Expo start fails with "Unexpected end of JSON input" when attempting to run on android simulator

Question

I have an expo app that, as soon as I launch on the android simulator, hangs at 99% Building Javascript Bundle and outputs in the console a very cryptic:

Unexpected end of JSON input

I have tried:

• npm and yarn cache clear
• npm and yarn audit fix
• restart the simulator
• rm -rf node_modules .expo .tmp

Nothing seems to work, furthermore that single line error I have no idea where it comes from!

Is there any way to get more verbose logs from the metro bundler?

It's driving me insane this issue.

Thanks!

Answer 1

clearing expo cache(start with -c flag) worked for me

expo start -c