Chain React 2026: Call for Speakers Chain React 2026 is coming in hot! The acclaimed US React Native conference returns this July ☀️ This time, it's co-produced by Infinite Red AND Expo!...

Chain React Conf is one of my favorite conferences to learn about fresh ideas.

If you’ve been working on React Native, this is a great place to share with the community.

Speaking spots are still open so submit your talk by Friday!

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React Native Radio - RNR 359 - The AI Apocalypse? The past, present, and future of software Todd Werth, Infinite Red's co-founder and 30-year software veteran, joins Robin to talk AI and where it's taking our industry. Also, Claude built a Flappy Bird clone with Todd's face on it, and we're not sorry.

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You know his voice. You know his jokes.

But what does Todd Werth really think about software and AI?

@toddwerth.bsky.social joins @robinheinze.dev to talk about the past, present, and future of it all.

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React Native Radio - RNR 358 - React Native for Meta Quest Part 2: Developer Friendly Evan Albert from Meta joins Mazen and Robin on the episode! Evan reveals how React Native developers can now build apps for Meta Quest using the tools they already know and love. From infinite screen ...

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Build apps for Meta Quest using tools you already know?

In Part 2, Evan Albert joins @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev to show how React Native devs can start shipping for the Quest headset 🥽

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A community contributor just added MCP support to Reactotron. Claude Code can now see your React Native app's network calls, state, logs, and timeline in real time.

You Built an App This Weekend. Now What? AI got you 80% of the way there, and now you’re stuck.

Our team knows how to use AI.

More importantly, we know when it's important to step in.

Compliance, security, performance… the last 20% is where a seasoned engineer becomes critical.

Our own @joshuayoes.com recently wrote about this and it's worth the read 👇

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React Native Radio - RNR 357 - React Native 0.82–0.84 & Expo 55 Mazen and Robin catch up on five months of React Native and Expo releases, covering the biggest updates in 0.82–0.84 and Expo SDK 55. They talk through the move to the new architecture, Hermes V1 beco...

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@mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev catch up on the biggest React Native 0.82–0.84 and @expo.dev SDK 55 updates, from the new architecture and Hermes V1 to faster builds, better tools, and AI upgrades.

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Fix Flaky Jest Tests in CI with maxWorkers (and why it works) When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time across the street at my grandparents’ house. I remember my grandfather picking apples from the tree…

Flaky Jest tests in CI, but everything passes locally?

That’s often not a “bad test” problem, it’s Jest workers eating all your memory.

@coolsoftware.dev shows how to fix it (and why it works)

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Building Vercel’s v0 mobile app with Fernando Rojo!
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@mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev talk with Fernando about React Native, @expo.dev, native-level performance, sharing code with web, and more.

Link in thread 🧵

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This week: React Native Skia for High‑Performance UI with the one and only @wcandillon.bsky.social!

@mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev talk Skia, shaders, WebGPU, and how to make React Native UIs feel as polished as native apps. 🪄

Listen here 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 354 - React Native Screens with Krzysztof Magiera Ever wonder about that library lurking in every React Native app's dependencies? Krzysztof Magiera digs into React Native Screens, the "most important library you'll never use directly," from its orig...

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Krzysztof Magiera (@kzzzf.bsky.social) joins @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev to talk React Native Screens!

This discussion goes deep into how it started + where it's headed with a V5 rewrite built for the New Architecture.

Listen now! 👇
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Our CFP is OPEN 🔥

Chain React 2026 needs speakers who can level up 500+ React Native devs in Portland this July!

All you need is a title and a strong idea. It takes 10 minutes to submit.

Deadline: March 18. We want to hear from you. 🎤

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React Native Radio - RNR 352 - Expo Launch with Cedric van Putten Mazen and Robin welcome back Cedric van Putten to discuss Expo Launch, a new tool that automates deploying React Native apps to the App Store. Learn how Expo is streamlining certificates, screenshots,...

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This week: @expo.dev Launch! 🚀

Our hosts @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev welcome back @cedric.dev to break down how Expo's new tool is making it easier than ever to launch to the App Store!

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React Native Radio - RNR 351 - Transforming Packages to Nitro with Marc Rousavy In this episode of React Native Radio, Robin and Mazen are joined by Marc Rousavy to break down transforming packages to Nitro and why it’s a big deal for high-performance native modules. They dig int...

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We’re back for the 2026 season of React Native Radio!

This week:
@mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev are joined by the (in)famous @mrousavy.com to talk Transforming Packages to Nitro ⚡️

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React Native Radio - RNR 350 - React Native Wrapped 2025 In our popular year-end recap, our hosts are all back tother and joined by guest Josh Yoes to review the biggest React Native developments of 2025! They cover major releases, the shift to the new arch...

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React Native Wrapped 2025 is here!

The trio of hosts are back together, joined by @joshuayoes.com, to recap the biggest React Native developments of 2025.

