ERROR Error: [#RNC/AsyncStorage]: NativeModule: AsyncStorage is null - ios

Question

I am creating a React Native iOS app, NOT using Expo. I installed AsyncStorage #react-native-async-storage/async-storage and am using it in my app as illustrated in the code below.
The problem is that I am getting the below error message. I have tried to fix the problem by taking the following steps, however the error persists. Can anyone advise how to fix the error?
My code:
import AsyncStorage from '#react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
const authenticate = (token) => {
setAuthToken(token)
AsyncStorage.setItem('token', token)
}
Steps I've taken to resolve error (all unsuccessful):
quit the terminal and simulator, then rebuilt and restarted app
ran npm start --reset-cache
navigated to ios directory and ran pod install
The error message:
ERROR Error: [#RNC/AsyncStorage]: NativeModule: AsyncStorage is null.
To fix this issue try these steps:
• Rebuild and restart the app.
• Run the packager with `--reset-cache` flag.
• If you are using CocoaPods on iOS, run `pod install` in the `ios` directory and then rebuild and re-run the app.
• If this happens while testing with Jest, check out docs how to integrate AsyncStorage with it: https://react-native-async-storage.github.io/async-storage/docs/advanced/jest

Answer 1

This error usually occurs when the library was not linked correctly or if auto-linking is not working. Try linking the library manually as explained here.
react-native link #react-native-async-storage/async-storage