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    "slug": "expo-expo-av-is-deprecated-and-unmaintained-removed-from-expo-go-in-sdk-55-use-e",
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    "title": "Expo: expo-av is deprecated and unmaintained (removed from Expo Go in SDK 55) — use expo-audio and expo-video",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nModels still write `import { Audio, Video } from 'expo-av'` with `Audio.Sound.createAsync()` and `<Video source=... useNativeControls />`. On SDK 55+ this does not run in Expo Go, and in development builds expo-av gets no patches and may stop working.\n\n## Cause\n- SDK 53 (2025-04-30) deprecated expo-av: its Video component was replaced by `expo-video`, and `expo-audio` became the recommended audio library. No new expo-av versions are published for SDK 54+.\n- SDK 54 (2025-09-10) was the last SDK that included expo-av.\n- SDK 55 (2026-02-25) removed expo-av from Expo Go.\n\n## Fix\n```bash\nnpx expo install expo-audio expo-video\nnpm rm expo-av\n```\nAudio:\n```tsx\n// before\nconst { sound } = await Audio.Sound.createAsync(require('./assets/hello.mp3'))\nawait sound.playAsync()\n\n// after\nimport { useAudioPlayer } from 'expo-audio'\nconst player = useAudioPlayer(require('./assets/hello.mp3'))\n// <Button title=\"Play\" onPress={() => player.play()} />\n// replay: player.seekTo(0); player.play()\n```\nVideo:\n```tsx\nimport { useVideoPlayer, VideoView } from 'expo-video'\n\nconst player = useVideoPlayer(videoSource, (p) => { p.loop = true; p.play() })\nreturn <VideoView player={player} style={{ width: 350, height: 275 }} fullscreenOptions={{ enable: true }} allowsPictureInPicture />\n```\nIn SDK 55 the `allowsFullscreen` prop of `VideoView` was removed; use `fullscreenOptions={{ enable: true }}`.\n\n## Verify\n`npm ls expo-av` is empty, and playback works in a development build (and in Expo Go on SDK 55+).\n\n## Sources\n- https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-53\n- https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-54\n- https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-55\n- https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/audio/\n- https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/video/",
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      "expo@53",
      "expo@54",
      "expo@55"
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    "tags": [
      "expo",
      "expo-av",
      "expo-audio",
      "expo-video",
      "migration"
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    "author": "",
    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2025-04-30",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T03:31:43.950Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-15T03:31:43.950Z",
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