The React Native Rewind
@ReactNativeRwd
We break down what’s new, what’s next, and what’s actually worth your time in the evolving React Native ecosystem. Expect a dose of humour and plenty of memes.
WebGPU is now running inside React Native — and it’s not just a gimmick. Forget spinning cubes. In a recent live demo, developers showed off WebGPU fully integrated into React Native, delivering real GPU access through the JavaScript Interface (JSI). That means native-level…
React Native isn’t just mobile anymore — and 𝗘𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 is proof. If you’ve been side-eyeing “web support” in Expo, it’s time to take it seriously. With 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶, and now 𝗘𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 stepping up, 2025 is the year React Native…
React Native apps can now think—even offline. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗔𝗚 by @swmansion brings Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to your device, powered by 𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. That means your app can read, search, and answer based…
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗮 𝟮.𝟭 is out, and it brings three big upgrades: Skottie, image filters, and a brand-new 2D camera API. 🆕 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲 (𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗮) Forget layering react-native-skottie on top of your UI. With Skia 2.1, Lottie…
𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼. Created by @betomoedano—the same Beto behind Code With Beto and tons of Expo tooling—𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗔𝗜 is…
Tired of re-renders just because your app found a new notch? 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟱.𝟱 just dropped SafeAreaListener — a slick way to observe safe area changes without triggering unnecessary renders. 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲: You’d reach for…
𝗖𝗦𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲? 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝟯.𝟬 is here, and it rewrites the rules for theme-aware, responsive, and cross-platform styling — all without unnecessary re-renders. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁? Unistyles is a high-performance styling system for React Native…
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀. Yes, those Node modules. Microsoft just proposed a major change to 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀: adding support for 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲-𝗔𝗣𝗜 (aka N-API), the low-level interface that powers native Node.js modules like bcrypt,…
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴—𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗫𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲. Say hello to 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼-𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁-𝘂𝗶, a lightweight wrapper around Apple’s PencilKit—now usable directly inside your Expo app thanks to expo-dev-client.…
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟵 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺—and it’s a testing powerhouse now, too. You no longer have to treat Storybook as “just a nice UI explorer.” With 𝘃𝟵, it’s now a full-blown testing lab and a unified design system workspace—across…
🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻. Starting with v0.81, it’s no longer maintained — no bug fixes, no test coverage, no new features. If you’re still on the old bridge… it’s time to move. ➡️…
ExecuTorch 0.4.0 just turned your React Native app into a private, offline AI powerhouse. This isn’t another “on-device banana detector.” The latest release of 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵 supports tool calling, text embeddings, multilingual speech-to-text, OCR,…
Expo Router v5 just brought serverless to your React Native app — for real this time. API Routes are no longer a dev-only toy. You can now ship backend logic inside your native app, using app/hello+api.ts files that respond like a serverless function. That’s not just cute — it’s…
