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RNR 366 - Securing React Native Apps in the AI Era
Robin and Mazen unpack the rise of AI-powered security threats, from the TanStack breach to compromised React Native packages and GitHub supply chain attacks. Learn practical ways to secure your React Native apps, manage dependencies safely, and reduce risk in modern mobile development.
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Snyk: TanStack Compromised Wiz: Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again TanStack: Hardening Followup TanStack: Full Postmortem StepSecurity: Malicious RN Packages Metro4Shell CVE-2025-11953 JFrog: CVE-2025-11953 Deep Dive ReactCon Talk: Aleksandra Desmurs-Linczewska Matteo Collina: Why Trusted Publishing Can't Save Us npm Security Best Practices React Native Security Docs pull_request vs...RNR 365 - Chain React 2026
What makes Chain React more than just another tech conference? Robin, Mazen, and Gant Laborde of Infinite Red share behind-the-scenes stories, community highlights, AI trends, and what React Native developers can expect at Chain React 2026.
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Chain React Conf 2026 (use code FRIENDS15) Food spots in Portland, ORÂ
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RNR 364 - AI Triforce with Gant Laborde
Mazen and Robin welcome Gant Laborde of Infinite Red to discuss AI Triforce, a practical framework for AI-powered software teams. They explore agentic coding, governance, testing, code quality, and emerging engineering roles that help teams move faster with AI while maintaining scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
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RNR 363 - Building React Native Apps in the AI Era
Feeling overwhelmed by all the new AI coding tools for React Native development? In this episode, Robin and Mazen talk through how they’re actually using tools like Claude, Cursor, and Expo Agent to build React Native apps faster. They share real-world AI coding workflows, lessons learned from building AI-assisted mobile apps, and why React Native still matters in an AI-driven development world.
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Robin's meme about Redux on X (featuring Mazen) Mobile PR Reviewer on GitHub Matt Pocock's AI Skills for Real EngineersÂ
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RNR 362 - Storybook with Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams stops by to chat with Mazen and Robin! We dig into Storybook 10's leaner bundle, the 10.3 MCP server unlocking AI agent workflows, what Chromatic is cooking up for visual regression testing in React Native, and his work on Repack.
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Storybook announcement on X How to Cleanly Swap Between React Native Storybook 10 and Your App Storybook website Agent Device: iOS & Android Automation for AI Agents React Native Porto Meetup XÂ
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Daniel Williams: @Danny_H_W Robin Heinze: @robinheinze Mazen Chami: @mazenchami React Native Radio: @Re...RNR 361 - Gamemaking and AI coding with Jamon Holmgren
Jamon is back! Jamon joins Robin to discuss his game Gunship Origins, built in Godot and being distributed with MicroProse. Jamon also shares his popular "Night Shift" workflow, running AI agents overnight while he thinks through the system by day.
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The "Night Shift" Agentic Workflow Jamon's post about the "Night Shift" Agentic Workflow on XÂ
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RNR 360 - TanStack Native Router with Tanner Linsley
Robin and Mazen welcome Tanner Linsley to dive into TanStack Native Router, his ambitious new take on React Native navigation that promises a simpler mental model, powerful type safety, and a fresh cross-platform future for routing.
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TanStack Native Router (React Native branch) React Native Router Package (TanStack Router) React Native Basic Example (TanStack Native Router)Â
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RNR 359 - The AI Apocalypse? The past, present, and future of software
Todd Werth, Infinite Red's co-founder and 30-year software veteran, joins Robin to talk AI and where it's taking our industry. Also, Claude built a Flappy Bird clone with Todd's face on it, and we're not sorry.
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RNR 358 - React Native for Meta Quest Part 2: Developer Friendly
Evan Albert from Meta joins Mazen and Robin on the episode! Evan reveals how React Native developers can now build apps for Meta Quest using the tools they already know and love. From infinite screen space to multi-panel experiences, this episode explores the exciting frontier where React Native meets VR.
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RNR 337 - Meta Quest for React Native with Marcus Leyendecker Blog Posts & Guides Getting Started with Expo on Meta Quest (Callstack) What You Can Build with React Native on Meta Quest (Callstack) Using Expo Libraries on Horizon OS: A Guide to Compatibility (C...RNR 357 - React Native 0.82–0.84 & Expo 55
Mazen and Robin catch up on five months of React Native and Expo releases, covering the biggest updates in 0.82–0.84 and Expo SDK 55. They talk through the move to the new architecture, Hermes V1 becoming the default, faster builds, better developer tools, and AI updates that make upgrading a little less of a headache.
