If your project requires a custom Babel configuration, you need to create the babel.config.js file in your project by following the steps below:

1. Navigate to the root of your project, run the following command inside a terminal

npx expo customize

2. This command prompts generating different config files. Select babel.config.js.

3. The babel.config.js file is created in the root of your project with the default configuration as shown below:

   module.exports = function (api) { api.cache(true); return { presets: ['babel-preset-expo'], }; };

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