code · pull · Sep 1, 2026 · Sep 1, 2026 · Sep 1, 2026 · Sep 1, 2026
diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
 - Fix `getApplicationIdAsync` and `setPackageInBuildGradle` failing with the Gradle assignment syntax (`applicationId = '...'`). ([#47711](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/47711) by [@idoyana](https://github.com/idoyana))
+- [iOS] Quote and escape keys and values written to `.strings` files. ([#49605](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49605) by [@jakex7](https://github.com/jakex7))
 
 ### 💡 Others
 

diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/Locales.ts b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/Locales.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export const withLocales: ConfigPlugin = (config) => {
   });
 };
 
+function escapeStringsLiteral(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/\n/g, '\\n');
+}
+
 export async function writeStringsFile({
   localesMap,
   supportingDirectory,
@@ -40,7 +44,9 @@ export async function writeStringsFile({
     const strings = path.join(dir, fileName);
     const buffer = [];
     for (const [plistKey, localVersion] of Object.entries(localizationObj)) {
-      buffer.push(`${plistKey} = "${localVersion}";`);
+      buffer.push(
+        `"${escapeStringsLiteral(plistKey)}" = "${escapeStringsLiteral(String(localVersion))}";`
+      );
     }
     // Write the file to the file system.
     await fs.promises.writeFile(strings, buffer.join('\n'));

diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/Locales-test.ts b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/Locales-test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ describe('e2e: iOS locales', () => {
           ios: {
             'Localizable.strings': {
               NOTIF_KEY: 'de-notification',
+              'Sample Widget': 'DE Sample Widget',
+              'A sample widget.': 'DE A sample widget.',
+              'A "quoted" key': 'DE A "quoted" key',
             },
           },
           android: {
@@ -125,18 +128,25 @@ describe('e2e: iOS locales', () => {
     expect(after[infoPlists[0]!]).toMatchSnapshot();
     // Test that the inlined locale is resolved.
     expect(after[infoPlists[1]!]).toMatch(/spanish-name/);
-    expect(after[infoPlists[2]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"CFBundleDisplayName = "us-name";"`);
+    expect(after[infoPlists[2]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`""CFBundleDisplayName" = "us-name";"`);
     expect(after[infoPlists[3]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "CFBundleDisplayName = "us-name";
-      app_name = "us-name";"
+      ""CFBundleDisplayName" = "us-name";
+      "app_name" = "us-name";"
     `);
-    expect(after[infoPlists[4]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"CFBundleDisplayName = "ar-name";"`);
+    expect(after[infoPlists[4]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`""CFBundleDisplayName" = "ar-name";"`);
     expect(localizableStrings).toStrictEqual([
       'ios/testproject/Supporting/ar.lproj/Localizable.strings',
       'ios/testproject/Supporting/de.lproj/Localizable.strings',
     ]);
-    expect(after[localizableStrings[0]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"NOTIF_KEY = "ar-notification";"`);
-    expect(after[localizableStrings[1]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"NOTIF_KEY = "de-notification";"`);
+    expect(after[localizableStrings[0]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `""NOTIF_KEY" = "ar-notification";"`
+    );
+    expect(after[localizableStrings[1]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ""NOTIF_KEY" = "de-notification";
+      "Sample Widget" = "DE Sample Widget";
+      "A sample widget." = "DE A sample widget.";
+      "A \\"quoted\\" key" = "DE A \\"quoted\\" key";"
+    `);
 
     // Test a warning is thrown for an invalid locale JSON file.
     expect(WarningAggregator.addWarningForPlatform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(

diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/__snapshots__/Locales-test.ts.snap b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/__snapshots__/Locales-test.ts.snap
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`e2e: iOS locales writes all the image files expected 1`] = `"CFBundleDisplayName = "french-name";"`;
+exports[`e2e: iOS locales writes all the image files expected 1`] = `""CFBundleDisplayName" = "french-name";"`;
diff --git a/packages/@expo/prebuild-config/src/plugins/__tests__/withDefaultPlugins-test.ts b/packages/@expo/prebuild-config/src/plugins/__tests__/withDefaultPlugins-test.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ describe('built-in plugins', () => {
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/Info.plist']).toMatch('UIApplicationSceneManifest');
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/Info.plist']).toMatch('$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME).SceneDelegate');
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/Supporting/en.lproj/InfoPlist.strings']).toMatch(
-      /foo = "uhh bar"/
+      /"foo" = "uhh bar"/
     );
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/GoogleService-Info.plist']).toBe(googleServiceInfoFixture);
 

diff --git a/packages/create-expo-module/package.json b/packages/create-expo-module/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@
     "build"
   ],
   "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",

diff --git a/packages/create-expo-module/src/create-expo-module.ts b/packages/create-expo-module/src/create-expo-module.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,16 @@ import { findGitHubEmail, findMyName } from './utils/git';
 import { findGitHubUserFromEmail, guessRepoUrl } from './utils/github';
 import { newStep } from './utils/ora';
 
