React Native Newsletter

This issue: Chain React 2024 videos released, Shopify just open-sourced Tophat, the power of Nitro Modules, and why EAS is about to get cheaper.

Welcome to the August issue of the React Native Newsletter!

I've got some great news for you. All videos from Chain React 2024 in Portland, OR, have been released and are available here.

Have you heard of Tophat? It's Shopifiy's solution for installing and testing any mobile application, and they've released it as open source!

Be sure to check out this game-changer X post from @mrousavy about using Nitro Modules for writing first-class Swift support, insanely fast C++ bindings, object-oriented/instance-based approach, and much more.

Coming up early September, 2024: Callstack's React Universe Conference 2024 in Wrocław, Poland, held September 5-6. This year, Infinite Red's co-host of the React Native Radio podcasts, Mazen Chami, will deliver a talk. Take a look at the Top React Native picks section below to find a 15% discount code for purchasing tickets to this exciting event!

The latest React Native release is 0.75.2

Added

Android specific

codegen: Add support for handling com.facebook.react.bridge.Dynamic as parameter for TurboModules (45cd81706d by @cortinico)

Changed

Android specific

ReactRootView: Replaced mLastHeight with mVisibleViewArea.height() since mLastHeight value is not getting updated. For width we are already using mVisibleViewArea.width() (603eb94dd9 by @shubhamguptadream11)

Removed

iOS specific

RCTBaseTextInputView: UIReturnKeyDefault (26aff664c0 by @elencho)

Fixed

codegen: scripts require yargs (0979921850 by @tido64)

Android specific

ImageSource: open for inheritance (02d9979c32 by @cortinico)

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

Our top React Native picks this month

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

	React Native 0.75 Released
	This release includes support for percentage values in layout, new architecture stabilization, template & init updates, and more

EAS is about to get cheaper!

EAS Update pricing gets cheaper as of September 1st

You can check out the details on their pricing page. If you’re using EAS Update, no action is required.

	Shopify Open-Sourced Tophat
	Shopify just open-sourced Tophat, their one-click mobile app testing tool, similar to Expo Orbit.

	React Universe Conf 2024
	Callstack presents its annual conference about all things related to React, particularly React Native. It will be held in Wrocław, Poland, from September 5 to 6, 2024. Before you purchase your ticket, here's a 15% discount code you can use: IRxFriends15, courtesy of Callstack!

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	CocoaPods Support & Maintenance Plans
	They are still keeping it ticking, but they are being more up-front that CocoaPods is in maintenance mode to support communities like React Native. Read about it here.

	React Native WebGPU
	React Native 0.76 will ship with a reduced number of dynamic libraries: this reduces app size, and improves performance. This is a breaking change if you’ve been writing C++ libraries for Android. Read about the changes here

	React Native MacOS
	Microsoft announced that React Native MacOS 0.74 is available. Check it out!

	Tutorial on building an animated story list UI
	X post about a Story List UI with a Youtube React Native Reanimated tutorial.

	An all-new way to write native code for React Native
	"Nitro Modules" will provide first-class Swift support, insanely fast C++ bindings, object-oriented/instance-based approach, and much more coming soon! Read more.

	How to Develop a Super App with React Native
	This article explains the concept of a Super App, its advantages, and how to integrate it into a React Native application.

Open source highlights from the React Native community

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

	TuneSync
	Open Source serverless track player to stream music from local and remote

	React Native MLKIT app
	Infinite Red has released our react-native-mlkit app to both stores: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/react-native-mlkit/id6504584042 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=red.infinite.reactnativemlkit.example Check out the react-native-mlkit documentation

	RNR 303 - Stories from Chain React 2024
	Join Jamon, Robin, Mazen, and special guest Jed Bartausky as they recap Chain React 2024, sharing highlights, fun stories, and behind-the-scenes chaos that made this year’s conference one of the best!

	RNR 304 - React Navigation V7 with Satyajit Saho4
	Jamon Holmgren chats with Satyajit Sahoo about React Navigation 7's new features, including the static API, improved deep linking, and enhanced TypeScript support.

	RNR 305 - On-device AI in React Native with Gant Laborde
	Robin and Mazen are joined by Gant Laborde to explore on-device AI in React Native, diving into practical applications and Infinite Red's ML Kit integration.

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React Native Newsletter - React Native Newsletter #184

This issue: Chain React 2024 videos released, Shopify just open-sourced Tophat, the power of Nitro Modules, and why EAS is about to get cheaper.

Added

Android specific

Changed

Android specific

Removed

iOS specific

Fixed

Android specific

Our top React Native picks this month

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

React Native 0.75 Released

EAS is about to get cheaper!

Shopify Open-Sourced Tophat

CocoaPods Support & Maintenance Plans

React Native WebGPU

React Native MacOS

Tutorial on building an animated story list UI

An all-new way to write native code for React Native

How to Develop a Super App with React Native

Open source highlights from the React Native community

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

TuneSync

React Native MLKIT app

That’s a wrap!

Have a submission for an article or open source project? Send those links here! View all past issues, or invite a friend to join the newsletter!

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