AsyncStorage.getItem() doesn't seem to work

Problem

When I try to set a value via `AsyncStorage.getItem()`, I cannot request it back. Environment Environment: OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Node: 9.8.0 Yarn: 1.5.1 npm: 5.6.0 Watchman: 4.9.0 Xcode: Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b Android Studio: Not Found Packages: (wanted => installed) react: ^16.3.0-alpha.1 => 16.3.0-alpha.1 react-native: 0.54.0 => 0.54.0 Expected Behavior await AsyncStorage.setItem('foo', 'bar'); await AsyncStorage.getItem('foo').then(console.log); // 'bar' await AsyncStorage.getAllKeys().then(console.log); // ['foo'] Actual Behavior await AsyncStorage.setItem('foo', 'bar'); await AsyncStorage.getItem('foo').then(console.log); // null await AsyncStorage.getAllKeys().then(console.log); // [] Steps to Reproduce import { AsyncStorage } from 'react-native'; it('should be able to request a value after it was set', async () => { await AsyncStorage.setItem('foo', 'bar'); const output = await AsyncStorage.getItem('foo'); expect(output).toBe('bar'); }); it('should be able to see a new key after a value was set', async () => { await AsyncStorage.setItem('foo', 'bar'); const output = await AsyncStorage.getAllKeys(); expect(output).toContain('foo'); });