v0.85.0-rc.0
What's New
React Native v0.85.0-rc.0 introduces significant architecture improvements with Animation Backend enabled by default, enhanced debugging through multiple CDP connections, and better text input handling with selection data. Breaking changes include Jest preset relocation, removal of deprecated APIs, and stricter console.warn handling. Developers should update Jest configuration, migrate deprecated type aliases, and review accessibility API changes before upgrading.
Highlights
- Jest preset moved to separate react-native/jest-preset package requiring configuration updates
- TextInput onChange event now includes selection data (cursor location) on iOS and Android
- Animation Backend enabled by default with improved synchronization and memory cleanup
- Multiple CDP connections now supported for enhanced debugging capabilities
- Transform operations support added with improved shadow tree layout synchronization
- Text borderRadius clipping behavior changed to hide content outside bounds by default
Breaking Changes
- Deprecated type aliases removed; use types directly instead
- StyleSheet.absoluteFill API removed
- Jest preset configuration moved to react-native/jest-preset package
- Node.js EOL versions no longer supported
- UIManagerHelper event dispatcher methods deprecated in favor of getEventDispatcher
- console.error logs starting with 'Warning:' no longer treated as warnings; use console.warn instead
Deprecations
- AccessibilityInfo.setAccessibilityFocus deprecated in favor of AccessibilityInfo.sendAccessibilityEvent
- RCTHostRuntimeDelegate deprecated and merged into RCTHostDelegate on iOS
- NativeViewHierarchyOptimizer deprecated as part of legacy architecture cleanup
- UIManagerHelper.getEventDispatcherForReactTag and related methods deprecated
Recent Releases
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v0.85.0-rc.0
Mar 4, 2026
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v0.84.1
Feb 27, 2026
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v0.84.0
Feb 11, 2026
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v0.81.6
Feb 6, 2026
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v0.83.2
Feb 6, 2026
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v0.84.0-rc.5
Feb 5, 2026
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v0.84.0-rc.4
Feb 3, 2026
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v0.80.3
Jan 28, 2026
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v0.84.0-rc.3
Jan 27, 2026
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v0.84.0-rc.2
Jan 19, 2026
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v0.84.0-rc.1
Jan 14, 2026
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