AI Tooling: Expo Skills and Upgrade Helpers

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 becoming the default, faster builds, better developer tools, and AI updates that make upgrading a little less of a headache.

Show Notes

• React Native 0.82 – A New Era for the New Architecture
• React Native 0.83 – Stable New Architecture and React 19.2 Updates
• React Native 0.84 – Hermes V1 by Default and Legacy Architecture Cleanup
• Expo SDK 55 – React Native 0.83, React 19.2, and New Project Template
• “Pay It Forward” – You Never Know How Much It Helps (YouTube Short)
• Expo Skills – Official AI Agent Skills for Expo and React Native

Connect With Us!

• Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.