# After upgrading to SDK 57, expo-font / expo-image / expo-asset config is missing

> SDK 57 needs expo-asset, expo-font, expo-image, expo-sharing and expo-status-bar declared in the plugins array. expo install --fix cannot edit a dynamic app.config.ts, so it only prints the list.

Web page: https://davidewins.com/errors/expo-sdk57-plugins-must-be-declared

Expo. Confirmed fix, 7 September 2026.

Versions: Expo SDK 57 (expo ~57.0.20, React Native 0.86.3, React 19.2.3)

There is no error message for this one, only the symptom in the title.

## Cause

SDK 57 needs expo-asset, expo-font, expo-image, expo-sharing and expo-status-bar declared in the plugins array. `expo install --fix` cannot edit a dynamic app.config.ts, so it only prints the list.

## Fix

Add them to `plugins` in app.config.ts by hand (copy from a known-good SDK 57 app), then run `npx expo-doctor`.

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