How do I add AsyncStorage to a project started with expo

I want to use AsynStorage for a project which was started with expo init.

I added the library with yarn add @react-native-community/async-storage

When I try to import AsyncStorage in my project file like below, I get the error shown in the screenshot.

import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';

When I try to run this command react-native link @react-native-community/async-storage as directed in the docs, I get the following error 'react-native' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

How do I resolve this issue. I have tested on both my android phone and on a Genymotion virtual android device.

[krizzu]

@mathiasseyfert Each major Expo release comes with upgraded RN version. You can see it here.

Async Storage on RN is deprecated, because it’s been extracted to separate module, which is backward compatible. It’s the same module, but lives elsewhere.

So I believe Next releases of expo will just move to use external modules, to not break compatibility.

thanks.

[krizzu]

@chidimo Yes, you’re right.

Expo comes with pretty nice and robust collection of native modules. Since RN is extracting it’s internal Native Modules to external repos, it’s just a matter of time when expo will adjust to this.

TBH, I wouldn’t care much for the deprecation warning, it’s just a hint that next minor RN release would not have Async Storage in-built.

thanks.