Rocket Ship

React Native 0.84 is here (with Hermes V1 by default), WebAssembly is landing inside Hermes, Expo is experimenting with AI “Agent Skills,” and there might be a new React Native framework coming from TanStack 👀

Plus I share an honest update on Tiny Harvest hitting $2k/month, negative reactions to my AI crash course, and why I think this tension is actually healthy.

Let’s dive in.
🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero
🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
🎮 Play Tiny Harvest: https://tinyharvest.app/
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-harvest-cozy-farm/id6755226300
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supersimon.harvestgame

⚛️ React Native Radar
⏳ Expo SDK 55 – still no final release
🚀 React Native 0.84 – Hermes V1 now default
🧩 WebAssembly in Hermes – WASM support confirmed
🖥️ Hermes Node – running Hermes outside mobile?
📝 React Native Enriched 0.4 – rich text editor update
☑️ Checkbox support coming to RN Enriched
📱 TrueSheet 3.9 – tablet support added
🎞️ Teleport transitions – Instagram-like shared transitions
📋 expo-paste-input – cross-platform native paste handling
🔎 expo-spotlight – iOS CoreSpotlight integration
⚡ Expo compiler cache – faster builds & workflows
🍎 20 new Apple extensions in apple-targets
🗂️ iCloud-style folder interaction demo – clean UX inspiration
🌐 Radon network throttling – finer networking control
🤖 Expo Agent Skills – AI-powered upgrade helpers
💰 Mobile app revenue > mobile games – interesting market shift
✨ Lynx Framework (Sparkling) – TikTok-backed framework
🧠 Expo Vibe Coding IDE – AI-native RN playground
📊 State of React 2025 – PWA usage flat / shrinking
🛠️ XcodebuildMCP joins Sentry
📦 ASC CLI – App Store Connect from the terminal

🔥 Tiny Wins
🧱 VegaOS + Monorepo with Expo – finally working
🧠 Felt like a proper engineering challenge again

🧠 Build in Public
📈 Tiny Harvest – steady at ~$2,000/month
📉 Not growing (yet)
🤖 AI Crash Course video – mixed / negative reactions
💬 Interesting tension in the dev community

🚨 Trending in Tech
🧱 TanStack React Native Framework? – teased by Tanner Linsley
🔥 Framework competition heating up again

❤️  Socials
https://x.com/schlimmson
https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr

🔗 Links
React Native 0.84 (Hermes V1 by default): https://reactnative.dev/blog/2026/02/11/react-native-0.84
WebAssembly in Hermes: https://x.com/tmikov/status/2023821160241393839
Hermes Node: https://x.com/tmikov/status/2024609186936660170

React Native Enriched 0.4: https://x.com/swmansion/status/2023455754460467637
RN Enriched Checkboxes: https://x.com/G_Moskaliuk/status/2024818330758947105

TrueSheet 3.9 (Tablet Support): https://sheet.lodev09.com/blog/release-3-9
Instagram-like Transitions (Teleport): https://kirillzyusko.github.io/react-native-teleport/docs/recipes/instagram-shared-transitions

Expo Paste Input: https://github.com/arunabhverma/expo-paste-input
Expo Spotlight: https://github.com/Pflaumenbaum/expo-spotlight
Expo Compiler Cache: https://expo.dev/changelog/compiler-cache-for-builds

Apple Targets Extensions: https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2021286101378650574
iCloud-style Folder Demo: https://x.com/sumitXbravo/status/2024898265641300101
Radon Network Throttling: https://x.com/kzzzf/status/2024857771858878891

Expo Agent Skills: https://expo.dev/expo-skills
Mobile Apps Revenue > Games: https://x.com/a16z/status/2019484729234583587

Lynx Framework (Sparkling): https://tiktok.github.io/sparkling/
Expo Vibe Coding IDE: https://x.com/bidah/status/2024139775729352978
React Native Vibe Code Example: https://reactnativevibecode.com/p/bd827eb1-fa45-41e8-9d53-c9c84c93e514?model=claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929

State of React 2025: https://2025.stateofreact.com/en-US
XcodebuildMCP joins Sentry: https://x.com/camsoft2000/status/2021611811447972125
ASC CLI: https://asccli.sh/

This week’s episode is packed with deep React Native ecosystem updates, a clear shift toward AI-first tooling, and some really positive momentum on Tiny Harvest. We talk new APIs, better performance, smarter automation - and why it feels like AI has officially crossed a tipping point for most developers.

⚛️ React Native Radar
⏳ Expo SDK 55 – still not released, likely 1–2 weeks out
🤏 React Native Gesture Handler v3 (beta)
🧩 React Native Screens 4.22 – ongoing polish and fixes
🚪 Teleport – a better, more flexible Portal solution for React Native
🧠 AI SDK Profiler with Rozenite
🤖 Token-efficient automation for AI agents
⚡ Superconfig with Nitro
📈 5 tips to increase app downloads & retention (Expo blog)
🧰 Expo MCP – new features
🧠 Vercel React Native Skills for AI agents
🧹 Xcode cleanup tool – finally reclaim that disk space
💬 Expo OpenClaw Chat 
🧠 Build in Public
Tiny Harvest Update 🌱🎟️ Season pass is performing really well
🐔 The new Coop feature feels great in-game
🚀 More big features shipping this week
❤️ Most importantly: people genuinely love the game

