Expo support for React Native 0.80

Expo SDK 53 currently supports React Native 0.79 (default), released April 8, 2025.

React Native 0.80 support is available in a canary release of the Expo SDK, to allow early adopters to use it right away. This is not intended to be a stable release, but if you are particularly adventurous and have a good motivation to use it today, you certainly can (provided that other non-Expo libraries you depend on are also compatible). You can read more about Expo SDK policy for tracking React Native releases in our docs.

Canary releases represent a snapshot of the state of the main branch at the time they are published. Canary package versions include -canary in the name, along with the date and commit hash, such as 54.0.0-canary-20250611-f0afe80. (Source)

• Create a new project with the canary release: npx create-expo-app my-app --template blank@canary
• Install a canary release in an existing project: npx expo install expo@canary --fix

When using a canary release, you should be aware that:

• It is not stable and may contain bugs
• It may have breaking changes
• It should only be used for testing and evaluation
• It may not have all features fully implemented
• It could have compatibility issues with some third-party libraries
• It will not support Expo Go

Expo SDK 54 will be released late summer, and it is intended to support React Native 0.81. Keep an eye out for a beta release in late August or September.