Now available in podcast feeds everywhere 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 349 - How 2025 Changed the React Native Job Market (with Taylor Desseyn) Mazen and Robin are joined by fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn to discuss how the React Native job market has shifted in 2025 and why community matters more than ever. They break down what skills companies...

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Fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn (@tdesseyn.bsky.social) returns to break down the 2025 React Native job market!!

@mazenchami.dev + @robinheinze.dev talk with Taylor about what skills matter and why community is more important than ever.

Don’t miss it 👇
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From Ionic Evangelist to… React Native Content Creator??
This week we’re joined by special guest Simon Grimm from @galaxies.dev! 🪐

Tune in for a powerful episode packed with trends, insights on the future of React Native, and more!

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React Native Radio - RNR 347 - Skylight: Smart Displays Powered by React Native Mazen talks with Alex Lanclos from Skylight about how they power their wildly popular smart displays with React Native! Mazen and Alex dig into architecture upgrades, performance wins, and why Skyligh...

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React Native powering smart displays? 👀

This week: @mazenchami.dev sits down with Alex Lanclos of
@skylightframe.bsky.social to dig into how they use React Native to bring their smart displays and digital photo frames to life!! 🪄

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‎Retrotype ‎Rediscover the joy of writing without distractions. Retrotype transforms your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, tactile typewriter - complete with the sounds, rhythm, and charm of the classics. - Wri...

🚀 Retrotype 1.0 is live!

A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.

Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!

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#buildinpublic #indiedev

A graphic in landscape orientation with a brown textured background. In the foreground, a white mobile phone is connected to a stylized, abstract rendering of the Apple logo made from blue and black lines. The mobile phone screen displays a squiggly black line. To the left of the Apple logo, there are several white, geometric shapes.

🚀 iOS Simulator MCP v1.5.0 is here!

Now your agent has more iOS powers.

🛠️ New Tools:
open_simulator → Launch the Simulator app
install_app → Install .app / .ipa bundles
launch_app → Start apps by bundle ID

Release notes and demos in 🧵

React Native Radio - RNR 345 - Expo SDK 54 Expo SDK 54 and React Native 0.81 are a perfect match—and our hosts Mazen Chami, Frank Calise, and Tyler Williams are here to break it all down. In this episode, they dive deep into everything new in ...

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This week: @expo.dev SDK 54!!

@mazenchami.dev, @frankcalise.dev, & @coolsoftware.dev cover what's new in this epic release: from precompiled RN builds to iOS 26 & Liquid Glass!

Don't miss it 👇
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Ok the ignite boiler plate really be saving me lately #reactnative #buildinpublic

React Native Radio - RNR 341 - Catching Up With Maestro Featuring Leland Takamine Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins the pod to share updates on Maestro Studio Desktop, cloud testing, and scaling reliable automation.

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This week: We're keeping the Maestro theme rolling!

Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins our hosts to share what's new: Studio Desktop, cloud testing, automation, and more.

Listen now 🎧
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React Native Radio - RNR 339 - RN Web vs React Strict DOM (Pt 1) w/ Nicolas Gallagher Nicolas Gallagher from Meta joins Jamon, Robin, and Tyler to kick off a two‑part series on React Native Web vs React Strict DOM.

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Your ultimate guide to React Native Web vs React Strict DOM is here!

Meta’s Nicolas Gallagher joins us to kick off a new two‑part series!

PLUS @coolsoftware.dev makes his debut as co‑host!

Don’t miss it 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 338 - React Native Enterprise Framework w/ Michał Pierzchała Michał Pierzchała from Callstack joins Jamon and Robin to talk about the React Native Enterprise Framework and why big teams need it

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This week: Michał Pierzchała (@thymikee.bsky.social) joins @jamon.dev and @robinheinze.dev to discuss @callstack.com's new React Native CLI and framework, the React Native Enterprise Framework.

Listen now 👇
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React Native Newsletter #188 In this issue: Ignite 11, React Native 0.80, Expo SDK 53, and more!

📰 RNN 188 📰

Don't miss the latest issue of the React Native Newsletter!!

This issue is packed full of great topics like:

✅ Ignite 11
✅ React Native 0.80
✅ Expo SDK 53, Router v5
✅ And so much more!

Check it out 👇
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come up to the lab and see what's on the slab

Now Cursor can actually see what's going on in your iOS Simulator for you 👀🤖

The new `ui-view` tool in v1.4.0 inputs image data into your conversation context automatically so you don't need drag and drop images manually into your conversation.

Chain React - A React Native Conference Three days with some of the most influential speakers in React Native. Get inspired, level up your skills, and get a first-hand look at the latest in React Native development.

BIG CHAIN REACT NEWS IS ON THE WAY 📣

Our team has something fun to share, and we think you'll love it.

Be the first to find out by signing up on our website 👇
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🚨 just dropped a mac app 🚨

it’s a digital typewriter - made to feel like the real thing.
vibes, sounds & rhythm

totally free & super lightweight, just 906kb
if you like focused writing tools or just wanna try something fun & different:
apps.apple.com/us/app/monot...

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