🚨 Trending in Tech
🤖 AI has reached a tipping point for most developers

🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero
🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
❤️  Socials
https://x.com/schlimmson
https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr
👨‍💻 Apps
Tiny Harvest iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-harvest-cozy-farm/id6755226300
Tiny Harvest Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supersimon.harvestgame
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
🔗 Links
RNGH v3 beta: https://blog.swmansion.com/introducing-gesture-handler-3-0-hook-based-api-deeper-reanimated-integration-more-9185b0c8e305
React Native Teleport: https://kirillzyusko.github.io/react-native-teleport/blog/welcome
AI SDK Profiler: https://www.callstack.com/blog/announcing-ai-sdk-profiler-for-react-native
Superconfig: https://github.com/riteshshukla04/react-native-superconfig
Worklets: https://blog.swmansion.com/behind-the-scenes-of-react-native-multithreading-vision-camera-v5-x-react-native-worklets-a102c37b32ae
5 Tips to increase mobile app downloads: https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-increase-mobile-app-downloads-and-retention
Expo MCP: https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2016286464510984224
Vercel React Native Skills: https://x.com/vercel_dev/status/2016226892333121635
Reactix: https://www.reacticx.com/
Xcode clean up dev tool: https://x.com/seanallen_dev/status/2019823735667372099
Expo Openclaw Demo: https://x.com/brunobar79/status/2019444917064315320
Tiny Harvest Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TinyHarvest/

This week’s episode is packed with Expo-heavy updates, early looks at AI agent tooling, and some honest numbers and lessons from Tiny Harvest. We also zoom out and talk about the idea that we might be living through an Industrial Revolution of Software.
⚛️ React Native Radar
🚀 Expo SDK 55 (beta)
🧠 Expo Skills – a growing collection of AI agent skills for Expo & EAS
🧩 React Native Screens 4.20 released
🪟 React Native Windows & macOS 0.81
✨ Making AI feel human using Expo, Reanimated & Skia
🔄 EAS Channel Surfing – switching update channels at runtime
📄 Remote MDX support experiments
🖼️ SF Symbols support coming to Expo Image
🧭 Expo Router v7 (beta) – big iteration on routing
🧮 calc() support lands in React Native styling
🧠 Build in Public
📊 App Store ratings & early feedback
💰 Purchases & revenue insights
🚨 Trending in Tech
🧠 The Death of Software Development
“We are living through the Industrial Revolution of Software.”

🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero
🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
❤️  Socials
https://x.com/schlimmson
https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr
👨‍💻 Apps
Tiny Harvest: https://tinyharvest.app/
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
🔗 Links
Expo SDK 55 beta: https://expo.dev/changelog/sdk-55-beta#new-expo-sdk-package-versioning-scheme
Expo AI Skills: https://github.com/expo/skills
React Native Windows 0.81: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/react-native/%F0%9F%9A%80react-native-windows-v0-81-is-here/
EAS Channel surfing: https://expo.dev/blog/channel-surfing-for-expo-updates-how-to-switch-update-channels-at-runtime
Remote MDX with Expo: https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2011518481976734099
calc() support: https://x.com/_ikswodarap/status/2014677703266288082
Tiny Harvest: https://tinyharvest.app/
The Death of Software Development: https://mike.tech/blog/death-of-software-development

This week’s episode is a quieter one on the news front - but a big one for reflections.

We look at the latest signals from the React Native ecosystem, then zoom out into what I’ve been building lately, why I can’t stop thinking about my game project, and how AI has quietly become one of the most useful tools in my daily workflow.

⚛️ React Native Radar
State of React Native 2025 survey: early impressions & what stands out
JavaScript Rising Stars 2025: what’s gaining traction (and what isn’t)
🧠 Build in Public
Game updates & early revenue
Why this project completely took over my brain
Key lessons learned so far
What I’m planning to do next
A small but fun side tool: my asset/icon generator
🚨 Trending in Tech
AI has crossed an interesting line
Why engineers are finally talking about it constantly
How it went from “meh” to genuinely incredible for building
🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero
🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
❤️  Socials
https://x.com/schlimmson
https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr
👨‍💻 Apps
Tiny Harvest: https://tinyharvest.app/
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
🔗 Links
JS Rising Stars 2025: https://risingstars.js.org/2025/en

2025 is coming to an end - and instead of another release recap, this episode takes a step back.

In this year-in-review, I reflect on what actually mattered in React Native in 2025:
the shifts that changed how we build apps, what was overhyped, what quietly became important, and the lessons I’m taking into 2026.

This is a calm, opinionated look at the year - from the perspective of someone building apps, teaching developers, and navigating a fast-moving ecosystem.

🧭 Topics in this episode

🔍 The big picture
What kind of year 2025 really was for React Native
Stability vs innovation: where the ecosystem landed
Why this year felt different from previous “big” RN years

⚛️ What actually mattered in 2025
Changes that genuinely affected day-to-day development
Where complexity moved (and where it didn’t)
What turned out to be worth learning - and what wasn’t

📉 Overhyped vs underhyped
Things that got more attention than they deserved
Tools and ideas that quietly proved their value
How hype cycles affected developer decision-making

🧠 Personal lessons from the year
What I underestimated
Mistakes I wouldn’t repeat
How my approach to building, teaching, and content changed

🔮 Looking ahead to 2026
What I’m doubling down on
What I’m deliberately saying “no” to
Areas I’m curious about - but still skeptical

💬 Join the conversation
What was your biggest takeaway from 2025?
What do you want to leave behind - and what are you taking into 2026?

Let me know on X / LinkedIn or in the YouTube comments.

Thanks for listening - and see you in 2026 👋