React Native Newsletter - React Native Newsletter #176

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This week: All eyes on React Native EU


Are you at React Native EU this week? Keep an eye out for us! Jamon Holmgren will be will be giving a talk about our AI-based OS tool Flame! Flame is a way to upgrade the React Native version of an application with little more than some basic prompts and a keen eye on the generated code updates. I'll also be there running our sponsorship table, ready to meet you! Don't have a ticket? It's not too late to get your tickets - at a 20% discount for React Native Newsletter readers!

Have an article to submit? Most of our articles come from Infinite Red's engineers, but you can also submit ideas for articles here.

Recently Expo held a Launch Party, with lots announcements about new features. Check out this changelog that is updated frequently with the latest changes!


The latest React Native releases are:

Stable 0.72.0 - Symlink Support, Better Errors, and more
Latest 0.72.4 - Fixes including: Allow string transform style in TypeScript, Fix missing Platform in VirtualizedList, Changed including: Bump cli and metro, Bump CLI to 11.3.6, Android improvements



There's a lot more to discover in today's issue. Enjoy! 

Our top React Native picks this week

React Native articles, tweets, and docs from submitted by the community and Infinite Red’s team of engineers.

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I've been thinking aout this article a lot...

Theo shares his thoughts about the infamous Sunsetting React Native article, debunking myths and addressing misconceptions about React Native along the way.

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Introducing Expo Router V2

Evan Bacon announces the release of Expo Router V2, a monumental step forward for building a truly-native app and a performant website simultaneously.

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Announcing gluestack-style

Gluestack-style 🚀 is a performant, universal styling library designed for React Native and the Web.

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New updates and improvements to Expo and EAS

This is a changelog that includes articles about updates announced during the Expo Launch Party. Here are some recommended articles:

  • EAS Update gets Percentage Based Rollouts
  • EAS Update gets useUpdates hook for a bit cleaner API
  • EAS Enterprise customers can use Okta SSO with their org for employee sign-in on EAS
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React Native Performance Measuring and Monitoring Tools

This article discusses tools and techniques for measuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting performance issues in React Native apps.

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New version of React Native Google Signin

react-native-google-sign-in now has new architecture support. It's a freemium package for which you'll have to pay for features you'll likely need.

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Open source highlights from the React Native community

Open source React Native projects, libraries, node modules, or components submitted by the community.

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React Native Template Obytes

A new React Native boilerplate has arrived - created by Obytes. It's a React Native project starter kit based on Expo rather than React Native CLI that the development team updates continually.

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react-native-fast-shadow

This library provides performant, high quality shadows for Android beyond the limitations of using the elevation prop. Here's a testimonial from an enthusiastic fan.

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Sanket Sahu of GeekyAnts joins us for the third time to talk about his new full featured UI library, Gluestack. In the process, he and Jamon reminisce for far too long..

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