Android app crashes on release build but works in debug build - React-Native

i know this is a common problem but the error i am seeing is different here's the error

06-13 15:37:51.081  1690  3926 I ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.lawyr/.MainActivity bnds=[849,682][1056,960] (has extras)} from uid 10020 on display 006-13 15:37:51.137  1690  1782 I ActivityManager: Start proc 13071:com.lawyr/u0a88 for activity com.lawyr/.MainActivity06-13 15:37:51.285 13071 13071 D SoLoader: adding application source: com.facebook.soloader.DirectorySoSource[root = /data/app/com.lawyr-1/lib/x86 flags = 0]06-13 15:37:51.290 13071 13071 D SoLoader: adding backup source from : com.facebook.soloader.ApkSoSource[root = /data/data/com.lawyr/lib-main flags = 1]06-13 15:37:51.293 13071 13071 D SoLoader: Preparing SO source: com.facebook.soloader.DirectorySoSource[root = /data/app/com.lawyr-1/lib/x86 flags = 0]06-13 15:37:51.294 13071 13071 D SoLoader: Preparing SO source: com.facebook.soloader.ApkSoSource[root = /data/data/com.lawyr/lib-main flags = 1]06-13 15:37:51.297 13071 13071 V fb-UnpackingSoSource: locked dso store /data/user/0/com.lawyr/lib-main06-13 15:37:51.299 13071 13071 I fb-UnpackingSoSource: dso store is up-to-date: /data/user/0/com.lawyr/lib-main06-13 15:37:51.299 13071 13071 V fb-UnpackingSoSource: releasing dso store lock for /data/user/0/com.lawyr/lib-main06-13 15:37:51.337 13071 13071 E EmbeddedLoader:    at com.lawyr.MainApplication.onCreate(MainApplication.java:86)06-13 15:37:51.338 13071 13071 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.lawyr, PID: 1307106-13 15:37:51.338 13071 13071 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.lawyr.MainApplication.onCreate(MainApplication.java:86)06-13 15:37:51.340  1690  2045 W ActivityManager:   Force finishing activity com.lawyr/.MainActivity06-13 15:37:51.850  1690  1703 W ActivityManager: Activity pause timeout for ActivityRecord{30dba1e u0 com.lawyr/.MainActivity t51 f}06-13 15:37:51.853  1690  1703 I WindowManager: Failed to capture screenshot of Token{cc192ff ActivityRecord{30dba1e u0 com.lawyr/.MainActivity t51 f}} appWin=Window{ad21564 u0 Starting com.lawyr} drawState=4

MainActivity.java

package com.lawyr;import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;import com.facebook.react.ReactActivityDelegate;import com.facebook.react.ReactRootView;import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerEnabledRootView;public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {    /**     * Returns the name of the main component registered from JavaScript.     * This is used to schedule rendering of the component.     */    @Override    protected String getMainComponentName() {        return "main";    }    @Override    protected ReactActivityDelegate createReactActivityDelegate() {        return new ReactActivityDelegate(this, getMainComponentName()) {            @Override            protected ReactRootView createRootView() {                return new RNGestureHandlerEnabledRootView(MainActivity.this);            }        };    }}

