diff --git a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/gradle.properties b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/gradle.properties
index 6657a5525974f..1a152608be858 100644
--- a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/gradle.properties
@@ -52,5 +52,8 @@ expo.webp.enabled=true
 # Disabled by default because iOS doesn't support animated webp
 expo.webp.animated=false
 
+# Enable network inspector
+EX_DEV_CLIENT_NETWORK_INSPECTOR=true
+
 # Remove this workaround when upgrading to react-native@0.72.1
 kotlin.jvm.target.validation.mode=warning
diff --git a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/ios/Podfile.properties.json b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/ios/Podfile.properties.json
index b1bd45da51d70..de9f7b7524cca 100644
--- a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/ios/Podfile.properties.json
+++ b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/ios/Podfile.properties.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "expo.jsEngine": "hermes"
+  "expo.jsEngine": "hermes",
+  "EX_DEV_CLIENT_NETWORK_INSPECTOR": "true"
 }