Why does my package not "seem to be linked"?

Question

I installed React Native using Expo Go:

npx create-expo-app [APP NAME]

After this, I installed the Firebase ML Kit package:

npm install @react-native-ml-kit/text-recognition --save

Using version 0.72.5 for React Native, it should automatically link when starting the app via npx expo start --web, I presume.

However, when importing the package like so:

import TextRecognition from '@react-native-ml-kit/text-recognition';

I get the following error:

The package '@react-native-ml-kit/text-recognition' doesn't seem to be linked. Make sure: 

- You rebuilt the app after installing the package
- You are not using Expo managed workflow

When starting the application using npm start web, I get the following error:

Invalid project root

Because I need to start the app via expo. Why is the package not linking?