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[prebuild] remove deprecated edgeToEdgeEnabled field#42518

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Remove the deprecated edgeToEdgeEnabled property from Android configuration as edge to edge is mandatory when targeting Android 16+.

How

  • Removed the edgeToEdgeEnabled property from all template app.json files
  • Removed the property from gradle.properties files in various apps
  • Removed the related Gradle property configuration code in prebuild-config
  • Updated the ExpoConfig type definitions to remove the deprecated property
  • Added a warning when users still have the property in their config

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  • green CI, successful example project prebuild+build

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  • This diff will work correctly for npx expo prebuild & EAS Build (eg: updated a module plugin).

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apps/bare-expo/android/gradle.properties
# Use this property to enable edge-to-edge display support.
# This allows your app to draw behind system bars for an immersive UI.
# Note: Only works with ReactActivity and should not be used with custom Activity.
edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
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This is a react-native property, I believe we should leave it as is since it enables edge-to-edge on older Androids.

apps/expo-go/android/gradle.properties
# Use this property to enable edge-to-edge display support.
# This allows your app to draw behind system bars for an immersive UI.
# Note: Only works with ReactActivity and should not be used with custom Activity.
edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
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Same as with BareExpo edgeToEdgeEnabled

apps/minimal-tester/android/gradle.properties
# Use this property to enable edge-to-edge display support.
# This allows your app to draw behind system bars for an immersive UI.
# Note: Only works with ReactActivity and should not be used with custom Activity.
edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
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Same as above

apps/minimal-tester/android/gradle.properties

# Specifies whether the app is configured to use edge-to-edge via the app config or plugin
# WARNING: This property has been deprecated and will be removed in Expo SDK 55. Use `edgeToEdgeEnabled` or `react.edgeToEdgeEnabled` to determine whether the project is using edge-to-edge.
expo.edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
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On the other hand this property is ours so it should be safe to remove.

templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/gradle.properties
# Use this property to enable edge-to-edge display support.
# This allows your app to draw behind system bars for an immersive UI.
# Note: Only works with ReactActivity and should not be used with custom Activity.
edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
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This is a react-native property, I think we shouldn't remove it as it enables edge-to-edge on older Androids

@vonovak vonovak force-pushed the vonovak__prebuild_remove_deprecated_edgetoedgeenabled_field branch from 91ba702 to ed502ca Compare January 30, 2026 15:08
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