expo-application

What is expo-application?

The expo-application package provides access to system and application information for an Expo app. This includes details such as the app's name, version, build number, and more.

What are expo-application's main functionalities?

Get Application Name

This feature allows you to retrieve the name of the application.

import * as Application from 'expo-application';

console.log(Application.applicationName);

Get Application Version

This feature allows you to get the version of the application.

import * as Application from 'expo-application';

console.log(Application.nativeApplicationVersion);

Get Build Number

This feature allows you to retrieve the build number of the application.

import * as Application from 'expo-application';

console.log(Application.nativeBuildVersion);

Get Installation Time

This feature allows you to get the installation time of the application.

import * as Application from 'expo-application';

Application.getInstallationTimeAsync().then(time => console.log(time));

Get Application ID

This feature allows you to retrieve the application ID.

import * as Application from 'expo-application';

console.log(Application.applicationId);

Other packages similar to expo-application

react-native-device-info

The react-native-device-info package provides device and application information for React Native apps. It offers a broader range of device-specific information compared to expo-application, such as device model, manufacturer, and unique IDs.

expo-constants

The expo-constants package provides system information that remains constant throughout the lifecycle of the app. It includes some overlapping features with expo-application, such as app ownership and manifest details, but also includes additional constants like device year class and platform-specific information.

README

expo-application

Gets native application information such as its ID, app name, and build version at runtime.

API documentation

• Documentation for the latest stable release
• Documentation for the main branch

Installation in managed Expo projects

For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release.

Installation in bare React Native projects

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo package before continuing.

Add the package to your npm dependencies

npx expo install expo-application

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.