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React Native 0.82 – A New Era for the New Architecture React Native 0.83 – Stable New Architecture and React 19.2 Updates React Native 0.84 – Hermes V1 by Default and Legacy Architecture Cleanup Expo SDK 55 – React Native 0.83, React 19.2, and New Project Template “Pay It Forward” – You Never Know Ho...RNR 356 - How Vercel Built the v0 App with React Native
Fernando Rojo, Head of Mobile at Vercel, joins Mazen and Robin to discuss building the V0 mobile app with React Native and Expo, including tech stack decisions, performance optimization, and how the project pushed Vercel to improve its native tooling.
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How Vercel Built the v0 iOS App with React Native Leveling Up React Native with Vercel Agent Skills AIX: AI Chat Primitives for Native Apps from VercelÂ
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RNR 355 - React Native Skia for High-Performance UI with William Candillon
William Candillon sits down with Mazen and Robin to show how React Native Skia enables smooth, high‑end animations, shaders, and UI effects in React Native. The episode also dives into WebGPU and the future of 3D and advanced graphics on mobile.
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William Candillon's YouTube Channel React Native Skia Tutorials ShaderToy TypeGPU Documentation WebGPU and Skia for Web Graphics (Shopify Engineering) William Candillon on X WebGL Samples Shader's Gambit Introducing Skia Graphite (Chromium Blog)Â
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Mazen and Robin chat with Krzysztof Magiera about React Native Screens, the "most important library you'll never use directly," from its origin as a fix for memory-hogging stacked screens to the exciting V5 rewrite built exclusively for the new architecture.
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RNR 309 - React Native IDE with Krzysztof Magiera RNS Website RNS GitHub Blog: Introducing Fabric to react-native-screens
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RNR 353 - Node-API Support for React Native with Kræn Hansen
Mazen and Robin sit down with Kræn Hansen from ElevenLabs to break down what Node API actually is and why it could be a game-changer for React Native library authors who want to write native modules once and use them everywhere, plus what still needs to happen before it's ready for prime time.
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Announcing Node-API Support for React Native (Callstack)Kræn Hansen's React Universe TalkKræn Hansen on Callstack's livestreamHost package: React-native-node-apiHermes implementation discussion
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RNR 352 - Expo Launch with Cedric van Putten
Mazen and Robin welcome back Cedric van Putten to discuss Expo Launch, a new tool that automates deploying React Native apps to the App Store. Learn how Expo is streamlining certificates, screenshots, and submission workflows.
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RNR 351 - Transforming Packages to Nitro with Marc Rousavy
In this episode of React Native Radio, Robin and Mazen are joined by Marc Rousavy to break down transforming packages to Nitro and why it’s a big deal for high-performance native modules. They dig into Nitro’s origins, how it stacks up against TurboModules and Expo, and what’s coming next for VisionCamera.
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NitroModulesChatGPT Nitro Module BuilderMarc's screencast: How to build a Nitro ModuleFrank Calise's Awesome Nitro ModulesRNR 310 - Nitro with Marc RousavyMargelo's DiscordÂ
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In our popular year-end recap, our hosts are all back tother and joined by guest Josh Yoes to review the biggest React Native developments of 2025! They cover major releases, the shift to the new architecture, React 19 support, and how tooling and performance evolved across the ecosystem.
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Blog Post | React Native Wrapped 2025 by Joshua YoesÂ
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RNR 349 - How 2025 Changed the React Native Job Market (with Taylor Desseyn)
Mazen and Robin are joined by fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn to discuss how the React Native job market has shifted in 2025 and why community matters more than ever. They break down what skills companies want now and how developers can stand out in a tighter market.
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RNR 302 - Landing a Job with Taylor DesseynThelma & James (The band Taylor worked with that went viral on TikTok)TorcTorc's Community (Discord)Infinite Red Community (Slack)Taylor’s KeynoteÂÂ
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RNR 348 - From Ionic Evangelist to React Native Content Creator: Simon Grimm
Mazen and Jamon chat with Simon Grimm about his move from Ionic pioneer to React Native creator. Simon highlights key cross-platform trends, why React Native’s future looks exciting, and how he supports developers through Galaxies.dev.
