diff --git a/android/expoview/src/main/java/versioned/host/exp/exponent/modules/universal/ScopedErrorRecoveryModule.kt b/android/expoview/src/main/java/versioned/host/exp/exponent/modules/universal/ScopedErrorRecoveryModule.kt
index 411dfe1c0d4a48..7139cb1fb86319 100644
--- a/android/expoview/src/main/java/versioned/host/exp/exponent/modules/universal/ScopedErrorRecoveryModule.kt
+++ b/android/expoview/src/main/java/versioned/host/exp/exponent/modules/universal/ScopedErrorRecoveryModule.kt
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@ class ScopedErrorRecoveryModule(context: Context, val experienceId: ExperienceId
     mSharedPreferences.edit().putString(experienceId.get(), props).apply()
   }
 
-  override fun popProps(): Map<String, Any> {
-    with(mSharedPreferences.getString(experienceId.get(), "")) {
-      return if (isNotEmpty()) {
-        mSharedPreferences.edit().remove(experienceId.get()).apply()
-        getPropsFromString(this)
-      } else {
-        emptyMap()
-      }
+  override fun popProps(): String? {
+    return mSharedPreferences.getString(experienceId.get(), null)?.let {
+      mSharedPreferences.edit().remove(experienceId.get()).apply()
+      it
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecovery.m b/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecovery.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 64574e7f98bf55..00000000000000
--- a/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecovery.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2018-present 650 Industries. All rights reserved.
-
-#import "EXScopedErrorRecovery.h"
-
-@implementation EXScopedErrorRecovery
-
-@end
diff --git a/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecoveryModule.m b/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecoveryModule.m
index 0e88e16b0a98fd..a145f4e59b4bbe 100644
--- a/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecoveryModule.m
+++ b/ios/Exponent/Versioned/Core/UniversalModules/EXScopedErrorRecoveryModule.m
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithExperienceId:(NSString *)experienceId
   return self;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)pushProps:(NSDictionary *)props
+- (BOOL)pushProps:(NSString *)props
 {
   NSUserDefaults *preferences = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
   NSDictionary *errorRecoveryStore = [preferences objectForKey:userDefaultsKey];
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ - (BOOL)pushProps:(NSDictionary *)props
   }
 }
 
-- (NSDictionary *)popProps
+- (NSString *)popProps
 {
   NSUserDefaults *preferences = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
   NSDictionary *errorRecoveryStore = [preferences objectForKey:userDefaultsKey];
   if (errorRecoveryStore != nil) {
-    NSDictionary *props = [errorRecoveryStore objectForKey:_experienceId];
+    NSString *props = [errorRecoveryStore objectForKey:_experienceId];
     if (props != nil) {
       NSMutableDictionary *storeWithRemovedProps = [errorRecoveryStore mutableCopy];
       [storeWithRemovedProps removeObjectForKey:_experienceId];
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/README.md b/packages/expo-error-recovery/README.md
index 5fb5c6ae32b8df..1ad899768ff7f0 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/README.md
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # expo-error-recovery
 
-`expo-error-recovery` helping you gracefully handle crashes due to fatal JavaScript errors.
+`expo-error-recovery` helps you gracefully handle crashes caused by fatal JavaScript errors.
 
 # API documentation
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/build.gradle b/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/build.gradle
index daff11c5bceb33..114468d8498f5e 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
 group = 'host.exp.exponent'
 version = '1.0.0'
 
+def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
+  rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+}
+
 // Upload android library to maven with javadoc and android sources
 configurations {
   deployerJars
@@ -42,11 +46,11 @@ uploadArchives {
 }
 
 android {
-  compileSdkVersion 26
+  compileSdkVersion safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 28)
 
