2025 in React Native: The Good, the Overhyped, and the Lessons Learned ๐Ÿ”ฅ


Hey Reader,

This weekโ€™s podcast is the last of the year, and I look back on what this year meant for React Native Developers:

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 2025 in React Native: The Good, the Overhyped, and the Lessons Learned

  • โš›๏ธ What kind of year 2025 really was for React Native
  • ๐Ÿง  What actually mattered in 2025โ€‹
  • ๐Ÿ“‰ Overhyped vs underhyped
  • ๐Ÿ”ฎ Looking ahead to 2026

๐Ÿ‘‰ Listen to the episode hereโ€‹
๐Ÿ˜Ž Watch the episode hereโ€‹

During the holiday break I also added more features to my game Tiny Harvest like trading between players and new farm buildings - check it out on iOS or Android and enjoy some cozy farming ๐ŸŒพ

Have a great start into 2026 and keep building,
Simon โœŒ๏ธโ€‹


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โœจ 2025 in React Native: The Good, the Overhyped, and the Lessons Learned

In this year-in-review, I reflect on what actually mattered in React Native in 2025:the shifts that changed how we build apps, what was overhyped, what quietly became important, and the lessons Iโ€™m taking into 2026.

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๐ŸŽง Listen to the Podcastโ€‹


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๐Ÿ’ซ Nebula Notes

  1. โ€‹Security Scanner for React Native (Tool)
    This new CLI tool scans your React Native project for vulnerabilities before they hit your app in production.
  2. โ€‹Expo Router Sneak Peek (Tweet)
    Evan keeps dropping teasers of the next Expo Router version, this one for a flex layout in a native bottom sheet!

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