--- title: How to Store Data Locally in React Native Expo | daily.dev description: Learn how to store data locally in React Native Expo using AsyncStorage. Local storage is essential for boosting app speed and can be used to store user... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-store-data-locally-in-react-native-expo-rry7x7ovz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Store Data Locally in React Native Expo | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to store data locally in React Native Expo using AsyncStorage. Local storage is essential for boosting app speed and can be used to store user... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-store-data-locally-in-react-native-expo-rry7x7ovz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Rry7X7oVz.png og:image:alt: How to Store Data Locally in React Native Expo og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Store Data Locally in React Native Expo **[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · 5 min read · 37 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Learn how to store data locally in React Native Expo using AsyncStorage. Local storage is essential for boosting app speed and can be used to store user preferences, authentication tokens, and other important information. AsyncStorage provides a simple key-value storage system for easy data storage and retrieval. Follow best practices such as data serialization, error handling, and security considerations to ensure a robust and responsive app. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@danharten** · 1 upvotes > expo-cli is deprecated, you should be using "npx expo " **@danharten** · 0 upvotes > Otherwise great guide 👍🏻 --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#react-native](https://daily.dev/tags/react-native) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-store-data-locally-in-react-native-expo-rry7x7ovz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to Store Data Locally in React Native Expo","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-store-data-locally-in-react-native-expo-rry7x7ovz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-store-data-locally-in-react-native-expo-rry7x7ovz"},"datePublished":"2024-05-13T13:02:05.853Z","dateModified":"2024-05-13T13:02:05.280Z","description":"Learn how to store data locally in React Native Expo using AsyncStorage. 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