[Snyk] Security upgrade react-native from 0.42.3 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/SampleRN42/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 in the example app.

• Upgrades react-native from 0.42.3 to 0.69.12 in examples/SampleRN42/package.json

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⛔ Snyk checks have failed. 4 issues have been found so far.

Status	Scanner	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (4)
⛔	Open Source Security	0	4	0	0	4 issues
✅	Licenses	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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This is a massive upgrade across dozens of major versions, representing a fundamental architectural overhaul rather than a simple update. Migrating from version 0.42.3 will require a complete project refactor.

Key Breaking Changes:

• Build System: The native dependency management system was completely changed. Manual linking with react-native link is removed and replaced by Autolinking, which requires using Cocoapods on iOS. [1, 2, 5]
• AndroidX Migration: React Native 0.60 and later require AndroidX. All Android native code and dependencies must be migrated from the old Support Library. [2, 6]
• Lean Core: Many core components and APIs (AsyncStorage, WebView, Slider, etc.) were removed from React Native and must now be installed from separate community packages (@react-native-community/*). [4, 22]
• React 18 Support: Version 0.69 introduces support for React 18 and its new concurrent features, which may affect application behavior. [3, 20]

Source: React Native Release Notes
Recommendation: A direct upgrade is not feasible. This requires a staged migration, potentially by creating a new project on the target version and porting code over. Use the official React Native Upgrade Helper to assess the code-level changes between each major version.

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React version incompatible with upgraded react-native

The react-native upgrade from 0.42.3 to 0.69.12 creates a version incompatibility. React Native 0.69 requires React 18.x, but react remains at version 15.4.2. This mismatch will cause the application to fail at runtime since React Native 0.69 relies on React 18 features and APIs that don't exist in React 15.

 

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Start script path no longer exists in react-native

The start script references node_modules/react-native/local-cli/cli.js, but this path doesn't exist in react-native 0.69.12. The CLI was moved to cli.js at the package root and later extracted to @react-native-community/cli. The start command will fail with a "module not found" error.

 

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Postinstall uses deprecated react-native link command

The postinstall script uses react-native link, which was deprecated in React Native 0.60 when autolinking was introduced. In React Native 0.69, this command either fails or behaves unexpectedly, preventing proper native module linking during installation.

 

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Deprecated babel preset incompatible with react-native 0.69

The babel-preset-react-native package at version 1.9.1 was deprecated and replaced by metro-react-native-babel-preset starting from React Native 0.57. With react-native 0.69.12, this outdated preset will fail to properly transform the JavaScript code, causing build failures when bundling the application.

 

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react-test-renderer version mismatches required React version

The react-test-renderer at version 15.4.2 must match the React version being used. Since react-native 0.69.12 requires React 18.x, but react-test-renderer remains at 15.4.2, tests will fail due to version mismatch errors between the renderer and React internals.