Fix for https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210

ComApp/android/build.gradle

@@ -49,3 +49,18 @@ allprojects {
         maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
+
+// Patch needed for https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210
+// This is a patch to short-circuit the "+" dependencies inside the
+// users' app/build.gradle file and the various .gradle files of libraries.
+// As using plain "+" dependencies causes Gradle to always download the latest,
+// this logic forces Gradle to use latest release in the minor series.
+project.rootProject.allprojects {
+    configurations.all {
+        resolutionStrategy {
+            force "com.facebook.react:react-native:0.70.+"
+            force "com.facebook.react:hermes-engine:0.70.+"
+            //force 'androidx.work:work-runtime:2.6.0'
+        }
+    }
+}

ComApp/package.json

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-native-community/netinfo": "^9.3.2",
+    "@react-native-community/netinfo": "^9.3.7",
     "@react-native-community/slider": "^4.3.2",
     "@react-native-picker/picker": "^2.4.6",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.13",
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "@rneui/base": "^0.0.0-edge.2",
     "@rneui/themed": "^0.0.0-edge.2",
     "axios": "^0.27.2",
-    "expo": "^46.0.13",
-    "expo-av": "^12.0.4",
+    "expo": "^47.0.10",
+    "expo-av": "^13.0.2",
     "expo-barcode-scanner": "^11.4.0",
     "expo-splash-screen": "^0.16.2",
     "expo-video-player": "^2.2.0",
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "npm": "^8.19.2",
     "react": "18.1.0",
-    "react-native": "0.70.1",
+    "react-native": "^0.70.6",
     "react-native-animated-tree-view": "^0.1.4",
-    "react-native-b-crypt-bridge": "file:react-native-b-crypt-bridge-2.0.0.tgz",
+    "react-native-b-crypt-bridge": "file:react-native-b-crypt-bridge-2.1.0.tgz",
     "react-native-blob-util": "^0.16.2",
     "react-native-flash-message": "^0.3.1",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.7.0",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",
     "jest": "^26.6.3",
-    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.72.1",
+    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.72.3",
     "react-test-renderer": "18.1.0"
   },
   "jest": {