#083 - React Native 0.82, The React Foundation, DevTools App, CSS Support, Uniwind & Split View Layout

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This week’s episode dives into all the major announcements from React Conf 2025—from the upcoming changes to React Native DevTools and React Foundation, to long-awaited features like CSS support and Hermes V1. Plus, I share updates on my latest projects, including the release of my Pocket Clone and progress on the Wolt Clone.

⚛️ React Native Radar:

🎉 React Native turns 10!
🆕 React Native 0.82 released – major milestone for the new architecture
🧩 React Native Screens 4.17 with key fixes
🪟 Split View Layout support lands for multi-pane experiences
🏆 Expo App Awards open for submissions
🏗️ The React Foundation announced – new governance for React & RN
🧰 New React Native DevTools (0.83 preview) – with performance and inspector improvements
🎨 CSS support officially coming to React Native (along with Hermes v1)
📚 React Conf 2025 Recap – biggest takeaways for React Native devs
🚀 Nitro Tutorial by Marc Rousavy
⚙️ Adding native code with Expo Modules – new official tutorial
💨 Uniwind Beta – lightning-fast Tailwind bindings for RN
🔗 Deep links improvements from Software Mansion

🧠 From My Projects:

✅ Pocket Clone released – learnings from building it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSs4Dnz274k)
🍔 Wolt Clone in progress – next big project
🧱 Thoughts on the future of Expo UI and where it’s headed

🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero

🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev

❤️ Socials

👨‍💻 Apps

Matrix Manager: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matrix-manager-task-manager/id6739463021
Quick Track: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-track-calorie-counter/id1669892980
Text to Voice AI: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-to-voice-ai-reader/id6739965632
Healthy Food Swap: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/healthy-food-swap/id6743627410

🔗 Links

React Native turned 10: https://x.com/reactnative/status/1976066079874220397
React Native 0.82: https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82
React Native Screens 4.17: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/releases/tag/4.17.0
React Foundation: https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation
DevTools Preview: https://x.com/huntie/status/1976094434958901476
Expo CSS Support: https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/1976050536756691384
React Conf 2025 Recap: https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap
Expo App Awards: https://expo.dev/awards
How to build a Nitro Module: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528SxTGnIlc
How to build Expo Modules: https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-add-native-code-to-your-app-with-expo-modules
Uniwind Public Beta: https://github.com/Unistyles-OSS/uniwind
Detour: https://docs.swmansion.com/detour/
Expo UI Thoughts: https://x.com/kudochien/status/1978805681378807936

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