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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

It’s been a packed week across the cross-platform ecosystem. Snapchat dropped a brand-new UI framework, new RN libraries landed (from audio to BLE to native device APIs), and even Godot scenes are now running inside React Native. The space is evolving fast, so let’s dive into recent industry updates.

It’s been a big week for React Native developers! From Godot engine for React Native to Uniwind’s first stable release, there’s plenty to explore. New tools are dropping, updates are rolling in, and the job market is still hanging tough - let’s dive in!

This week brings some huge news for cross-platform development - Swift officially announced an SDK for Android, React Navigation got a major update, Uniwind is seeing wider adoption, and Bloomberg is ramping up their React Native team. Here’s everything you need to know from this week

This week brings a wave of exciting updates in React Native. Next.js merged with React Native, introducing a new framework called Solito. Expo launched Model Context Protocol (MCP) - a new standard that enables AI tools to connect with external data sources and better understand your codebase.All that, plus new job opportunities - all in just one week.

@reactconf just reaffirmed that React Native will remain a core focus of the React team.With rapid updates in the Expo ecosystem and Amazon doubling down on React Native, the framework’s position in the tech landscape is stronger than ever.