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React Native

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

Jan 24 2026: Issue 11

Issue 11 kicks off 2026 with a pulse check on the React Native ecosystem. We look at where React and React Native stand today, what momentum is building early this year, and highlight the latest releases shaping performance, security, tooling, and developer experience: from Nitro and RNSEC to Facetpack, Radon, and beyond.

Adnan Sahinovic

React Native

Jan 5, 2026

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9 min read

Jan 24 2026: Issue 10

This is first edition of Nativeweekly in 2025. It’s been an incredible year for React Native, marking its strongest growth in the past decade. In this issue, we’ll recap the year, explore the current state of React Native and Expo, highlight library updates, and share the latest job offers.

Adnan Sahinovic

React Native

Dec 13, 2025

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9 min read

Dec 13 2025: Issue 9

React Native keeps moving in the right direction. This week brings one of the smoothest releases in years with React Native 0.83, a clear signal that upgrades are finally becoming predictable and less painful. At the same time, the State of React Native 2025 survey is open, giving the community a chance to shape what the next decade of React Native will look like. Let’s dive in.

Adnan Sahinovic

Dec 5, 2025

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7 min read

Dec 5 2025: Issue 8

Reanimated 4.2.0 introduces Shared Element Transitions, new CSS-style transforms, and opt-in performance flags that cut UI overhead. Across the ecosystem, libraries ship Fabric optimizations, smoother keyboard and sheet behavior, and RNRepo delivers faster prebuilt native artifacts. Catch all the highlights in this week’s React Native update.

Adnan Sahinovic

React Native

Nov 28, 2025

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6 min read

Nov 28 2025: Issue 7

This week brings one of the most exciting deep dives of the year: Vercel just lifted the curtain on how they engineered the new v0 iOS app, pushing React Native and Expo development to a new level

Adnan Sahinovic

Nov 21, 2025

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7 min read

Nov 21 2025: Issue 6

CSS Grid arrives in React Native’s layout engine, Apple launches its new Mini Apps Partner Program, Radon releases a free tier for its debugging suite, and Meta announces a $1.5M developer competition for React Native apps on Meta Quest. We also cover a packed set of new library releases: from Skia’s new zIndex support to fresh Expo plugins and Nitro-powered modules + deep dives into brownfield development, performance tooling, worklets, and more.

Adnan Sahinovic