Developer Experience Best Practices for React Native Web3 DApps
Article Summary
Thiago Brezinski explores why building Web3 apps in React Native hits a wall with Wagmi's browser-first architecture. His solution? WalletConnect's Web3Modal bridges the gap.
Thiago Brezinski breaks down how to build Web3 decentralized apps in React Native using Wagmi and Web3Modal. The guide tackles the core challenge: Wagmi's wallet connectors were built for web browsers, not mobile environments.
Key Takeaways
- Wagmi now uses Viem instead of ethers.js for Ethereum interactions
- Built-in Wagmi connectors only target web, creating React Native compatibility issues
- Web3Modal provides ready-made React Native connectors, avoiding custom builds
- Wagmi hooks built on Tanstack Query enable caching and auto-refetching
- usePrepareSendTransaction prevents Slow TTOW (Time To Open Wallet) pitfall
Critical Insight
Web3Modal for React Native solves Wagmi's browser dependency problem, enabling mobile Web3 apps with the same developer experience as web.
