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.

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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The Great Robot Revolution might be coming.🤖

Good thing AI still has weaknesses.

🔥 KEYNOTE at #Devnexus: @gantlaborde.com from @infinite.red shows how machines can be manipulated—and how developers can stay ahead.

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🎟️ Get tickets: devnexus.com

#AI #MachineLearning

Haven't seemed to have that experience. Some things have taken longer but I'd say it was correlated to my ask

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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Ok seems as if pasting media on Android doesn't work. It does on iOS, though

Testing

I finally found a good place to put all of my twitter bookmarks

2025 was big for React Native, Expo, and of course us here at Infinite Red.

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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React Native 0.83 - React 19.2, New DevTools features, no breaking changes · React Native Today we are excited to release React Native 0.83!

React Native 0.83 is now available!

This release includes React 19.2, new React Native DevTools features, and support for new Web APIs. And, it's the first React Native release with no user facing breaking changes.

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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!

Supercharge Your Apps with On-Device AI and React Native with Gant Laborde | React Native Mornings Ready to supercharge your apps?🔥 Mazen Chami welcomes Gant Laborde to React Native Mornings for a packed episode about on-device AI and React Native! ------- Follow Gant: X: https://x.com/gantlabo...

Ready to supercharge your apps? 📱🚀

@gantlaborde.com joins @mazenchami.dev on React Native Mornings to talk about on-device AI with React Native!

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📰 React Native Newsletter Issue 190 📰

A new issue of RNN is hot off the presses!

Featured in this edition:

✅ @expo.dev App Awards
✅The @react.dev Foundation
✅ React 19.2
✅ Lots of other great news!!

Read the latest newsletter over on our website 👇
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feat!: Support for Expo SDK 54 by frankcalise · Pull Request #233 · infinitered/react-native-mlkit Description Adds support for Expo SDK 54 Removes an unnecessary dependency on @infinitered/react-native-mlkit-core from @infinitered/react-native-document-scanner Removes unnecessary typescript de...

Expo 54 support for React Native MLKit is coming soon! Thanks @frankcalise.dev!!

Up next: going through the backlog of issues to see if these upgrades fix some problems, and then we're probably gonna keep on adding support for additional modules.

@keith.bsky.social do you recall if there was an accompanying example repo you and @marklawlor.bsky.social used for the Expo Router v5 protected/guard Livestream?

Loved the stream btw

Love these clean and simple videos

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!! 🪄

Listen now 🎧

Phishing attempts bleh

Chex has force pushed this to main

Ship it, Beau

Enjoy your time off!

Want to integrate on-device AI features into your React Native apps?

Good news! The talk that our very own @gantlaborde.com and @mazenchami.dev recently gave at @cascadiajs.com is now on YouTube!

Don't miss it 👇

React Native Radio - RNR 346 - Shopify's Transition to the (new) Architecture In this episode, Mazen Chami sits down with Mustafa Ali (Director of Engineering and Head of Mobile at Shopify) and Thiago Magalhães (Staff Software Developer at Shopify) to dive deep into Shopify’s t...

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How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture?

This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev!

Don't miss it! 🎧
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Even though in your implementation you never need it?

that isn't a boss, that's an ass