React Native Version 0.66 Release
Article Summary
React Native 0.66 just dropped with Android 12 and iOS 15 support, plus a game-changing fix that's been frustrating Android devs for years. Time to upgrade?
The React Native team released version 0.66 with 621 commits from 92 contributors. This release focuses on platform compatibility updates and introduces a new testing workflow to improve release stability and speed up the feedback loop for contributors.
Key Takeaways
- Android now handles taps on child views outside parent bounds (finally!)
- Apple Silicon M1 builds are more reliable with new CocoaPods workarounds
- Hermes 0.9.0 brings 400+ commits with memory and size improvements
- New 'commitly' releases let you test individual PRs before they merge
- Android 12 Bluetooth permissions added, targetSDK 31 coming next release
Critical Insight
React Native 0.66 modernizes platform support while introducing nightly and per-commit releases to catch bugs earlier in the development cycle.
