[Snyk] Security upgrade react-native from 0.40.0 to 0.69.12

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Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the yarn dependencies of this project.

Snyk changed the following file(s):

• examples/TouchIDExample/package.json

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Failed to update the yarn.lock, please update manually before merging.

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score
	Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling SNYK-JS-QS-14724253	170

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Updates dependency in the example app.

• Bumps react-native in examples/TouchIDExample/package.json from ^0.40.0 to ^0.69.12

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This is a massive upgrade across nearly 30 minor versions, representing a complete architectural overhaul of React Native. A direct upgrade is not feasible; this should be treated as a full project migration.

Key Breaking Changes:

• New Architecture: The legacy bridge is replaced by a new architecture (Fabric renderer and TurboModules) starting around v0.68. This fundamentally changes how JavaScript and native code interact, requiring all native dependencies to be audited and updated for compatibility. [1, 2, 7, 8]
• Autolinking: The manual react-native link command was replaced by autolinking in v0.60. [11, 14] Native dependencies are now linked automatically via Gradle (Android) and Cocoapods (iOS), requiring a complete change in project setup.
• Extracted Core Components: Many APIs and UI components (e.g., AsyncStorage, WebView, Slider) have been removed from the core library and must be installed from separate community packages like @react-native-community/async-storage. [16, 26]

Recommendation: Do not attempt an in-place upgrade. The recommended path is to create a new project using react-native@0.69.12 and migrate your application source code, assets, and dependencies incrementally. Use the official React Native Upgrade Helper tool to see the vast configuration changes required. [18, 20]

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React version incompatible with upgraded React Native

Upgrading react-native from 0.40.0 to 0.69.12 creates a dependency incompatibility. React Native 0.69.x requires React 18.x as a peer dependency, but react remains at ^15.1.0. This version mismatch will prevent the example application from building or running correctly. The react dependency needs to be updated to a compatible version (React 18.x) alongside this React Native upgrade.

 

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Start script uses deprecated CLI path

The start script references node_modules/react-native/local-cli/cli.js, a path that no longer exists in React Native 0.69.x. The CLI was extracted to @react-native-community/cli in earlier versions. With the upgraded react-native dependency, this script will fail to execute. Modern React Native projects typically use npx react-native start or rely on the CLI's auto-discovery.

 

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Upgrade breaks code using removed AlertIOS API

The react-native upgrade to 0.69.12 removes the AlertIOS API that the example's index.ios.js relies on heavily. AlertIOS was deprecated and then removed from React Native in favor of the cross-platform Alert module. With this upgrade, the example app will crash at runtime when attempting to show alerts because the imported AlertIOS will be undefined.