GT2/Ejectable/App.tsx

import 'react-native-gesture-handler';
import { StatusBar } from 'expo-status-bar';
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { Text } from 'react-native';
import * as Location from 'expo-location';
import { SafeAreaProvider } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';

import useCachedResources from './hooks/useCachedResources';
import useColorScheme from './hooks/useColorScheme';
import Navigation from './navigation';

export var debug:boolean = false;
export var lastLoc:any;
       var expoGeoState:any;

export default function App() {
  const isLoadingComplete = useCachedResources();
  const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
  const [isKM, setIsKM] = useState(false);
  const toggleUnits = () => setIsKM(previousState => !previousState);
  const [location, setLocation] = useState(Object);
  const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState("");

  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      let { status } = await Location.requestForegroundPermissionsAsync();
      if (status !== 'granted') {
        setErrorMsg('Permission to access location was denied');
        return;
      }

      let location = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync({});
      setLocation(location);
    })();
  }, []);

  expoGeoState = 'Waiting..';
  if (errorMsg) {
    expoGeoState = errorMsg;
  } else if (location) {
    lastLoc      = location;
    expoGeoState = JSON.stringify(location);
  }

  if (!isLoadingComplete) {
    return null;
  } else {
    if (!debug)
    return (
      <SafeAreaProvider>
        <Navigation colorScheme={colorScheme} />
        <StatusBar />
      </SafeAreaProvider>
    );
    else
    return (
      <SafeAreaProvider>
        <Navigation colorScheme={colorScheme} />
        <Text>{expoGeoState}</Text>
        <StatusBar />
      </SafeAreaProvider>
    );
  }
}