Can I safely remove app.json in a ejected react-native project?

Question

I have a react native project which I ejected and now I see I have config files(app.json and package.json) with lots of duplicate information, not to mention the underlying info contained in the iOS/android projects. Specifically I am talking about version, name, package name etc.

My question is do I need to keep both if I am not using the managed workflow?

Answer 1

According to notbrent from the Expo Team, it's exclusively used by expo-updates you can safely remove it if you don't plan to use it.

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