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Simon Grimm's podcast, Rocket Ship: https://podcast.galaxies.devZero to Hero, Launch Your First Real Mobile App in 30 Days: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-heroÂÂ
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RNR 347 - Skylight: Smart Displays Powered by React Native
Mazen talks with Alex Lanclos from Skylight about how they power their wildly popular smart displays with React Native! Mazen and Alex dig into architecture upgrades, performance wins, and why Skylight is so excited about the framework’s future.
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SkylightRNR 328 - Flashlight with Alexandre MoureauxRNR 325 - Legend List with Jay MeistrichÂ
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RNR 346 - Shopify's Transition to the (new) Architecture
In this episode, Mazen Chami sits down with Mustafa Ali (Director of Engineering and Head of Mobile at Shopify) and Thiago Magalhães (Staff Software Developer at Shopify) to dive deep into Shopify’s transition to the new React Native architecture.
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Shopify Blog: Migrating to React Native's New Architecture by Thiago MagalhaesRNR 319: Shopify goes full throttle throttle on React Native with Mustafa AliÂ
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Mazen Chami: @mazenchamiMustafa Ali: @mustafa01aliThiago MagalhĂŁes: LinkedInReact Native Radio: @reactnativerdioÂ
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RNR 345 - Expo SDK 54
Expo SDK 54 and React Native 0.81 are a perfect match—and our hosts Mazen Chami, Frank Calise, and Tyler Williams are here to break it all down. In this episode, they dive deep into everything new in Expo SDK 54, from faster precompiled iOS builds to the sleek Liquid Glass feature and Android 16 support. If you want the complete rundown of what’s fresh, powerful, and ready to use in Expo SDK 54, this episode has you covered.
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Expo SDK 54 beta is now availablePrecompiling the Expo SDK for iOSExpo AutolinkingInfinite Red's articlePhil Pluckthun's articleÂ
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RNR 344 - React Native 0.81
This week, Mazen is joined by Infinite Red teammates Frank Calise and Tyler Williams to unpack everything included in the huge React Native 0.81 release. They cover Android 16 support, precompiled iOS builds, and many other updates!Â
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RNR 343 - Discord's Journey to React Native with Chas Jhin
Chas Jhin, Director of Engineering for Discord, joins our hosts to unpack Discord’s adoption of React Native. Chas opens up about Discord's experience adopting React Native, performance challenges, and the New Architecture.
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Discord's Switch Android to React Native (2022)Supercharging Discord Mobile (2025)Achieving Native iOS performance with React Native (2019)Â React Native MorningsÂ
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RNR 342 - Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 with Mark Rickert
Infinite Red's own Mark Rickert joins to discuss the new Ignite 11 "Bison" release and the thoughtful changes that went into it! This latest update removes MobX State Tree as the default state management to give developers more flexibility, streamlines everything to new architecture-only, and includes improved light/dark theming right out of the box.Â
He also shared with our hosts why the name of this release is codenamed "BISON"
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Ignite 11: Bison 🦬Mark's Blog Post Announcing Ignite 11Ignite's Official DocsTheming Ignite AppsIgnite CookbookRNR 335 - State Management RevisitedIgnite Diff PurgeOptimizing Flatlist ConfigurationConnect With...
RNR 341 - Catching Up With Maestro Featuring Leland Takamine
Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins Jamon and Robin to discuss Maestro’s growth, new tools like Studio Desktop and cloud testing, and why reliability matters for automated testing.
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Maestro's websiteRNR 262 - Maestro: The App-solute Solution for Mobile UI TestingFlashlight Maestro Docs
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RNR 340 - RN Web vs React Strict DOM: Part 2, with Evan Bacon and James Ide
Evan Bacon and James Ide from Expo join us as guests for the second part of React Native Web vs. React Strict DOM!
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RNR 339 - RN Web vs React Strict DOM (Pt 1) w/ Nicolas Gallagher
Nicolas Gallagher from Meta joins Jamon, Robin, and Tyler to kick off a two‑part series on React Native Web vs React Strict DOM. They discuss the origins of each, how Meta is using them, and what they mean for the future of cross‑platform React development.