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 21
-    targetSdkVersion 26
+    minSdkVersion safeExtGet("minSdkVersion", 21)
+    targetSdkVersion safeExtGet("targetSdkVersion", 28)
     versionCode 1
     versionName '1.0.0'
   }
@@ -67,6 +71,4 @@ dependencies {
   unimodule 'unimodules-core'
 
   api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlinVersion"
-
-  implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
 }
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/errorrecovery/ErrorRecoveryModule.kt b/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/errorrecovery/ErrorRecoveryModule.kt
index 30663b53f4d178..0ab4b2d2e47f64 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/errorrecovery/ErrorRecoveryModule.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/errorrecovery/ErrorRecoveryModule.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package expo.modules.errorrecovery
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
-import com.google.gson.Gson
-import com.google.gson.JsonIOException
-import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
 
 import org.unimodules.core.ExportedModule
 import org.unimodules.core.ModuleRegistry
@@ -19,19 +16,14 @@ open class ErrorRecoveryModule(context: Context) : ExportedModule(context) {
 
   override fun getName(): String = "ExpoErrorRecovery"
 
-
   override fun onCreate(moduleRegistry: ModuleRegistry) {
     mSharedPreferences = context.applicationContext.getSharedPreferences(ERROR_STORE, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
   }
 
   @ExpoMethod
-  fun setRecoveryProps(props: Map<String, Any>, promise: Promise) {
-    return try {
-      propsReadyToSave = Gson().toJson(props)
-      promise.resolve(null)
-    } catch (exception: JsonIOException) {
-      promise.reject("E_INVALID_PROPS", "Cannot parse props.", exception)
-    }
+  fun setRecoveryProps(props: String, promise: Promise) {
+    propsReadyToSave = props
+    promise.resolve(null)
   }
 
   @ExpoMethod
@@ -42,34 +34,19 @@ open class ErrorRecoveryModule(context: Context) : ExportedModule(context) {
     promise.resolve(null)
   }
 
-  override fun getConstants(): Map<String, Any>? {
-    popProps().let {
-      return if (it.isEmpty()) {
-        null
-      } else {
-        mapOf("errors" to it)
-      }
-    }
+  override fun getConstants(): Map<String, Any?> {
+    return mapOf("errors" to popProps())
   }
 
-  protected fun getPropsFromString(propsString: String): Map<String, Any> {
-    return Gson().fromJson(propsString, object : TypeToken<Map<String, Any>>() {}.type)
-  }
 
   protected open fun pushProps(props: String) {
     mSharedPreferences.edit().putString("errorRecovery", props).apply()
   }
 
