Chore/expo 54

[fernandatoledo]

What does this do?

This PR upgrades the React Native template from Expo SDK 53 to Expo SDK 54, along with major dependency updates and necessary code migrations.

Key changes:

• Expo SDK: Upgraded from ~53.0.23 to ~54.0.25
• React Native: Upgraded from 0.79.5 to 0.81.5
• React: Upgraded from 19.0.0 to 19.1.0
• react-native-reanimated: Upgraded from ~3.17.5 to ~4.1.5 (major version)
• react-native-mmkv: Upgraded from ~3.1.0 to ~4.0.1 (major version)
• @shopify/flash-list: Upgraded from 1.7.6 to 2.0.2 (major version)

Code migrations:

• Migrated MMKV API from new MMKV() to createMMKV() factory function
• Updated storage methods: delete() → remove(), added clearAll() for batch operations
• Added type definitions for react-native-reanimated v4 compatibility with @gorhom/bottom-sheet
• Added expo-build-properties plugin with iOS deployment target set to 16.0
• Updated all Expo-related packages to their v54 compatible versions

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Why did you do this?

This upgrade is necessary to:

• Stay current with the latest Expo SDK features, performance improvements, and security updates
• Take advantage of React Native 0.81.5 improvements and bug fixes
• Maintain compatibility with the latest versions of critical dependencies
• Ensure the template remains up-to-date for new projects

The migration addresses breaking changes in:

• react-native-mmkv v4 which introduced a new factory-based API
• react-native-reanimated v4 which required type definition updates for compatibility

Who/what does this impact?

Impact:

• All new projects created from this template will use Expo SDK 54
• Existing projects upgrading will need to follow the migration guide
• Developers need to be aware of the MMKV API changes when working with storage
• iOS builds now require minimum deployment target of 16.0

Breaking changes:

• MMKV constructor replaced with createMMKV() factory function
• Storage delete() method renamed to remove()
• New clearAll() method available for batch operations

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• Tested on iOS
• Tested on Android
• Tested on a small device

I also had to update my Xcode to 16.3 in order to use expo 54

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Notes:

• This is a major version upgrade that may require additional testing
• The react-native-reanimated type definitions were added to maintain compatibility with @gorhom/bottom-sheet
• The iOS deployment target was explicitly set to 16.0 via expo-build-properties plugin
• All dependency versions were updated to their latest compatible versions for Expo SDK 54

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💯 Test Coverage

Lines	Statements	Branches	Functions
	9.31% (64/687)	10.46% (29/277)	7.59% (18/237)

😎 Tests Results

Tests	Skipped	Failures	Errors	Time
26	0 💤	0 ❌	0 🔥	28.164s ⏱️

👀 Tests Details • (9%)

File	% Stmts	% Branch	% Funcs	% Lines	Uncovered Line #s
All files	9.31	10.46	7.59	9.36
components/providers	0	0	0	0
auth.tsx	0	0	0	0	14–181
lib	31.25	0	28.57	35.71
storage.tsx	0	0	0	0	3–15
types	0	0	0	0
react-native-reanimated.d.ts	0	0	0	0

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