๐Ÿš€ Galactic News: Video Call & Chats, Podcast Change, Magic Scroll & Better Error Messages


Hey Reader,

have you ever built a video call interface or chat with React Native? No?

Then my new tutorial on building a Mental Health App with Stream Chat & Video Call will teach you everything you need to know!

Beyond that I made a change to the podcast - hope to serve you even better with shorter episodes in the future ๐Ÿ’ช

I also can't wait to finally see the release of Expo SDK 53. It comes with some epic QOL improvements, and I'll keep you updated on everything important when it drops!

If you want to get insights into how I build my next app, make sure you also follow me on TikTok for insiders content ๐Ÿ‘€

Keep building amazing apps,
Simon โœŒ๏ธ


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โœจ Build a React Native Mental Health App with Stream Chat & Video Call

Learn to build a full Mental Health app with Chat and Video Call integration from Stream! This includes role-based auth with JWT, Expo Router integration and many more React Native essentials.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Watch the new videoโ€‹


โœจ Time for Change (App Updates, Vercel AI SDK & TikTok)

I'm changing the format of RocketShip! Learn all about why and what changes, the new times and topics we will talk about. This podcast will continue to be primarily about React Native, but also about shipping great apps, using AI and news for mobile devs!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Listen to the Podcastโ€‹
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๐Ÿ’ซ Nebula Notes

  1. โ€‹React Native Magic Scroll (Library)
    The goal of the library is to seamlessly and precisely handle your keyboard, scrollview and inputs when interacting with forms.
  2. โ€‹Text Strings must be rendered within a (Tweet)
    I hate this error message. But looks like we finally get a clear error message in Expo SDK 53. Love it!
  3. โ€‹React Native Lightweight Skeleton (Library)
    I love skeleton views to improve perceived performance, and this one seems to be super easy to use and ready or the new arch.
  4. โ€‹Animated SplashScreen (Tweet)
    You can actually create really beautiful and seamless transitions between splash screen and your app - check it out!

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