AsyncStorage future?

[kensmash]

Hi folks, first just want to say that Expo is amazing.

I’m wondering about AsyncStorage going forward. I understand that it’s deprecated and will be removed in a future version of React Native. I’m currently developing an app with Apollo Client that persists the cache using AsyncStorage. Since AsyncStorage is being deprecated, I tried to save the cache data with other options including Expo SecureStore (got an error, apparently AsyncStorage API is expected) and @react-native-community/async-storage (Expo does not support it). Will Expo support some version of AsyncStorage going forward? I’m concerned that if it doesn’t, I will be unable to upgrade my app, as persisting the cached data is crucial. Thanks so much.

[llamaluvr]

Like a lot of other stuff, it’s not going away entirely, it’s just being moved out of the core package and into a separate community package: GitHub - react-native-async-storage/async-storage: An asynchronous, persistent, key-value storage system for React Native.. Like a lot of other things (e.g., WebView), I assume Expo will likewise move over to the new library.

[adamjnav]

Hey @kensmash,

Keith is correct. The AsyncStorage API has been moved to the react-native-community umbrella and we will continue to support it for the foreseeable future by pulling it from said package once RN completely removes it from its core.

Cheers,
Adam

[kensmash]

Ah great - that is a relief. Thank you!!