Cannot read property 'useState' of null - @dev-plugins/react-navigation, useReactNavigationDevTools

[atesarova]

What I did

After installing @dev-plugins/react-navigation in expo project, I added these 2 lines according to documentation:

Result

The app crashes when calling useReactNavigationDevTools

Error stack

Notes

• app was rebuild
• metro has been reset and cache has been clean
• followed this doc https://docs.expo.dev/debugging/devtools-plugins/
• it's mono repo

package.json

{
	"name": "XXX",
	"main": "index.js",
	"version": "1.0.0",
	"dependencies": {
		"@dev-plugins/react-navigation": "^0.0.6",
		"@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.0",
		"@gluestack-style/animation-resolver": "^1.0.4",
		"@gluestack-style/react": "^1.0.56",
		"@gluestack-ui/config": "^1.1.18",
		"@gluestack-ui/themed": "^1.1.26",
		"@gorhom/portal": "^1.0.14",
		"@react-native-community/hooks": "^3.0.0",
		"@react-native-community/netinfo": "11.1.0",
		"@react-native-segmented-control/segmented-control": "^2.5.0",
		"@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.2",
		"@shopify/flash-list": "^1.6.3",
		"@tanstack/react-query": "^4.36.1",
		"@trpc/client": "^10.45.1",
		"@trpc/react-query": "^10.45.1",
		"dayjs": "^1.11.10",
		"expo": "~50.0.14",
		"expo-application": "~5.8.3",
		"expo-av": "~13.10.5",
		"expo-constants": "~15.4.5",
		"expo-dev-client": "~3.3.9",
		"expo-device": "~5.9.3",
		"expo-font": "~11.10.3",
		"expo-linear-gradient": "~12.7.2",
		"expo-linking": "~6.2.2",
		"expo-local-authentication": "~13.8.0",
		"expo-localization": "~14.8.3",
		"expo-navigation-bar": "~2.8.1",
		"expo-notifications": "~0.27.6",
		"expo-router": "~3.4.7",
		"expo-secure-store": "~12.8.1",
		"expo-sharing": "~11.10.0",
		"expo-splash-screen": "~0.26.4",
		"expo-status-bar": "~1.11.1",
		"expo-system-ui": "~2.9.3",
		"expo-updates": "~0.24.11",
		"expo-web-browser": "~12.8.2",
		"i18next": "^23.10.0",
		"lucide-react-native": "^0.379.0",
		"react": "18.2.0",
		"react-dom": "18.2.0",
		"react-hook-form": "^7.50.1",
		"react-i18next": "^14.0.5",
		"react-native": "0.73.4",
		"react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.14.0",
		"react-native-mmkv": "^2.12.1",
		"react-native-pager-view": "^6.2.3",
		"react-native-reanimated": "~3.6.2",
		"react-native-safe-area-context": "4.8.2",
		"react-native-screens": "~3.29.0",
		"react-native-svg": "14.1.0",
		"react-native-toast-message": "^2.2.0",
		"react-native-web": "~0.19.6",
		"react-native-webview": "13.6.4",
		"zustand": "4.4.0"
	},
	"devDependencies": {
		"@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
		"@babel/runtime": "^7.24.0",
		"@react-native/assets-registry": "0.74.0",
		"@types/react": "~18.2.45",
		"babel-preset-expo": "^10.0.1",
		"expo-asset": "~9.0.2",
		"jest": "^29.2.1",
		"jest-expo": "~50.0.2",
		"typescript": "^5.1.3"
	},
	"private": true
}

[jthoward64]

Gonna take a shot in the dark and say you have ended up with multiple versions of react installed. What does yarn why react say?

[atesarova]

pnpm why react
Legend: production dependency, optional only, dev only

dependencies:
@gluestack-ui/config 1.1.18
└─┬ @gluestack-ui/themed 1.1.26 peer
  ├─┬ @gluestack-style/legend-motion-animation-driver 1.0.3
  │ └─┬ @legendapp/motion 2.3.0 peer
  │   ├─┬ @legendapp/tools 2.0.1
  │   │ └── react 18.2.0 peer
  │   ├─┬ nativewind 2.0.11 peer
  │   │ └─┬ use-sync-external-store 1.2.2
  │   │   └── react 18.2.0 peer
  │   ├── react 18.2.0 peer
  │   └─┬ react-native 0.73.4 peer
  │     ├── react 18.2.0 peer
  │     └─┬ react-shallow-renderer 16.15.0
  │       └── react 18.2.0 peer
  └─┬ @gluestack-ui/accordion 1.0.4
    └─┬ @gluestack-ui/utils 0.1.12
      └─┬ @react-native-aria/focus 0.2.9
        └─┬ @react-aria/focus 3.16.2
          └─┬ @react-aria/interactions 3.21.1
            ├─┬ @react-aria/ssr 3.9.2
            │ └── react 18.2.0 peer
            └─┬ @react-aria/utils 3.23.2
              ├─┬ @react-aria/ssr 3.9.2
              │ └── react 18.2.0 peer
              ├─┬ @react-stately/utils 3.9.1
              │ └── react 18.2.0 peer
              ├─┬ @react-types/shared 3.22.1
              │ └── react 18.2.0 peer
              └── react 18.2.0 peer

devDependencies:
jest-expo 50.0.2
└─┬ react-test-renderer 18.2.0
  ├── react 18.2.0 peer
  └─┬ react-shallow-renderer 16.15.0
    └── react 18.2.0 peer

[andresfelipe9619]

i resolved this by using npm instead of yarn