Troubleshooting Guide: Fixing ‘This is taking much longer than it should’ Error Preventing Expo App Project Loading in Expo Go App

I was running the command npx expo/ npx expo start and when I tried to open the Expo app on my phone, I was seeing this message on the screen:

The message says “This is taking much longer than it should. You might want to check your internet connectivity.

Solution

First, make sure your phone and the computer you’re running the code on are using the same Wi-Fi network

Run the command npx expo start --tunnel instead.