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    "slug": "method-writeasstringasync-imported-from-expo-file-system-is-deprecated-expo-sdk",
    "kind": "fix",
    "title": "Method writeAsStringAsync imported from \"expo-file-system\" is deprecated — Expo SDK 54 switched the default API",
    "error": "Method writeAsStringAsync imported from \"expo-file-system\" is deprecated.",
    "body": "## Symptom\nAfter upgrading to Expo SDK 54, code that calls the classic functions throws at runtime:\n```\nError: Method writeAsStringAsync imported from \"expo-file-system\" is deprecated.\nYou can migrate to the new filesystem API using \"File\" and \"Directory\" classes or import the legacy API from \"expo-file-system/legacy\".\n```\nThe same error is thrown for `readAsStringAsync`, `readDirectoryAsync`, `moveAsync`, `uploadAsync` and so on. `FileSystem.documentDirectory` and `EncodingType` are no longer on the default export. Libraries that feature-detect `readAsStringAsync` (for example older posthog-react-native) break too, because the function still exists but throws when called.\n\n## Cause\nExpo SDK 54 (2025-09-10) made the former `expo-file-system/next` object-oriented API (`File`, `Directory`, `Paths`) the default export of `expo-file-system`. The old function API moved to `expo-file-system/legacy`. Expo planned to remove the legacy entry point in a later SDK, so migrate rather than relying on it.\n\n## Fix\nQuickest (behaviour unchanged):\n```ts\n// before\nimport * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system'\n// after\nimport * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system/legacy'\n```\nProper migration to the new API:\n```ts\nimport { File, Paths } from 'expo-file-system'\n\nconst file = new File(Paths.document, 'test.txt')\nfile.write('Hello world')        // was writeAsStringAsync(uri, ...)\nconst content = await file.text() // was readAsStringAsync(uri)\n```\nIf you were importing from `expo-file-system/next`, change the import to `expo-file-system`. In SDK 56 (2026-05-21), `File`/`Directory` `copy()` and `move()` became async (they return a Promise). Use `copySync()` / `moveSync()` for synchronous behaviour. Update third-party libraries that wrap expo-file-system.\n\n## Verify\nThe write/read round-trip works on a device or simulator, and Metro logs no \"is deprecated\" error.\n\n## Sources\n- https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-54\n- https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-56\n- https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/issues/2453\n- https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/issues/3151",
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      "expo@54",
      "expo-file-system@19"
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      "expo",
      "expo-file-system",
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      "migration",
      "sdk-54"
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    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2025-09-10",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T03:30:14.652Z",
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