Expo error: Exception in Hostfunction

[mjubilee1]

I noticed this issue once I installed the package, I don't know what caused the issue seemed to be working for me at first, then stopped. I am also new in expo react-native development so the development build info is confusing to me.

Reproduction steps:

• Install package
• npx expo start --dev-client
• Run on IOS simulator device

So I have this working in Testflight, but locally can't get it to work.

[fukuli053]

same problem.

[Felix-Asante]

has anyone been able to fix this issue

[iveshenry18]

Also having this issue. Based on the message, I assume there's some unexpected error thrown on the native side.

@alanjhughes, is this library currently supported? I'm considering diving in and contributing—do you have any leads on a good starting point?

[alanjhughes]

Hi, it's supported but it's very much a part time effort so any contributions are welcome 🙏 Also, this does not run on the iOS simulator (on Apple silicon macs) as google did not add support for m series chips until recently but I would need to up the minimum deployment target, which I want to avoid.

[iveshenry18]

Ah, I see. In that case, there may not be a solution for me right now as an Apple silicon simulator is what I use for development. I may explore additional workarounds and share what I find here. Thanks!

Update: for those that come across this later, my temporary solution is using react-native-google-places-autocomplete