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How to set up Expo + Firebase with multiple environments (dev, staging, prod)

A clean, repeatable mental model for separating development, staging, and production environments in Expo apps using Firebase. No magic, no frameworks, just a setup you can reason about months later.

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A production-ready checklist for React Native (Expo) apps

Most teams don't ship broken apps because they missed a feature. They ship broken apps because the basics weren't ready. This checklist captures the minimum bar for production readiness in an Expo app — especially when Firebase and EAS are involved.

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Common mistakes when shipping Expo apps to production

Most Expo apps don't fail because of missing features. They fail because of assumptions that were fine in development but unsafe at release time. Here are the 8 most common mistakes — especially with Firebase and EAS — and how to avoid them.

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