EAS update crashes app, and update changes are not applied to app

Summary

I usually use expo publish to make OTA updates, but since EAS update became free for all users I wanted to use it from now on since it seems to be the future of OTA updates using expo.

I configured eas update, and changed eas.json to include a channel as the following:

"preview": {
      "distribution": "internal",
      "channel": "preview"
    }

relevant changes in app.json:

"updates": {
      "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 5000,
      "url": "https://u.expo.dev/44de205a-7c61-4abf-ba6a-c1eba82cd4c8"
    },
...
"runtimeVersion": {
      "policy": "nativeVersion"
    }

I have created a new android preview build, made changes, and made an eas update to preview branch with the following result:

❯ eas update
✔ Linked to project @feedme_cyprus/feedme-cyprus
✔ Which branch would you like to publish on? › preview - current update: "change bg color of button" (14 hours ago by mobilonsoft)
✔ Please enter an update message. … changed button color to blue
[expo-cli] --non-interactive is not supported, use $CI=1 instead
[expo-cli] Starting Metro Bundler
[expo-cli]
[expo-cli] watchman warning:  Recrawled this watch 1 times, most recently because:
[expo-cli] MustScanSubDirs KernelDroppedTo resolve, please review the information on
[expo-cli] https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/troubleshooting.html#recrawl
[expo-cli] To clear this warning, run:
[expo-cli] `watchman watch-del '/Users/ramiel/Desktop/Hobby/feedme' ; watchman watch-project '/Users/ramiel/Desktop/Hobby/feedme'`
[expo-cli] Android Bundling complete 9858ms
[expo-cli]
[expo-cli] iOS Bundling complete 9859ms
[expo-cli] iOS Building Hermes bytecode for the bundle
[expo-cli] Android Building Hermes bytecode for the bundle
[expo-cli]
[expo-cli] Bundle                              Size
[expo-cli] ┌ index.ios.js (Hermes)          4.59 MB
[expo-cli] ├ index.android.js (Hermes)      4.61 MB
[expo-cli] ├ index.ios.js.map (Hermes)      14.1 MB
[expo-cli] └ index.android.js.map (Hermes)  14.2 MB
[expo-cli] 💡 JavaScript bundle sizes affect startup time. Learn more: https://expo.fyi/javascript-bundle-sizes
[expo-cli] Finished saving JS Bundles
[expo-cli] Saving assets
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@1x.ios.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@1.5x.ios.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@2x.ios.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@3x.ios.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@4x.ios.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon-mask.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/AntDesign.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Entypo.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/EvilIcons.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Feather.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Fontisto.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/FontAwesome.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/FontAwesome5_Regular.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/FontAwesome5_Solid.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/FontAwesome5_Brands.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Foundation.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Ionicons.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/MaterialCommunityIcons.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/MaterialIcons.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Octicons.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/SimpleLineIcons.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Zocial.ttf
[expo-cli] saving /assets/main/no_photo.png
[expo-cli] saving /assets/main/company_logo_header.png
[expo-cli] saving /assets/main/company_logo.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/react-native-bouncy-checkbox/build/dist/check.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@1x.android.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@1.5x.android.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@2x.android.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@3x.android.png
[expo-cli] saving /node_modules/@react-navigation/elements/src/assets/back-icon@4x.android.png
[expo-cli] Files successfully saved.
[expo-cli] Processing asset bundle patterns:
[expo-cli] - /Users/ramiel/Desktop/Hobby/feedme/**/*
[expo-cli] Dumping source maps
[expo-cli] Preparing additional debugging files
[expo-cli] Export was successful. Your exported files can be found in dist
✔ Built bundle!
✔ Uploaded 2 assets!
✔ Published!

Branch             preview
Runtime version    2.3.1(33)
Platform           android, ios
Update group ID    f9989e15-384e-4595-af66-0160a6679ea5
Android update ID  cdc3457e-4904-4b27-b6f1-1fe9402198e4
iOS update ID      d7a1ff37-f64a-4d12-a0bc-54c766d12a6b
Message            changed button color to blue
Website link       https://expo.dev/accounts/feedme_cyprus/projects/feedme-cyprus/updates/f9989e15-384e-4595-af66-0160a6679ea5

The link between the channel and branch can be seen on expo.dev:

Now when I open the app to inspect the changes the app crash, and flipper crash log shows the following:

FATAL EXCEPTION: expo-updates-error-recovery

com.facebook.jni.CppException: Compiling JS failed: Wrong bytecode version. Expected 85 but got 84 Buffer size 4605178 starts with: c61fbc03c103191f54000000d3c2b752 and has protection mode(s): r--p

FATAL EXCEPTION: expo-updates-error-recovery
Process: com.mobilon.feedmecyprus, PID: 13006
com.facebook.jni.CppException: Compiling JS failed: Wrong bytecode version. Expected 85 but got 84 Buffer size 4605178 starts with: c61fbc03c103191f54000000d3c2b752 and has protection mode(s): r--p
	at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.NativeRunnable.run(Native Method)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage(MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:27)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:236)
	at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$4.run(MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:228)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:923)

I am not sure if this is related to #18548 , but I am not sure how to solve it

After the crash, subsequent launches to the app does not wait the fallbackToCacheTimeout period and just shows the unupdated app.

I have included a snippet to troubleshoot expo updates using:

  async function onFetchUpdateAsync() {
    try {
      const update = await Updates.checkForUpdateAsync();
      NativeLog.logWithTag("rami-update", JSON.stringify(update));

      if (update.isAvailable) {
        await Updates.fetchUpdateAsync();
        await Updates.reloadAsync();
      }
    } catch (error) {
      NativeLog.logWithTag("rami-update", `Error fetching latest Expo update: ${error}`);
    }
  }

However when running this function in the app, the update.isAvailable if branch runs, the reload happens but still no update.

I hope I can get some help here

What platform(s) does this occur on?

Android, iOS

Environment

  expo-env-info 1.0.5 environment info:
    System:
      OS: macOS 12.5
      Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
    Binaries:
      Node: 16.16.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.16.0/bin/node
      Yarn: 1.22.19 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.16.0/bin/yarn
      npm: 8.11.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.16.0/bin/npm
      Watchman: 2022.07.04.00 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
    Managers:
      CocoaPods: 1.11.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
    SDKs:
      iOS SDK:
        Platforms: DriverKit 21.4, iOS 15.5, macOS 12.3, tvOS 15.4, watchOS 8.5
    IDEs:
      Android Studio: 2021.2 AI-212.5712.43.2112.8609683
      Xcode: 13.4.1/13F100 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
    npmPackages:
      expo: ^46.0.0 => 46.0.2
      react: 18.0.0 => 18.0.0
      react-dom: 18.0.0 => 18.0.0
      react-native: 0.69.4 => 0.69.4
      react-native-web: ~0.18.7 => 0.18.7
    npmGlobalPackages:
      eas-cli: 0.60.0
      expo-cli: 6.0.1
    Expo Workflow: managed

Minimal reproducible example

see summary. I gave all the info I can. If there is anything else, let me know