New video, Shared Element Transitions, faster builds & crypto in RN ⚡️


Hey Reader,

This week I built something a little wild…

🎥 Build your own App Builder with React Native and InstantDB

It’s an AI-powered app generator - but you build your app in your app - and it’s all built with React Native + InstantDB

It’s a fun one, and might spark some ideas for your own tools or meta-products 👇

👉 Watch the video here

Here’s what else is happening in the React Native world this week:

  • 📆 When is React Native 1.0?
  • 🎞️ Reanimated 4.2.0 released
  • ⚡️ Faster builds for Android
  • 🔐 React Native Crypto (Nitro Module)

As always - keep building, keep shipping, and let me know what you’re working on.
Simon ✌️​


✨ Build your own App Builder with React Native and InstantDB

In this video, we're building a full AI app builder from scratch using React Native, InstantDB, magic codes, and some magic transformation!

👉 Watch the video


💫 Nebula Notes

  1. When React Native 1.0? (Announcement)
    The React Native team released an overview about the next planned releases - apparently 1.0 isn't in there yet.
  2. Introducing Reanimated 4.2.0 (Release)
    Reanimated finally brings back Shared Element Transitions for the new arch, although you have to enable a feature flag for now.
  3. Speed up your React Native Builds (Plugin)
    A new config plugin helps to cut down your (currently only Android) build time by using pre-built artifacts!
  4. New React Native Crypto Nitro Module (Library)
    The Margelo team did it again, this time it's a blazing fast implementation of Nodes crypto module using Nitro.

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