chore(expo): deprecate useLocalCredentials

[wobsoriano]

Description

Deprecates useLocalCredentials() with a development warning and a @deprecated tag. Both point to expo-secure-store, which the hook wraps. Docs are updated in clerk/clerk#3540.

Resolves MOBILE-662

Checklist

• pnpm test runs as expected.
• pnpm build runs as expected.
• (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
• (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

Type of change

• 🐛 Bug fix
• 🌟 New feature
• 🔨 Breaking change
• 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
• other: deprecation

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• .changeset/expo-deprecate-use-local-credentials.md
• packages/expo/src/local-credentials/useLocalCredentials/useLocalCredentials.ts
• packages/expo/src/local-credentials/useLocalCredentials/useLocalCredentials.web.ts

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The native and web implementations of useLocalCredentials now emit deprecation guidance. The hook documentation and guidance direct users to store credentials with expo-secure-store and sign in with the stored identifier and password. A changeset announces the deprecation and planned removal in the next major version.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b0544

The change directs users to the suggested secure-store flow and announces the planned removal; no merge-blocking risk is identified.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: deprecating useLocalCredentials in @clerk/expo.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the deprecation, the warning and tag, and the recommended expo-secure-store alternative. It is directly related to the changeset.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
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API Changes Report

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Summary

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Packages analyzed	19
Packages with changes	0
🔴 Breaking changes	0
🟡 Non-breaking changes	0
🟢 Additions	0

No API Changes Detected

All packages have stable APIs with no detected changes.

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