+const PACKAGE_NAME = 'create-expo-module';
 const debug = require('debug')('create-expo-module:main') as typeof console.log;
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo-module/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 // `yarn run` may change the current working dir, then we should use `INIT_CWD` env.
 const CWD = process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd();
@@ -462,7 +470,8 @@ async function createGitRepositoryAsync(targetDir: string) {
   await spawnAsync('git', ['init'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: targetDir });
   await spawnAsync('git', ['add', '-A'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: targetDir });
 
-  const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${packageJson.name} ${packageJson.version}.`;
+  const pkg = getPackageJson();
+  const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${pkg?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME} ${pkg?.version ?? '0.0.0'}.`;
   await spawnAsync('git', ['commit', '-m', commitMsg], {
     stdio: 'ignore',
     cwd: targetDir,
@@ -875,9 +884,9 @@ const program = new Command();
 program.enablePositionalOptions();
 
 program
-  .name(packageJson.name)
-  .version(packageJson.version)
-  .description(packageJson.description)
+  .name(getPackageJson()?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME)
+  .version(getPackageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0')
+  .description(getPackageJson()?.description ?? '')
   .arguments('[path]')
   .option(
     '-s, --source <source_dir>',

diff --git a/packages/create-expo-module/src/telemetry.ts b/packages/create-expo-module/src/telemetry.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import type { CommandOptions } from './types';
 import { env } from './utils/env';
 
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo-module/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 /** The telemetry client instance to use */
 let client: TelemetryClient | null = null;
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ function getTelemetryContext() {
 
   return {
     os: { name: PLATFORM_NAMES[os.platform()] ?? os.platform(), version: os.release() },
-    app: { name: 'create-expo-module', version: packageJson.version ?? undefined },
+    app: { name: 'create-expo-module', version: getPackageJson()?.version ?? undefined },
   };
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ export async function logEventAsync(event: Event) {
 
   const commonProperties = {
     source: 'create-expo-module',
-    source_version: packageJson.version ?? undefined,
+    source_version: getPackageJson()?.version ?? undefined,
   };
 
   getTelemetryClient().track({

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-expo/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 - Support npm@12's dictionary-based `npm pack --json` format ([#48761](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/48761) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
 - Print the "make sure you have modules installed" warning when the dependency install fails ([#48929](https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/48929)) ([#48946](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/48946) by [@expo-bot](https://github.com/expo-bot))
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
 
 ### 💡 Others
 

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/package.json b/packages/create-expo/package.json
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@
     "build",
     "template"
   ],
-  "main": "build",
+  "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/cli.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/cli.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 import type { Spec } from 'arg';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 
-import { CLI_NAME } from './cmd';
 import { ExitError } from './error';
 import { Log } from './log';
 import { formatSelfCommand } from './resolvePackageManager';
 import { assertWithOptionsArgs, printHelp, resolveStringOrBooleanArgsAsync } from './utils/args';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
 const debug = require('debug')('expo:init:cli') as typeof console.log;
 
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
 async function run() {
   const argv = process.argv.slice(2) ?? [];
   const rawArgsMap: Spec = {
@@ -30,14 +38,14 @@ async function run() {
   });
 
   if (args['--version']) {
-    Log.exit(require('../package.json').version, 0);
+    Log.exit(getPackageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0', 0);
   }
 
   if (args['--help']) {
-    const nameWithoutCreate = CLI_NAME.replace('create-', '');
+    const nameWithoutCreate = PACKAGE_NAME.replace('create-', '');
     printHelp(
       `Creates a new Expo project`,
-      chalk`npx ${CLI_NAME} {cyan <path>} [options]`,
+      chalk`npx ${PACKAGE_NAME} {cyan <path>} [options]`,
       [
         `-y, --yes             Use the default options for creating a project`,
         `    --no-install      Skip installing npm packages or CocoaPods`,
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ async function run() {
     {gray The package manager used for installing}
     {gray node modules is based on how you invoke the CLI:}
 