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React Strict DOM (GitHub)React Native for WebÂ
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RNR 338 - React Native Enterprise Framework w/ Michał Pierzchała
Michał Pierzchała from Callstack joins Jamon and Robin to talk about the React Native Enterprise Framework, why it’s built for large teams, and how it helps enterprises ship React Native apps at scale.
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RNEF Website: https://www.rnef.dev/RNEF Github: https://github.com/callstack/rnefMike Grabowski’s tweet about the RN CLI in 2016: https://x.com/grabbou/status/754780350451224576Â
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RNR 337 - Meta Quest for React Native w/ Markus Leyendecker
Jamon sits down with Markus Leyendecker from Meta to talk about using React Native on Meta Quest. They cover what’s already working, what’s still coming together, and why mixed reality might be the next big frontier for React Native developers.
Spoiler alert: Jamon might have purchased a headset after the recording of this episode!Â
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Meta Quest Headset
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RNR 336 - RLRN: Building Boca Socios with Solito ft. Nahue Alberti
Nahue Alberti from Paisanos joins Mazen to break down how they built the Boca Socios app using React Native, Solito, and a universal architecture—plus thoughts on AI testing, fast iteration, and building for real fans.
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"The Universal Way: One Codebase, all platforms" on Paisanos blogPaisanos on LinkedInPaisanos on X
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RNR 335 - State Management Revisited
State management isn’t one-size-fits-all. Jamon, Robin, and Mazen compare tools they’ve used on real projects, where trade-offs show up, and how their opinions have evolved.
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RNR 334 - React Native MacOS with Saad Najmi
Saad Najmi from Microsoft joins Jamon, Robin, and Mazen to break down React Native macOS. They discuss how it works, where it’s being used today, the challenges of maintaining cross-platform support, and why desktop might be the next frontier for React Native.
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RN for Windows and Mac - MicrosoftReact Native Test AppChiara Mooney's Blog post
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RNR 333 - Expo Atlas with Cedric van Putten
Cedric van Putten from Expo joins Jamon, Robin, and Mazen to talk about Expo Atlas—a tool for visualizing Metro bundles, spotting bloat, and understanding what your app is really shipping. Plus, the story behind how Atlas was built and where it’s headed next.
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Introducing Expo Atlas
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RNR 332 - Codemagic 🤝 React Native with Martin Remmelgas
Codemagic CEO Martin Remmelgas joins Robin and Mazen to talk mobile CI/CD in 2025: Why build tooling still has rough edges, how Codemagic handles versioning and code signing, and where the developer experience still needs work.
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React Native CI/CD with CodemagicCodemagic
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RNR 331 - New Architecture, New Era with Riccardo Cipolleschi
New Architecture. New Era. Riccardo Cipolleschi from Meta joins Jamon, Robin, and Mazen to break down what’s changed in React Native—from Fabric to TurboModules—and why this shift matters for developers, libraries, and the future of the framework.
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React Native Directory
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RNR 330 - React Native and Accessibility with Karly Lamm
Karly Lamm joins Robin Heinze and Mazen Chami to explore accessibility in React Native. From common pitfalls and screen reader challenges to the value of inclusive design, they share how small changes can make apps work better for everyone.
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Karly’s Blog postJen Loker’s 2018 Chain React TalkReact Native Accessibility DocsiOS VoiceOver cheatsheetAndroid TalkBack cheatsheet
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RNR 329 - State of React Native Survey Results are in!
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What’s the state of React Native in 2024? Jamon, Robin, and Mazen explore insights from thousands of devs—covering growing confidence, lingering pain points, and what’s changing fast. Dive into the latest State of React Native survey results.
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State of React Native Survey 2024RNR 308 - Coding and ADHD with Chris Ferdinandi
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RNR 328 - Flashlight with Alexandre Moureaux
How fast is your app, really? Alexandre Moureaux joins Jamon, Robin, and Mazen to talk about Flashlight, a tool for scoring mobile performance and spotting bottlenecks in production. If you care about React Native performance, this one's for you.
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FlashlightPerformance issues: the usual suspects - A. Moureaux | React Native EU 2022Alexandre Moureaux – Lighthouse for mobile apps | App.js Conf 2023Example Ignite Flashlight Report
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