SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync() is not showing any effect in release mode

I have configured splash screen by using expo-splash-screen as per docs. I called SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync() in App.js file just for the testing purpose and it’s working as expected that App just stopped at Splash Screen. Then I created release apk by using following command,

npx react-native run-android --variant release

When I ran in release mode, App rendered the main View though I didn’t call SplashScreen.hideAsync().

Hence, It’s clear that SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync() is not showing any effect in release mode.

May I now where the issue is?