React Native Radio

Robin and Mazen unpack the rise of AI-powered security threats, from the TanStack breach to compromised React Native packages and GitHub supply chain attacks. Learn practical ways to secure your React Native apps, manage dependencies safely, and reduce risk in modern mobile development.   Show Notes Snyk: TanStack Compromised Wiz: Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again TanStack: Hardening Followup TanStack...

What makes Chain React more than just another tech conference? Robin, Mazen, and Gant Laborde of Infinite Red share behind-the-scenes stories, community highlights, AI trends, and what React Native developers can expect at Chain React 2026.   Show Notes Chain React Conf 2026 (use code FRIENDS15 ) Food spots in Portland, OR   Connect With Us! Gant Laborde:  @gantlaborde Robin Heinze:  @robinheinze...

Mazen and Robin welcome Gant Laborde of Infinite Red to discuss AI Triforce, a practical framework for AI-powered software teams. They explore agentic coding, governance, testing, code quality, and emerging engineering roles that help teams move faster with AI while maintaining scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.   Show Notes AI Triforce announcement   Connect With Us! Gant La...

Feeling overwhelmed by all the new AI coding tools for React Native development? In this episode, Robin and Mazen talk through how they’re actually using tools like Claude, Cursor, and Expo Agent to build React Native apps faster. They share real-world AI coding workflows, lessons learned from building AI-assisted mobile apps, and why React Native still matters in an AI-driven development world.  ...

Daniel Williams stops by to chat with Mazen and Robin! We dig into Storybook 10's leaner bundle, the 10.3 MCP server unlocking AI agent workflows, what Chromatic is cooking up for visual regression testing in React Native, and his work on Repack.   Show Notes Storybook announcement on X How to Cleanly Swap Between React Native Storybook 10 and Your App Storybook website Agent Device: iOS & Android...

Jamon is back! Jamon joins Robin to discuss his game Gunship Origins, built in Godot and being distributed with MicroProse. Jamon also shares his popular "Night Shift" workflow, running AI agents overnight while he thinks through the system by day.   Show Notes The "Night Shift" Agentic Workflow Jamon's post about the "Night Shift" Agentic Workflow on X   Connect With Us! Jamon Holmgren: @jamonhol...

Robin and Mazen welcome Tanner Linsley to dive into TanStack Native Router, his ambitious new take on React Native navigation that promises a simpler mental model, powerful type safety, and a fresh cross-platform future for routing.   Show Notes TanStack Native Router (React Native branch) React Native Router Package (TanStack Router) React Native Basic Example (TanStack Native Router)   Connect W...

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.   Connect With Us! Todd Werth: @twerth Robin Heinze: @robinheinze React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio   This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red ! Infinite Red is an expert React Nat...

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 space to multi-panel experiences, this episode explores the exciting frontier where React Native meets VR.   Show Notes RNR 337 - Meta Quest for React Native with Marcus Leyendecker Blog Posts & Guide...

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 Nativ...

Fernando Rojo, Head of Mobile at Vercel, joins Mazen and Robin to discuss building the V0 mobile app with React Native and Expo, including tech stack decisions, performance optimization, and how the project pushed Vercel to improve its native tooling.   Show Notes How Vercel Built the v0 iOS App with React Native Leveling Up React Native with Vercel Agent Skills AIX: AI Chat Primitives for Native...

William Candillon sits down with Mazen and Robin to show how React Native Skia enables smooth, high‑end animations, shaders, and UI effects in React Native. The episode also dives into WebGPU and the future of 3D and advanced graphics on mobile.   Show Notes William Candillon's YouTube Channel React Native Skia Tutorials ShaderToy TypeGPU Documentation WebGPU and Skia for Web Graphics (Shopify Eng...

Mazen and Robin chat with Krzysztof Magiera about React Native Screens, the "most important library you'll never use directly," from its origin as a fix for memory-hogging stacked screens to the exciting V5 rewrite built exclusively for the new architecture.   Show Notes RNR 309 - React Native IDE with Krzysztof Magiera RNS Website RNS GitHub Blog: Introducing Fabric to react-native-screens Connec...

Mazen and Robin sit down with Kræn Hansen from ElevenLabs to break down what Node API actually is and why it could be a game-changer for React Native library authors who want to write native modules once and use them everywhere, plus what still needs to happen before it's ready for prime time.   Show Notes Announcing Node-API Support for React Native (Callstack) Kræn Hansen's React Universe Talk K...

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, and submission workflows. Show Notes Expo Launch Cedric van Putten's blog post: Introducing Expo Launch Matt Palmer's blog post: From idea to app with Replit and Expo Expo's AI Strategy Connect With...

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 into Nitro’s origins, how it stacks up against TurboModules and Expo, and what’s coming next for VisionCamera.   Show Notes NitroModules ChatGPT Nitro Module Builder Marc's screencast: How to build a Nit...

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 architecture, React 19 support, and how tooling and performance evolved across the ecosystem.   Show Notes Blog Post | React Native Wrapped 2025 by Joshua Yoes   Connect With Us! Josh Yoes: @JoshuaYoes Ja...

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 want now and how developers can stand out in a tighter market.   Show Notes RNR 302 - Landing a Job with Taylor Desseyn Thelma & James (The band Taylor worked with that went viral on TikTok) Torc Tor...

Mazen and Jamon chat with Simon Grimm about his move from Ionic pioneer to React Native creator. Simon highlights key cross-platform trends, why React Native’s future looks exciting, and how he supports developers through Galaxies.dev.   Show Notes Simon Grimm's podcast, Rocket Ship: https://podcast.galaxies.dev Zero to Hero, Launch Your First Real Mobile App in 30 Days: https://galaxies.dev/missi...

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 Skylight is so excited about the framework’s future.   Show Notes Skylight RNR 328 - Flashlight with Alexandre Moureaux RNR 325 - Legend List with Jay Meistrich   Connect With Us! Mazen Chami: @mazenchami Re...

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 transition to the new React Native architecture.   Show Notes Shopify Blog: Migrating to React Native's New Architecture by Thiago Magalhaes RNR 319: Shopify goes full throttle throttle on React Native...

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 Expo SDK 54, from faster precompiled iOS builds to the sleek Liquid Glass feature and Android 16 support. If you want the complete rundown of what’s fresh, powerful, and ready to use in Expo SDK 54, t...

This week, Mazen is joined by Infinite Red teammates Frank Calise and Tyler Williams to unpack everything included in the huge React Native 0.81 release. They cover Android 16 support, precompiled iOS builds, and many other updates!  Show Notes React Native 0.81 Blog Article Expo SDK 54 Beta Blog Article   Connect With Us! Mazen Chami: @mazenchami Frank Calise: @frankcalise Tyler Williams: @coolso...

Chas Jhin, Director of Engineering for Discord, joins our hosts to unpack Discord’s adoption of React Native. Chas opens up about Discord's experience adopting React Native, performance challenges, and the New Architecture.   Show Notes Discord's Switch Android to React Native (2022) Supercharging Discord Mobile (2025) Achieving Native iOS performance with React Native (2019)  React Native Morning...

Infinite Red's own Mark Rickert joins to discuss the new Ignite 11 "Bison" release and the thoughtful changes that went into it! This latest update removes MobX State Tree as the default state management to give developers more flexibility, streamlines everything to new architecture-only, and includes improved light/dark theming right out of the box.  He also shared with our hosts why the name of...