Expo SDK 55

Released February 25, 2026

Features

Expo Go - UI revamp + Transition period

Revamped default project template

Dropped support for the Legacy Architecture

Hermes v1 is now available for opt-in

Hermes bytecode diffing for EAS Update and expo-updates

Expansion of AI tooling for Expo developers

More native features in Expo Router

Expo UI (Jetpack Compose + SwiftUI)

New Expo SDK package versioning scheme

Expo Modules Core

Expo CLI

Alpha release of expo-widgets for iOS

expo-blur is now stable on Android