React Native
Articles on React Native performance, JavaScript bridge optimization, and cross-platform mobile development.
React Native engineering articles 31–60 of 277
React Native Wrapped 2025: A Month-by-Month Recap
Michał Pierzchala and Szymon Rybczak from Callstack just dropped the ultimate React Native year in review. 2025 was the year everything changed: the New Architecture became default, 1.0 got announced, and the f...
A Practical Guide to React Native Monorepo With Yarn Workspaces
Nazar Sydiaha from Callstack tackles one of React Native's biggest scaling challenges: managing multiple apps and shared packages without losing your mind. His monorepo guide could save your team weeks of depen...
Does Airbnb Still Use React Native? The Full Story (2016–2026)
Everyone knows Airbnb ditched React Native in 2018. Fewer people know what they built instead, or why it actually worked better.
Automate Mobile CI/CD with EAS Workflows and Custom Builds
Expo just unified mobile CI/CD orchestration into a single YAML file. EAS Workflows now handles builds, tests, submissions, and OTA updates without juggling multiple tools.
React Native Version 0.84 Release
React Native 0.84 just dropped with automatic performance wins for every app. No migration needed, no config changes required—just faster execution and lower memory usage out of the box.
What Is the React Native AI SDK? A Complete Intro & Quickstart
On-device AI is moving from buzzword to build requirement. Callstack just shipped a complete SDK to make local LLMs work reliably in React Native apps.
Claude Code for React & React Native: Workflows That Actually Move the Needle
Ankit Bhalla from Cars24 Engineering reveals how Claude Code transformed his React Native workflow after 10+ years of mobile development. This isn't another AI tool tutorial—it's a principal engineer's battle-t...
How to modernize mobile retail apps with Expo
Jonathan Bones from bitglow turned a crashing retail app into a performance powerhouse. His team cut React Native upgrade time by 80% and boosted performance scores from 36 to 90 for German retailer DEPOT.
The Biggest React Native Apps in Production (2026)
Discord shares 98% of code across platforms with three iOS engineers. Shopify cut 1.8M lines of dead code. Here is every major app shipping React Native right now.
Behind the Scenes of React Native Multithreading: Vision Camera V5 and React Native Worklets
Tomasz J. Żelawski from Software Mansion reveals how React Native finally solved its biggest performance bottleneck. The secret? A multithreading engine that was hiding in plain sight.
Introducing AI SDK Profiler for React Native Performance Analysis
Callstack just dropped a game-changer for React Native teams struggling with AI SDK performance. If you've ever wondered why your on-device LLM integration feels sluggish, this new profiler is about to give you...
The solo dev playbook: ship faster with Expo, EAS Build, and OTA Updates
Liam Du built and shipped Wellspoken—an AI-powered articulation coach—to both iOS and Android in one week. Zero Xcode. Zero Android Studio. Just Expo.
Implementing CSS Clipping Techniques in React Native
CSS clipping techniques are coming to React Native, and they're about to change how we think about UI masking and visual effects. Callstack just dropped a deep dive into making web-style clipping work natively.
React Native Best Practices for Building AI Agent Applications
Callstack just dropped a comprehensive guide for building AI agent apps in React Native. If you're shipping AI features to mobile, this one's packed with real-world patterns.
Making AI Feel Human in a Mobile App with Expo, Reanimated, and Skia
Daehyeon Mun built an AI companion app that earned 4.9 stars and won Expo's Most Creative App award. As a solo mobile engineer, he used custom shaders and worklet-based animations to make AI feel emotionally in...
Bringing React Native Support to HarmonyOS NEXT
Przemek Sosna from Software Mansion reveals how his team brought React Native to Huawei's new operating system. HarmonyOS NEXT now powers 27 million devices with zero Android compatibility.
Building v0 iOS and Fixing React Native Along the Way
Building an AI-powered iOS app from scratch sounds exciting until you hit React Native's rough edges. The v0 iOS team found plenty of them.
React Native in 2026: Trends and Predictions
Katarzyna Smolen from Software Mansion declares 2026 the year React Native finally grows up. After years of architectural overhauls and breaking changes, the framework is hitting 4.5 million weekly downloads an...
React Native Wrapped 2025: The Year We Entered Our Polishing Era
Josh Yoes from Infinite Red declares 2025 as React Native's 'polishing era.' Seven releases, zero breaking changes in the final drop, and the New Architecture migration finally complete.
Why You Don't Have to Minify JavaScript Code in React Native Apps
Davyd Narbutovich from Callstack challenges a web development habit that React Native developers can skip entirely. Turns out, minifying JavaScript in your RN apps might be wasted effort.
Integrating React Native Storybook 10 with Your App
Storybook 10 for React Native just landed, but integrating it without breaking your main app flow is trickier than it looks. Callstack's team breaks down the cleanest approach.
How to implement iOS widgets in Expo apps
Arthur Spalanzani built an affirmations app where the widget IS the product, not a companion feature. His widget-first approach achieved 80.7% adoption and unlocked organic social sharing that traditional app s...
React Native Version 0.83 Release
React Native 0.83 just dropped with a historic first: zero breaking changes. The team is finally delivering on their promise of predictable, painless upgrades.
Integrating Swift Package Manager with React Native Libraries
Mike Grabowski from Callstack shows how React Native developers can finally use Swift Package Manager alongside CocoaPods. The catch? Your entire iOS project needs dynamic frameworks.
Building an AI-Powered Note-Taking App in React Native: Part 3 (Local RAG)
Jakub Mroz from Software Mansion just shipped a fully local RAG pipeline in React Native. No cloud APIs, no data leaks, just on-device AI that actually works.
Releasing React Native Apps on Meta Horizon Store
React Native just unlocked a new platform: Meta's Horizon Store for VR apps. Callstack shows how to take your existing mobile codebase into virtual reality with minimal friction.
Going Universal: From a brownfield React Native and Next.js stack to one Expo app
Gunnar Torfi shares how a single developer maintained 40+ mobile screens AND a full web app by merging them into one universal codebase. No big rewrite required.
Building an Integrated React Native Brownfield App Using Expo: Step-by-Step Android Guide
Dawid Matyjasik from Software Mansion proves you don't need to rebuild your entire native app to adopt React Native. His integrated brownfield approach lets you modernize production apps one feature at a time, ...
Reduce App Size and Boost Performance in React Native
Keval Goyani from Simform reveals how React Native apps can shed serious weight without sacrificing performance. His team's optimization techniques cut bundle sizes dramatically while keeping apps lightning-fas...
Building an AI-Powered Note-Taking App in React Native
Jakub Mroz from Software Mansion just built a note-taking app that understands what you mean, not just what you type. No cloud APIs, no recurring costs, and it works completely offline.