React Native for Android

Facebook just dropped React Native for Android, completing the cross-platform puzzle that started with iOS earlier in 2015. Their first test? Building a production app used by millions of advertisers.

After releasing React Native for iOS, Facebook announces Android support and shares the story of building Ads Manager, their first fully React Native and cross-platform app. The team spent a year in production validating the framework before this public release.

Key Takeaways

• Ads Manager became Facebook's first fully React Native and cross-platform app
• React Native ran in Facebook production for over a year before Android release
• Declarative UI components and fast dev cycles now available on Android
• Single codebase targets both iOS and Android while maintaining native performance

The full post reveals specific lessons learned from building a mission-critical business app that had to work flawlessly across platforms.