clerk-expo-patterns

To keep Clerk authentication sessions persistent in an Expo app, configure a tokenCache backed by SecureStore. This stores the session token in encrypted device storage, ensuring users stay signed in after the app restarts.

Setting up Google OAuth deep linking with Clerk in Expo Router involves using the useSSO hook, defining a matching redirectUrl scheme, and calling WebBrowser.maybeCompleteAuthSession to finalize the sign-in flow.

Yes, you can use Expo Router protected routes with Clerk by implementing Clerk's native useAuth flow. This guards authenticated navigation areas by redirecting unauthenticated users away from restricted screens.

To register Expo push notifications for a signed-in Clerk user, retrieve the Expo push token after authentication and associate it directly with the current Clerk user's profile context.

Clerk OAuth sign-in may fail to complete if the redirect URL scheme does not match your app configuration or if WebBrowser.maybeCompleteAuthSession is missing to capture the deep link response.

Yes, you need to read the EXPO_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY environment variable to wire ClerkProvider. This key is required alongside a SecureStore-based token cache to initialize the authentication provider.