MainApplication.java

package com.lawyr;import android.app.Application;import android.content.Context;import android.net.Uri;import com.facebook.react.PackageList;import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;import com.oblador.vectoricons.VectorIconsPackage;import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;import com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage;import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;import com.lawyr.generated.BasePackageList;import org.unimodules.adapters.react.ReactAdapterPackage;import org.unimodules.adapters.react.ModuleRegistryAdapter;import org.unimodules.adapters.react.ReactModuleRegistryProvider;import org.unimodules.core.interfaces.Package;import org.unimodules.core.interfaces.SingletonModule;import expo.modules.constants.ConstantsPackage;import expo.modules.permissions.PermissionsPackage;import expo.modules.filesystem.FileSystemPackage;import expo.modules.updates.UpdatesController;import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;import java.util.Arrays;import java.util.List;import javax.annotation.Nullable;public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {  private final ReactModuleRegistryProvider mModuleRegistryProvider = new ReactModuleRegistryProvider(    new BasePackageList().getPackageList(),    null  );  private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {    @Override    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {      return BuildConfig.DEBUG;    }    @Override    protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {      List<ReactPackage> packages = new PackageList(this).getPackages();      packages.add(new ModuleRegistryAdapter(mModuleRegistryProvider));      return packages;    }    @Override    protected String getJSMainModuleName() {      return "index";    }    @Override    protected @Nullable String getJSBundleFile() {      if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {        return super.getJSBundleFile();      } else {        return UpdatesController.getInstance().getLaunchAssetFile();      }    }    @Override    protected @Nullable String getBundleAssetName() {      if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {        return super.getBundleAssetName();      } else {        return UpdatesController.getInstance().getBundleAssetName();      }    }  };  @Override  public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {    return mReactNativeHost;  }  @Override  public void onCreate() {    super.onCreate();    SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);    // initializeFlipper(this); // Remove this line if you don't want Flipper enabled    if (!BuildConfig.DEBUG) {      UpdatesController.initialize(this);    }  }  /**   * Loads Flipper in React Native templates.   *   * @param context   */  private static void initializeFlipper(Context context) {    if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {      try {        /*         We use reflection here to pick up the class that initializes Flipper,        since Flipper library is not available in release mode        */        Class<?> aClass = Class.forName("com.facebook.flipper.ReactNativeFlipper");        aClass.getMethod("initializeFlipper", Context.class).invoke(null, context);      } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {        e.printStackTrace();      } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {        e.printStackTrace();      } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {        e.printStackTrace();      } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {        e.printStackTrace();      }    }  }}

here's s my packages.json

{"name": "Lawyr","version": "0.1.0","private": true,"devDependencies": {"@babel/core": "~7.9.0","babel-eslint": "^10.0.1","babel-jest": "~25.2.6","eslint": "^5.7.0","eslint-config-airbnb": "^17.1.0","eslint-plugin-import": "^2.14.0","eslint-plugin-jest": "^21.25.1","eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.1.2","eslint-plugin-react": "^7.11.1","jest": "~25.2.6","jest-expo": "^37.0.0","react-native-debugger-open": "^0.3.17","react-native-scripts": "1.11.1","react-test-renderer": "16.2.0"  },"main": "node_modules/expo/AppEntry.js","scripts": {"start": "react-native start","android": "react-native run-android","ios": "react-native run-ios","test": "jest"  },"jest": {"preset": "jest-expo"  },"dependencies": {"@react-native-community/google-signin": "^4.0.3","@react-native-community/netinfo": "5.5.1","@react-native-community/viewpager": "^4.0.0","axios": "^0.18.0","date-fns": "^1.29.0","enzyme": "^3.7.0","enzyme-adapter-react-16": "^1.6.0","expo": "^37.0.0","expo-constants": "~9.0.0","expo-font": "~8.1.0","expo-linear-gradient": "~8.1.0","expo-permissions": "~8.1.0","expo-updates": "~0.1.0","lodash": "^4.17.10","prop-types": "^15.6.2","react": "~16.9.0","react-dom": "~16.9.0","react-native": "~0.62.2","react-native-app-intro-slider": "^0.2.4","react-native-chart-kit": "^5.4.0","react-native-credit-card-input": "^0.4.1","react-native-datepicker": "^1.7.2","react-native-fbsdk": "^2.0.0","react-native-gesture-handler": "~1.6.0","react-native-hr-component": "^1.0.6","react-native-mock-render": "^0.1.2","react-native-modal-datetime-picker": "^6.0.0","react-native-paystack": "^3.4.0","react-native-picker-select": "^5.1.0","react-native-reanimated": "~1.7.0","react-native-screens": "~2.2.0","react-native-scrollable-tab-view": "^1.0.0","react-native-svg": "11.0.1","react-native-swipe-list-view": "^3.1.1","react-native-tab-view": "0.0.77","react-native-unimodules": "~0.9.0","react-native-vector-icons": "^6.6.0","react-native-web": "~0.11.7","react-navigation": "^2.9.3","react-redux": "^5.0.7","redux": "^4.0.0","redux-devtools-extension": "^2.13.5","redux-logger": "^3.0.6","redux-mock-store": "^1.5.3","redux-persist": "^5.10.0","redux-thunk": "^2.2.0","styled-components": "^3.2.3","whatwg-fetch": "^2.0.4"  }}

i did build release and the app crashes on launch i tried build it with debug and run without error.

the app was initially in expo but did expo eject to get the ios and android folders