expo-dev-launcher 57.0.19 → 57.0.20

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
 ### 💡 Others
 
+## 57.0.20 — 2026-09-11
+
+### 🎉 New features
+
+- Add `disableFab=1` and `disableAutoLaunch=1` URL params that update the dev menu preferences to hide the floating action button and prevent the dev menu from opening at launch. ([#49651](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49651) by [@janicduplessis](https://github.com/janicduplessis))
+
 ## 57.0.19 — 2026-09-01
 
 _This version does not introduce any user-facing changes._

package/android/build.gradle

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ expoModule {
 }
 
 group = "host.exp.exponent"
-version = "57.0.19"
+version = "57.0.20"
 
 android {
   namespace "expo.modules.devlauncher"
   defaultConfig {
     versionCode 9
-    versionName "57.0.19"
+    versionName "57.0.20"
   }
 
   buildTypes {

package/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devlauncher/DevLauncherController.kt

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.DevLauncherInstallationIDHelper
 import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.DevLauncherMetadataHelper
 import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.DevLauncherUrl
 import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.getFieldInClassHierarchy
+import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.hasEnabledFlag
 import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.hasUrlQueryParam
 import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.isDevLauncherUrl
 import expo.modules.devlauncher.helpers.runBlockingOnMainThread
@@ -166,6 +167,15 @@ class DevLauncherController private constructor(
         DependencyInjection.devMenuPreferences?.isOnboardingFinished = true
       }
 
+      if (hasEnabledFlag(url, "disableFab")) {
+        DependencyInjection.devMenuPreferences?.showFab = false
+      }
+
+      if (hasEnabledFlag(url, "disableAutoLaunch")) {
+        DependencyInjection.devMenuPreferences?.isOnboardingFinished = true
+        DependencyInjection.devMenuPreferences?.showsAtLaunch = false
+      }
+
       val appLoaderListener = appLoader.createOnDelegateWillBeCreatedListener()
       lifecycle.addListener(appLoaderListener)
       mode = Mode.APP

package/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devlauncher/helpers/DevLauncherURLHelper.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ fun hasUrlQueryParam(uri: Uri): Boolean {
   return uri.getQueryParameter("url") != null
 }
 
+fun hasEnabledFlag(uri: Uri, name: String): Boolean {
+  return uri.isHierarchical && uri.getQueryParameter(name) == "1"
+}
+
 class DevLauncherUrl(var url: Uri) {
   val queryParams = mutableMapOf<String, String>()
 

package/ios/EXDevLauncherController.m

@@ -410,9 +410,11 @@ static const NSTimeInterval EXDevLauncherDefaultRequestTimeout = 10.0;
     projectUrl = expoUrl;
   }
 
-  // Disable onboarding popup if "&disableOnboarding=1" is a param
+  [EXDevLauncherURLHelper disableOnboardingPopupIfNeeded:url];
   [EXDevLauncherURLHelper disableOnboardingPopupIfNeeded:expoUrl];
 
+  [EXDevLauncherURLHelper applyDevMenuPreferencesIfNeeded:url];
+
   NSString *runtimeVersion = @"";
   if (_updatesInterface) {
     runtimeVersion = _updatesInterface.runtimeVersion ?: @"";

package/ios/EXDevLauncherURLHelper.swift

@@ -44,19 +44,31 @@ public class EXDevLauncherURLHelper: NSObject {
     return queryItems.contains { $0.name == "url" && $0.value != nil }
   }
 
-  @objc
-  public static func disableOnboardingPopupIfNeeded(_ url: URL) {
+  static func hasEnabledFlag(_ name: String, in url: URL) -> Bool {
     guard let components = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false),
     let queryItems = components.queryItems else {
-      return
+      return false
+    }
+
+    return queryItems.contains { $0.name == name && ($0.value ?? "") == "1" }
+  }
+
+  @objc
+  public static func disableOnboardingPopupIfNeeded(_ url: URL) {
+    if hasEnabledFlag("disableOnboarding", in: url) {
+      DevMenuPreferences.isOnboardingFinished = true
     }
+  }
 
-    let shouldDisable = queryItems.contains {
-      $0.name == "disableOnboarding" && ($0.value ?? "") == "1"
+  @objc
+  public static func applyDevMenuPreferencesIfNeeded(_ url: URL) {
+    if hasEnabledFlag("disableFab", in: url) {
+      DevMenuManager.shared.setShowFloatingActionButton(false)
     }
 
-    if shouldDisable {
+    if hasEnabledFlag("disableAutoLaunch", in: url) {
       DevMenuPreferences.isOnboardingFinished = true
+      DevMenuManager.shared.setShowsAtLaunch(false)
     }
   }
 

package/ios/Tests/EXDevLauncherURLHelperTests.swift

@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ class EXDevLauncherURLHelperTests: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertEqual(queryParams["url"], "http://localhost:8081")
   }
 
+  func testHasEnabledFlag() {
+    let devLauncherUrl = URL(string: "scheme://expo-development-client/?url=\(encodedUrlString)&disableFab=1")!
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(EXDevLauncherURLHelper.hasEnabledFlag("disableFab", in: devLauncherUrl))
+    XCTAssertTrue(EXDevLauncherURLHelper.hasEnabledFlag("disableAutoLaunch", in: URL(string: "http://localhost:8081?disableAutoLaunch=1")!))
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(EXDevLauncherURLHelper.hasEnabledFlag("disableAutoLaunch", in: devLauncherUrl))
+    XCTAssertFalse(EXDevLauncherURLHelper.hasEnabledFlag("disableFab", in: URL(string: "http://localhost:8081?disableFab=0")!))
+    XCTAssertFalse(EXDevLauncherURLHelper.hasEnabledFlag("disableFab", in: URL(string: "http://localhost:8081?disableFab")!))
+
+    let urlWithFlagInAppUrl = URL(string: "scheme://expo-development-client/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8081%3FdisableFab%3D1")!
+    XCTAssertFalse(EXDevLauncherURLHelper.hasEnabledFlag("disableFab", in: urlWithFlagInAppUrl))
+  }
+
   //  HELPER
   func expectDevLauncherUrlToEqual(input: String, expected: String) {
     let devLauncherUrl = EXDevLauncherUrl(URL(string: input)!)

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "expo-dev-launcher",
   "title": "Expo Development Launcher",
-  "version": "57.0.19",
+  "version": "57.0.20",
   "description": "Pre-release version of the Expo development launcher package for testing.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@expo/schema-utils": "^57.0.2",
     "expo-dev-menu": "~57.0.18",
-    "expo-manifests": "~57.0.1"
+    "expo-manifests": "~57.0.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "expo": "*",
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^22.14.0",
-    "expo": "57.0.19"
+    "expo": "57.0.22"
   },
-  "gitHead": "730ffa946ce69c22d3be128d4bf48c4ea579261e",
+  "gitHead": "9e5319c0f821a27b7924841903abae50e2b41790",
   "scripts": {
     "build:plugin": "expo-module build plugin",
     "expo-module": "expo-module"