New Podcast, Uniwind BETA, DevTools app & CSS for RN 🎧


Hey Reader,

The React Conf didn't fail to deliver some epic news - and I unpacked them in the latest podcast episode!

🎙️ New episode: React Native 0.82, The React Foundation, DevTools App, CSS Support, Uniwind & Split View Layout

I talk about:

  • The big shift with React Native 0.82 (New Architecture only!)
  • The launch of the React Foundation
  • A sneak peek at the new React Native DevTools desktop app
  • Native CSS + Tailwind support coming to Expo
  • Plus some cool UI trends like Split View layouts and Uniwind’s beta

👉 Listen to the episode here
😎 Watch the episode here

Here’s what else is new this week:

  • 🌬️ Uniwind Public Beta - blazing-fast Tailwind bindings for React Native, built by the creator of Unistyles
  • 🍎 iOS 26 support in React Native Screens - with scroll effects and header behavior that feels truly native
  • 🎨 CSS support coming to Expo - native CSS and vanilla Tailwind soon, no extra packages needed
  • 🧱 The future of Expo UI - Kudo shared his thoughts on where things are headed (and why it matters)

Links below — and as always, keep building & keep shipping.
Simon ✌️​


✨ React Native 0.82, The React Foundation, DevTools App, CSS Support & Uniwind

This week’s episode dives into all the major announcements from React Conf 2025—from the upcoming changes to React Native DevTools and React Foundation, to long-awaited features like CSS support.

👉 Watch the Podcast
🎧 Listen to the Podcast


💫 Nebula Notes

  1. Uniwind Public Beta (Release)
    You can finally test Uniwind, the (probably) fastest Tailwind bindings for React Native from the creator of Unistyles.
  2. React Native Screens with iOS 26 patches (Fix)
    This release brings some really cool updates for iOS 26 like support for scroll UIScrollEdgeEffect and other header changes.
  3. CSS Support coming to Expo Apps (Tweet)
    Evan Bacon announced upcoming native CSS and vanilla Tailwind support coming to Expo, without additional packages to install.
  4. The Future of Expo UI (Tweet)
    Kudo from Expo shared some really great thoughts on Expo UI, why it was created and how the next steps might look like.

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