Product

All published blog posts in the "Product" category.

Expo UI in SDK 55: Jetpack Compose now available for React Native apps

Product, React Native, Development

Expo UI in SDK 55: Jetpack Compose now available for React Native apps

Expo UI in SDK 55 brings Jetpack Compose to beta and aligns SwiftUI APIs with Apple's conventions, so your native framework knowledge transfers directly.

6 minutes read

Kudo ChienNishan BendeAleksander Mikucki

Kudo, Nishan, and Aleksander

Engineering

The Next Generation of Expo APIs: MediaLibrary and Contacts

Product

The next generation of Expo APIs: MediaLibrary and Contacts

SDK 55 brings the next iteration of our core libraries. Shared Objects & Shared Refs fundamentally change how to interact with native data with these libraries.

5 minutes read

Wiktor Smaga

Wiktor Smaga

Engineering

Introducing Expo Agent: build native apps with Expo and AI

Product, Development, React Native

Introducing Expo Agent (beta): build native apps with Expo and AI

Describe the app you want. Expo Agent builds it. A real, shippable native app for iOS, Android, and the web. Join the waitlist to try the beta.

4 minutes read

Expo Team

Expo Team

Product

Expo brownfield: How to add Expo to your existing native app without a rewrite

Product

Expo brownfield: How to add Expo to your existing native app without a rewrite

Add Expo to an existing native iOS/Android app without a rewrite. Learn the new isolated brownfield workflow in Expo SDK 55.

13 minutes read

Jacob Clausen

Jacob Clausen

Engineering

Home screen widgets and Live Activities in Expo

Product, Development, React Native

Home screen widgets and Live Activities in Expo

The new expo-widgets library lets you build home screen widgets and Live Activities using Expo UI components, with zero native setup.

6 minutes read

Jakub Grzywacz

Jakub Grzywacz

Engineering

Expo Router v55: more native navigation, more powerful web

Product, React Native, Development

Expo Router v55: more native navigation, more powerful web

Expo Router v55 upgrades navigation with a new Stack API, native tabs, dynamic colors, and toolbars plus experimental SSR and data loaders.

9 minutes read

Jakub TkaczHassan Khan

Jakub and Hassan

Engineering