 was deprecated and replaced by metro-react-native-babel-preset in newer React Native versions. React Native 0.69 uses the Metro bundler with the new babel preset structure. The outdated preset will cause transpilation failures when building the app, as it doesn't support the syntax and transforms required by React Native 0.69.

Additional Locations (1)

• examples/BiometricAuthExample/package.json#L16-L17