Headless Linux generation proof. Expo58.0.14 / ReactNative0.88.0.
Full command: CI=1 EXPO_NO_DOTENV=1 APP_VARIANT=preview pnpm exec expo prebuild --clean --platform android --no-install : exit0.
Full MainActivity contains1 setContentView override,1 configuration override,2 rebindcalls, preservedtabletpolicy.
Comparison: installedExpo template plus actual app plugin list andMainActivitymodchain, with densityplugin registrationdisabled/enabled (no trackedsourcechanged).
[
  {
    "revision": "before",
    "rootOverride": 0,
    "configOverride": 1,
    "rebindCalls": 0,
    "orientationPreserved": true
  },
  {
    "revision": "after",
    "rootOverride": 1,
    "configOverride": 1,
    "rebindCalls": 2,
    "orientationPreserved": true
  }
]
--- plugin-disabled-MainActivity.kt
+++ plugin-enabled-MainActivity.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.DisplayMetricsHolder
+import android.view.View
+import android.util.DisplayMetrics
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.content.res.Configuration
 
@@ -26,10 +29,29 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // Keep deprecated APIs to match React Native screen metrics on Android 24+.
+  // Physical display metrics omit the configured font scale.
+  @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+  private fun bindWindowDisplayMetrics() {
+    val windowMetrics = resources.displayMetrics
+    val metrics = DisplayMetrics()
+    metrics.setTo(windowMetrics)
+    windowManager.defaultDisplay.getRealMetrics(metrics)
+    metrics.scaledDensity = windowMetrics.scaledDensity
+    DisplayMetricsHolder.setScreenDisplayMetrics(metrics)
+  }
+
+  // Expo constructs the root view after onCreate; its constructor resets metrics.
+  override fun setContentView(view: View?) {
+    super.setContentView(view)
+    bindWindowDisplayMetrics()
+  }
+
   // Applied in onCreate and re-applied on fold/unfold; added by
   // withAndroidTabletOrientation.
   override fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration) {
     super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig)
+    bindWindowDisplayMetrics()
     applyTabletOrientation()
   }
 

Focusedtests6pass; mobiletypecheck/scopedlint/formatpass.
No Kotlincompile/device/PixelDesktop/DeX/native runtime verification. Author images are historical originalheadproof only.