2025-11-26 · #12
React Native Weekly #12 React Native Skia 2.4.0, CSS Grid in Yoga, Radon IDE Free Plan and more
CSS Grid Support Coming to Yoga Layout?#
A PR has been created to add CSS Grid support to Yoga Layout, which is also used by React Native. This means CSS Grid might be coming to React Native too — definitely something to look forward to!
🆕 This PR from @nishanbende adds CSS grid support to react native 🙌 Can’t overstate how massive this is for all of us. Future generations will celebrate Nishan Bende Day 🐐 github.com/facebook/yoga/pull/…
React Native Skia 2.4.0 Released#
React Native Skia 2.4.0 has been released, adding support for zIndex.
React Native Skia 2.4.0 supports zIndex, about time, eh?
Radon IDE Now Has a Free Plan#
Radon IDE, the React Native IDE (VS Code & Cursor Extension) developed by Software Mansion, now offers a free plan. It can be used for free for non-commercial purposes.
You can now use Radon on a free plan! 🎉 ✅best fit for students & freelance projects ✅includes Element Inspector, debugging & logging tools, Expo Router integration, dev tools, and more. Try it out for non-commercial purposes with zero commitment! ➡️grab your free license:
expo-brownfield-target Released#
Software Mansion has published an Expo Config Plugin for embedding Expo apps into brownfield (existing native) apps. While react-native-brownfield already made it easier to integrate React Native apps into brownfield setups, the configuration for Expo apps using CNG had been quite complex. expo-brownfield-target simplifies that configuration significantly.
Introducing expo-brownfield-target – a config plugin for Expo that lets you use your Expo app inside a different native iOS or Android app! 🚀 Why did we build it? Setting up brownfield projects with CNG can be complex and repetitive. expo-brownfield-target automates the setup,
HTTP Server for React Native: op-server Released#
op-server has been released, allowing you to embed an HTTP server directly inside a React Native app. It’s implemented in C++ with no dependencies on platform-specific libraries. Some highlighted use cases include:
- Acting as a file server
- Providing an endpoint to retrieve data from the app
- Serving as a simulator endpoint for testing
It also looks like it could be useful for serving HTML to a WebView.
Just released a new react native library op-server github.com/OP-Engineering/op-s… A C++ http server implementation that uses pure JSI bindings. Https is not implemented yet but possible More than performance it's about ease of use. Does not depend on any platform specific libs, just
react-native-bootsplash v7 Beta Released#
A v7 beta of react-native-bootsplash, the library for customizing splash screens, has been released.
The Expo Config Plugin has been revamped, making customization via app.config.js (or app.json) much easier.
Just published the first react-native-bootsplash v7 beta, with a revamped expo plugin that doesn't require running the CLI first to create the assets anymore. This allow you to easily customize your splash screen programatically ✨ Give it a try: github.com/zoontek/react-nativ…
Liquid Glass-Style Text Input Example#
Inspired by the v0 app, this example achieves a Liquid Glass-style text input using expo-glass-effect and react-native-keyboard-controller.
Liquid Glass style text input built using @expo-glass-effect and react-native-keyboard -controller by @ziusko. Inspired by @v0 mobile.
One More Thing#
I’ve been hoping for CSS Grid support in Yoga for a long time, so I’m really excited to see it potentially land in React Native! The person who submitted this PR, nishan, has also been adding things like iOS filter blur to React Native — their contributions lately have been absolutely incredible.
Today, November 26th, a React Native Meetup is being held at CyberAgent! I’ll be speaking at the event, so I hope you can join! (The in-person slots are full, but there are still a few online spots available.)
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