Expo SDK 53

Released April 30, 2025

Features

New Architecture

Edge-to-edge by default for new Android projects

Background tasks

Package.json:exports field is now enabled by default in Metro bundler

Development builds can now be deployed to TestFlight

Stable release of new expo-audio library

New expo-maps package alpha release.

Improve Android build times with prebuilt Expo Modules.

Expo Atlas has been promoted from experimental to stable

Expo router - Added build-time redirects and rewrites

Expo router - Prefetching Routes