EAS preview crashes when using @react-native-community/slider without explicit install

No repository file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the minimal Slider usage in an Expo project with Expo Go or a development build, then an EAS preview build; done means the standalone build no longer exits silently when the Slider is used.

Environment

• react-native info output:

System:
  OS: macOS (Apple Silicon)
Binaries:
  Node: 20.x
SDKs:
  iOS SDK: Xcode 15.x
npmPackages:
  react: 19.1.0
  react-native: 0.81.5
  @react-native-community/slider: ^5.0.1

• are you using the new architecture?
  Yes (Expo SDK 54 with Hermes enabled)

• which version of react & react-native are you using?
  react: 19.1.0
  react-native: 0.81.5

Description

When using @react-native-community/slider in an Expo project:

• The app works correctly in Expo Go / development build

• The app crashes immediately in an EAS preview / standalone build

• No JS error is shown; the app exits silently

This happens even with a minimal usage of the Slider component.

Commenting out the Slider component makes the preview build work again.

The issue appears to be that Expo Go includes the native module by default, while standalone builds require the package to be explicitly installed and prebuilt. This difference is not obvious and leads to a runtime crash.

Reproducible Demo

  import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
import {
  View,
  Text,
  StyleSheet,
  Animated,
  ActivityIndicator,
} from "react-native";
import Slider from "@react-native-community/slider";
import { useFormContext } from "react-hook-form";
import { colors, Fonts } from "@/constants/theme";
import CurrencyPicker from "@/components/CurrencyPicker";
import { FormTextInput } from "@/components/shared/FormTextInput";
import { CURRENCIES } from "@/utils/currencies";
import type {
  Tier,
  FormValues,
} from "@/types/donation/types";

type Props = {
  tiers: Tier[];
  paymentTab: "monthly" | "onetime";
  isCheckingMinimum?: boolean;
  helperText?: string;
};

export default function TierSlider({
  tiers,
  paymentTab,
  isCheckingMinimum,
  helperText,
}: Props) {
  const { setValue, clearErrors, control } =
    useFormContext<FormValues>();

  const [index, setIndex] = useState(0);

  const tier = tiers[index];
  const opacity = useRef(new Animated.Value(1)).current;

  const amountField =
    paymentTab === "monthly" ? "monthlyAmount" : "oneTimeAmount";

  const currencyField =
    paymentTab === "monthly" ? "monthlyCurrencyId" : "oneTimeCurrencyId";

  useEffect(() => {
    Animated.sequence([
      Animated.timing(opacity, {
        toValue: 0,
        duration: 120,
        useNativeDriver: true,
      }),
      Animated.timing(opacity, {
        toValue: 1,
        duration: 180,
        useNativeDriver: true,
      }),
    ]).start();

    setValue(amountField, String(tier.amount), {
      shouldDirty: true,
      shouldValidate: true,
    });

    clearErrors();
  }, [index, tier.amount, amountField, setValue, clearErrors, opacity]);

  if (!tiers || tiers.length === 0) {
    console.error("DONATE_TIERS is empty!");
    return null;
  }

  return (
    <View style={styles.card}>
      {/* IMAGE */}
      <View style={styles.imageWrapper}>
        <Animated.Image
          source={tier.image}
          style={[styles.image, { opacity }]}
          resizeMode="cover"
        />
      </View>

      {/* CONTENT */}
      <View style={styles.content}>
        <Text style={styles.title}>{tier.title}</Text>

        <Text style={styles.desc}>
          This can support {tier.soldiers} PDF soldier
          {tier.soldiers > 1 ? "s" : ""} for 1 month.
        </Text>

        {/* SLIDER */}
        <View style={styles.sliderWrapper}>
          <Slider
            style={{ height: 40 }}
            minimumValue={0}
            maximumValue={tiers.length - 1}
            step={1}
            value={index}
            onValueChange={setIndex}
            onSlidingComplete={(value) => {
              setIndex(value);
            }}
            minimumTrackTintColor={colors.orange[500]}
            maximumTrackTintColor="#120A06"
            thumbTintColor={colors.orange[400]}
            tapToSeek
            accessibilityLabel="Donation tier selector"
            accessibilityValue={{
              min: 0,
              max: tiers.length - 1,
              now: index,
              text: `${tier.title}, ${tier.amount}`,
            }}
          />

          <View style={styles.dots}>
            {tiers.map((_, i) => (
              <View key={i} style={styles.dot} />
            ))}
          </View>
        </View>

        {/* AMOUNT + CURRENCY (INSIDE CARD) */}
        <View style={styles.amountRow}>
          <View style={{ flex: 0.6 }}>
            <FormTextInput
              name={amountField}
              keyboardType="numeric"
              placeholder="Enter amount"
              helperText={helperText}
              helperTextColor={colors.primary[500]}
            />
            {isCheckingMinimum && (
              <ActivityIndicator size="small" color={colors.gray[400]} />
            )}
          </View>

          <View style={{ flex: 0.4 }}>
            <CurrencyPicker
              name={currencyField}
              control={control}
              data={CURRENCIES}
              placeholder="Currency"
            />
          </View>
        </View>
      </View>
    </View>
  );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  card: {
    borderRadius: 22,
    backgroundColor: "#1A0F0A",
    overflow: "hidden",
    borderWidth: 1.5,
    borderColor: "#2A1A12",
  },
  imageWrapper: {
    height: 260,
  },
  image: {
    width: "100%",
    height: "100%",
  },
  content: {
    padding: 16,
  },
  title: {
    textAlign: "center",
    color: colors.primary[500],
    fontSize: Fonts.size.lg,
    fontWeight: Fonts.weight.semibold,
  },
  desc: {
    textAlign: "center",
    marginTop: 6,
    color: colors.gray[400],
    fontSize: Fonts.size.sm,
  },
  sliderWrapper: {
    marginTop: 14,
  },
  dots: {
    flexDirection: "row",
    justifyContent: "space-between",
    paddingHorizontal: 10,
    marginTop: -4,
  },
  dot: {
    width: 6,
    height: 6,
    borderRadius: 3,
    backgroundColor: "#3A2A20",
  },
  activeDot: {
    backgroundColor: colors.orange[500],
  },
  amountRow: {
    flexDirection: "row",
    gap: 8,
    marginTop: 16,
  },
});