-  protected open fun popProps(): Map<String, Any?> {
-    with(mSharedPreferences.getString("errorRecovery", "")) {
-      return if (isNotEmpty()) {
-        mSharedPreferences.edit().remove("errorRecovery").apply()
-        getPropsFromString(this)
-      } else {
-        emptyMap()
-      }
+  protected open fun popProps(): String? {
+    return mSharedPreferences.getString("errorRecovery", null)?.let {
+      mSharedPreferences.edit().remove("errorRecovery").apply()
+      it
     }
   }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js b/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js
index 71cede6c2aec48..2dd0b437393571 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { UnavailabilityError } from '@unimodules/core';
 import { once } from 'lodash';
 import ExpoErrorRecovery from './ExpoErrorRecovery';
-const globalHadlerSwapper = once(() => {
+const globalHandlerSwapper = once(() => {
     // ErrorUtlis came from react-native
     // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/1151c096dab17e5d9a6ac05b61aacecd4305f3db/Libraries/vendor/core/ErrorUtils.js#L25
     const globalHandler = ErrorUtils.getGlobalHandler();
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ const globalHadlerSwapper = once(() => {
         globalHandler(error, isFatal);
     });
 });
-export const errors = ExpoErrorRecovery.errors;
+export const errors = _parseNativeErrors();
 export function setRecoveryProps(props) {
     if (!ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps) {
         throw new UnavailabilityError('ErrorRecovery', 'setRecoveryProps');
     }
-    ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps(props);
-    globalHadlerSwapper();
+    ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps(JSON.stringify(props));
+    globalHandlerSwapper();
+}
+function _parseNativeErrors() {
+    if (ExpoErrorRecovery.errors) {
+        return JSON.parse(ExpoErrorRecovery.errors);
+    }
+    return undefined;
 }
 //# sourceMappingURL=ErrorRecovery.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js.map b/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js.map
index 2dc32b32cb22b8..921381550a912f 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js.map
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/build/ErrorRecovery.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"ErrorRecovery.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/ErrorRecovery.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA,OAAO,EAAE,mBAAmB,EAAE,MAAM,kBAAkB,CAAC;AACvD,OAAO,EAAE,IAAI,EAAE,MAAM,QAAQ,CAAC;AAC9B,OAAO,iBAAiB,MAAM,qBAAqB,CAAC;AAEpD,MAAM,oBAAoB,GAAG,IAAI,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE;IACrC,oCAAoC;IACpC,iIAAiI;IACjI,MAAM,aAAa,GAAG,UAAU,CAAC,gBAAgB,EAAE,CAAC;IACpD,UAAU,CAAC,gBAAgB,CAAC,KAAK,EAAE,KAAK,EAAE,OAAO,EAAE,EAAE;QACnD,MAAM,iBAAiB,CAAC,iBAAiB,EAAE,CAAC;QAC5C,aAAa,CAAC,KAAK,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC;IAChC,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;AACL,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;AAEH,MAAM,CAAC,MAAM,MAAM,GAAG,kBAAkB,EAAE,CAAC;AAE3C,MAAM,UAAU,gBAAgB,CAAC,KAA6B;IAC5D,IAAI,CAAC,iBAAiB,CAAC,gBAAgB,EAAE;QACvC,MAAM,IAAI,mBAAmB,CAAC,eAAe,EAAE,kBAAkB,CAAC,CAAC;KACpE;IACD,iBAAiB,CAAC,gBAAgB,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,SAAS,CAAC,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;IAC1D,oBAAoB,EAAE,CAAC;AACzB,CAAC;AAED,SAAS,kBAAkB;IACzB,IAAI,iBAAiB,CAAC,MAAM,EAAE;QAC5B,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,KAAK,CAAC,iBAAiB,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,CAAC;KAC7C;IACD,OAAO,SAAS,CAAC;AACnB,CAAC","sourcesContent":["import { UnavailabilityError } from '@unimodules/core';\nimport { once } from 'lodash';\nimport ExpoErrorRecovery from './ExpoErrorRecovery';\n\nconst globalHandlerSwapper = once(() => {\n  // ErrorUtlis came from react-native\n  // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/1151c096dab17e5d9a6ac05b61aacecd4305f3db/Libraries/vendor/core/ErrorUtils.js#L25\n  const globalHandler = ErrorUtils.getGlobalHandler();\n  ErrorUtils.setGlobalHandler(async (error, isFatal) => {\n    await ExpoErrorRecovery.saveRecoveryProps();\n    globalHandler(error, isFatal);\n  });\n});\n\nexport const errors = _parseNativeErrors();\n\nexport function setRecoveryProps(props: { [key: string]: any }): void {\n  if (!ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps) {\n    throw new UnavailabilityError('ErrorRecovery', 'setRecoveryProps');\n  }\n  ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps(JSON.stringify(props));\n  globalHandlerSwapper();\n}\n\nfunction _parseNativeErrors() {\n  if (ExpoErrorRecovery.errors) {\n    return JSON.parse(ExpoErrorRecovery.errors);\n  }\n  return undefined;\n}"]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.h b/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.h
index c16695c598992a..5f6e3aebde8f95 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.h
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 @interface EXErrorRecoveryModule : UMExportedModule
 
-- (BOOL)pushProps:(NSDictionary *)props;
+- (BOOL)pushProps:(NSString *)props;
 
