[ios] (0,w.useState) is not a function. error on archive(release) version

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Description

The error code below is from XCode. This error happenes only on archived(release) version of the app. In debug mode, it’s all good.

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'RCTFatalException: Unhandled JS Exception: TypeError: (0,w.useState) is not a function. (In '(0,w.useState)(!1)', '(0,w.useState)' is undefined)

This error is located at:
    in j
    in RCTView
    in View
    in f
    in n
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in H
    in RCTView
    in View
    in RCTView
    in View
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in f
    in Unknown
    in D
    in Unknown
    in te
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in RCTView
    in View
    in RCTView
    in View
    in ForwardRef
    in RCTView
    in View
    in k
    in ForwardRef
    in PanGestureHandler
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in k
    in ForwardRef
    in RCTView
    in View
    in G
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in Unknown
    in O
    in h
    in Unknown
    in RCTView
    in View
    in G
    in Unknown
    in re
    in Unknown
    in ForwardRef
    in Unknown
    in ForwardRef
    in RNCSafeAreaProvider
    in Unknown
    in Unknown
    in _
    in RCTView
    in View
    in Unknown
    in y
    in Root
    in RCTView
    in View
    in C', reason: 'Unhandled JS Exception: TypeError: (0,w.useState) is not a function. (In '(0,w.useState)(!1)', '(0,w.useState)' is undefined)

This error is located at:
    in j
    in RCTVie..., stack:
j@1359:1779
fr@98:38814
Ci@98:80362
Cl@98:74733
Rl@98:74658
Pl@98:74425
Tl@98:71558
Tl@(null):(null)
<unknown>@98:23572
<unknown>@203:3882
an@98:23519
ln@98:23454
xe@98:89263
Se@98:12419
Re@98:12808
receiveEvent@98:13217
value@27:3350
<unknown>@27:747
value@27:2610
value@27:719
value@(null):(null)
'

React Native version:

Run react-native info in your terminal and copy the results here.

System:
    OS: macOS 11.1
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Memory: 45.89 MB / 8.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 10.15.3 - /usr/local/bin/node
    Yarn: Not Found
    npm: 6.4.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm
    Watchman: Not Found
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.9.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 14.3, DriverKit 20.2, macOS 11.1, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 26, 28, 29
      Build Tools: 26.0.2, 28.0.3, 29.0.0, 29.0.2, 29.0.3
      System Images: android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
      Android NDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 4.0 AI-193.6911.18.40.6626763
    Xcode: 12.3/12C33 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: 1.8.0_201 - /usr/bin/javac
    Python: 2.7.16 - /usr/bin/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1 
    react-native: 0.63.4 => 0.63.4 
    react-native-macos: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Steps To Reproduce

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1. Build an app in release mode or archive the app on XCode
2. The error above happens

Expected Results

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[niklasgy]

Hi @giftset, I had a similar problem. You probably used auto-import and imported useState from the wrong path.

You have to use

import { useState } from "react";

instead of

import { useState } from "react/cjs/react.development";

[walidmokhtari]

Hi @giftset, I had a similar problem. You probably used auto-import and imported useState from the wrong path.

You have to use

import { useState } from "react";

instead of

import { useState } from "react/cjs/react.development";

Thank you so mush, I wasted a lot time on this problem, your comment helped me.