Remove `console.log` from a React Native app in the release (production) build using Yarn or npm for performance optimization

Remove Console Statements

Using console.log statements is one of the most common patterns to debug in JavaScript applications in general, including React Native apps. Leaving the console statements in the source code when publishing React Native apps can cause some big bottlenecks in the JavaScript thread.

One way to automatically keep track of console statements and remove them is to use a third-party dependency called babel-plugin-transform-remove-console. You can install the dependency by running the following command in a terminal window:

Library Installation:

npm install babel-plugin-transform-remove-console --save-dev
                         OR
yarn add babel-plugin-transform-remove-console -D

Integration
Edit babel.config.js

module.exports = {
  presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
  env: {
    production: {
      plugins: ["transform-remove-console"],     //removing consoles.log from app during release (production) versions
    },
  },
};

OR .babelrc

{
  "env": {
    "production": {
      "plugins": ["transform-remove-console"]
    }
  }
}