-    {bold  npm:} {cyan npx ${CLI_NAME}}
+    {bold  npm:} {cyan npx ${PACKAGE_NAME}}
     {bold yarn:} {cyan yarn create ${nameWithoutCreate}}
     {bold pnpm:} {cyan pnpm create ${nameWithoutCreate}}
     {bold  bun:} {cyan bun create ${nameWithoutCreate}}

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/cmd.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/cmd.ts
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/index.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/index.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 import Debug from 'debug';
 import { boolish } from 'getenv';
 
-import { CLI_NAME } from './cmd';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
 // Set the title of the process
-process.title = CLI_NAME;
+process.title = PACKAGE_NAME;
 
 // Setup before requiring `debug`.
 if (boolish('EXPO_DEBUG', false)) {

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/resolvePackageManager.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/resolvePackageManager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as PackageManager from '@expo/package-manager';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 
-import { CLI_NAME } from './cmd';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
 export type PackageManagerName = 'npm' | 'pnpm' | 'yarn' | 'bun' | 'nub';
 
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ export function formatSelfCommand() {
   const packageManager = resolvePackageManager();
   switch (packageManager) {
     case 'pnpm':
-      return `pnpx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `pnpx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
     case 'bun':
-      return `bunx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `bunx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
     case 'nub':
-      return `nubx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `nubx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
     case 'yarn':
     case 'npm':
     default:
-      return `npx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `npx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
   }
 }
 

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/telemetry.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/telemetry.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ import os from 'os';
 import { dotExpoHomeDirectory, getStateJsonPath } from './paths';
 import { getSession } from './sessionStorage';
 import { env } from './utils/env';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
-const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 const xdlUnifiedWriteKey = '1wabJGd5IiuF9Q8SGlcI90v8WTs';
 const analyticsEndpoint = 'https://cdp.expo.dev/v1/batch';
 const version = '1.0.0';
-const library = packageJSON.name;
+const library = PACKAGE_NAME;
 
 //#region mostly copied from @expo/rudder-sdk-node https://github.com/expo/rudder-sdk-node/blob/main/index.ts
 // some changes include:
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@ function getAnalyticsContext(): Record<string, any> {
   return {
     os: { name: platform, version: os.release() },
     device: { type: platform, model: platform },
-    app: { name: library, version: packageJSON.version },
+    app: { name: library, version: getPackageJson()?.version ?? undefined },
   };
 }
 //#endregion

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/utils/git.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/utils/git.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 
 import { env } from './env';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './update-check';
 
 const debug = require('debug')('expo:init:git') as typeof console.log;
 
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
 /** Check if the given directory is inside an existing git repository */
 async function isInsideGitRepoAsync(root: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
@@ -59,14 +68,14 @@ export async function initGitRepoAsync(root: string) {
     debug(chalk.dim('User chose to initialize git inside existing repo.'));
   }
 
-  const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
+  const packageJSON = getPackageJson();
 
   // not in git tree, so let's init
   try {
     await spawnAsync('git', ['init'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: root });
     await spawnAsync('git', ['add', '-A'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: root });
 
-    const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${packageJSON.name} ${packageJSON.version}.`;
+    const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${packageJSON?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME} ${packageJSON?.version ?? '0.0.0'}.`;
     await spawnAsync('git', ['commit', '-m', commitMsg], {
       stdio: 'ignore',
       cwd: root,

diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/utils/update-check.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/utils/update-check.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import checkForUpdate from 'update-check';
 
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+export const PACKAGE_NAME = 'create-expo';
+
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 const debug = require('debug')('expo:init:update-check') as typeof console.log;
 
 export default async function shouldUpdate(): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    const res = await checkForUpdate(packageJson);
+    const pkg = getPackageJson();
+    const res = await checkForUpdate(pkg);
     if (res?.latest) {
       console.log();
-      console.log(chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${packageJson.name}\` is available`));
-      console.log(chalk`You can update by running: {cyan npm install -g ${packageJson.name}}`);
+      console.log(
+        chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${pkg?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}\` is available`)
+      );
+      console.log(
+        chalk`You can update by running: {cyan npm install -g ${pkg?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}}`
+      );
       console.log();
     }
   } catch (error: any) {