eas integrations:posthog:connect installs deprecated posthog-react-native-session-replay package

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Summary

Title: eas integrations:posthog:connect installs deprecated posthog-react-native-session-replay package

Summary

The eas integrations:posthog:connect command currently installs the deprecated posthog-react-native-session-replay package.

According to the PostHog documentation, the plugin was renamed starting with posthog-react-native 4.47.0+:

@posthog/react-native-plugin (>= 2.0.1) is the renamed posthog-react-native-session-replay plugin. It was renamed in posthog-react-native 4.47.0+ and now also powers native error tracking. Projects using posthog-react-native versions earlier than 4.47.0 should continue using posthog-react-native-session-replay.

Current behavior

Running:

eas integrations:posthog:connect

installs:

posthog-react-native-session-replay

which is deprecated for current versions of posthog-react-native.

Expected behavior

The integration should detect the installed posthog-react-native version (or assume current versions by default) and install:

@posthog/react-native-plugin

instead of the deprecated package.

For projects using posthog-react-native versions earlier than 4.47.0, it could continue installing posthog-react-native-session-replay for backward compatibility.

Why this matters

The current behavior causes users following the Expo integration to end up with a deprecated package, while the official PostHog documentation recommends using @posthog/react-native-plugin for modern versions. This can lead to confusion and unnecessary migration work.

Additional context

PostHog documentation states that:

• @posthog/react-native-plugin (>= 2.0.1) replaces posthog-react-native-session-replay.
• The new package supports both Session Replay and native error tracking.
• posthog-react-native-session-replay should only be used with posthog-react-native versions earlier than 4.47.0.

Managed or bare?

Managed

Environment

Environment Info

  expo-env-info 2.1.0 environment info:
    System:
      OS: macOS 26.5.2
      Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
    Binaries:
      Node: 26.5.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/node
      Yarn: 1.22.22 - /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
      npm: 11.17.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
      Watchman: 2026.07.20.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
    Managers:
      CocoaPods: 1.17.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
    SDKs:
      iOS SDK:
        Platforms: DriverKit 25.5, iOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5
      Android SDK:
        Build Tools: 34.0.0
        System Images: android-35 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    IDEs:
      Android Studio: 2026.1 AI-261.25134.95.2612.15822958
      Xcode: 26.6/17F113 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
    npmPackages:
      expo: ~57.0.8 => 57.0.8 
      expo-router: ~57.0.8 => 57.0.8 
      expo-updates: ~57.0.10 => 57.0.10 
      react: 19.2.3 => 19.2.3 
      react-native: 0.86.0 => 0.86.0 
    npmGlobalPackages:
      eas-cli: 21.3.0
    Expo Workflow: managed

Expo Doctor Output

19/20 checks passed. 1 checks failed. Possible issues detected:
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✖ Validate packages against React Native Directory package metadata
The following issues were found when validating your dependencies against React Native Directory:
  Unmaintained: posthog-react-native-session-replay
Advice:
Use libraries that are actively maintained and support the New Architecture. Find alternative libraries with https://reactnative.directory.
Add packages to expo.doctor.reactNativeDirectoryCheck.exclude in package.json to selectively skip validations, if the warning is not relevant.

1 check failed, indicating possible issues with the project.

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Reproducible demo or steps to reproduce from a blank project

eas-cli/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/integrations/posthog/connect.ts

Line 58 in bb589f1

const SESSION_REPLAY_PACKAGE = 'posthog-react-native-session-replay';