-- (NSDictionary *)popProps;
+- (NSString *)popProps;
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.m b/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.m
index c53923d278b222..bf82f1b359dc9c 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.m
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/ios/EXErrorRecovery/EXErrorRecoveryModule.m
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @interface EXErrorRecoveryModule ()
 
-@property (nonatomic, strong) NSDictionary *recoveryPropsToSave;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *recoveryPropsToSave;
 
 @end
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ @implementation EXErrorRecoveryModule
 UM_EXPORT_MODULE(ExpoErrorRecovery);
 
 UM_EXPORT_METHOD_AS(setRecoveryProps,
-                    setRecoveryProps:(NSDictionary *)props
+                    setRecoveryProps:(NSString *)props
                     resovler:(UMPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
                     rejecter:(UMPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
 {
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@ - (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
            };
 }
 
-- (BOOL)pushProps:(NSDictionary *)props {
+- (BOOL)pushProps:(NSString *)props {
   NSUserDefaults *preferences = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
   [preferences setObject:props forKey:userDefaultsKey];
   return [preferences synchronize];
 }
 
-- (NSDictionary *)popProps
+- (NSString *)popProps
 {
   NSUserDefaults *preferences = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
-  NSDictionary *props = [preferences objectForKey:userDefaultsKey];
+  NSString *props = [preferences objectForKey:userDefaultsKey];
   if (props != nil) {
     [preferences removeObjectForKey:userDefaultsKey];
     [preferences synchronize];
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/package.json b/packages/expo-error-recovery/package.json
index 2ebddc47b08c3c..b00b6ee262ac45 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "react-native",
     "expo",
     "expo-error-recovery",
-    "errorr-recovery"
+    "error-recovery"
   ],
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/expo-error-recovery/src/ErrorRecovery.ts b/packages/expo-error-recovery/src/ErrorRecovery.ts
index 29aa845697dd39..c860c765357b83 100644
--- a/packages/expo-error-recovery/src/ErrorRecovery.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-error-recovery/src/ErrorRecovery.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { UnavailabilityError } from '@unimodules/core';
 import { once } from 'lodash';
 import ExpoErrorRecovery from './ExpoErrorRecovery';
 
-const globalHadlerSwapper = once(() => {
+const globalHandlerSwapper = once(() => {
   // ErrorUtlis came from react-native
   // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/1151c096dab17e5d9a6ac05b61aacecd4305f3db/Libraries/vendor/core/ErrorUtils.js#L25
   const globalHandler = ErrorUtils.getGlobalHandler();
@@ -12,12 +12,19 @@ const globalHadlerSwapper = once(() => {
   });
 });
 
-export const errors = ExpoErrorRecovery.errors;
+export const errors = _parseNativeErrors();
 
 export function setRecoveryProps(props: { [key: string]: any }): void {
   if (!ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps) {
     throw new UnavailabilityError('ErrorRecovery', 'setRecoveryProps');
   }
-  ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps(props);
-  globalHadlerSwapper();
+  ExpoErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps(JSON.stringify(props));
+  globalHandlerSwapper();
 }
+
+function _parseNativeErrors() {
+  if (ExpoErrorRecovery.errors) {
+    return JSON.parse(ExpoErrorRecovery.errors);
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/__tests__/ErrorRecovery-test.ts b/packages/expo/src/__tests__/ErrorRecovery-test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 416a0a91c6c377..00000000000000
--- a/packages/expo/src/__tests__/ErrorRecovery-test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { describeCrossPlatform } from 'jest-expo';
-import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
-import * as ErrorRecovery from '../ErrorRecovery/ErrorRecovery';
-
-describeCrossPlatform('ErrorRecovery', () => {
-  it('passes the recovery props to the native method', () => {
-    ErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps({ a: 'test' });
-    expect(NativeModules.ExponentErrorRecovery.setRecoveryProps).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      a: 'test',
-    });
-  });
-});