Product
The next generation of Expo APIs: MediaLibrary and Contacts
SDK 55 brings the next iteration of our core libraries. Shared Objects & Shared Refs fundamentally change how to interact with native data with these libraries.
•5 minutes read
Wiktor Smaga
Engineering
Product, Development, React Native
Introducing Expo Agent (beta): build native apps with Expo and AI
Describe the app you want. Expo Agent builds it. A real, shippable native app for iOS, Android, and the web. Join the waitlist to try the beta.
•4 minutes read
Expo Team
Product
Expo Team
Product
Product
Expo brownfield: How to add Expo to your existing native app without a rewrite
Add Expo to an existing native iOS/Android app without a rewrite. Learn the new isolated brownfield workflow in Expo SDK 55.
•13 minutes read
Jacob Clausen
Engineering
Jacob Clausen
Engineering
Product, Development, React Native
Home screen widgets and Live Activities in Expo
The new expo-widgets library lets you build home screen widgets and Live Activities using Expo UI components, with zero native setup.
•6 minutes read
Jakub Grzywacz
Engineering
Jakub Grzywacz
Engineering
Product
The next generation of Expo APIs: MediaLibrary and Contacts
SDK 55 brings the next iteration of our core libraries. Shared Objects & Shared Refs fundamentally change how to interact with native data with these libraries.
•5 minutes read
Wiktor Smaga
Engineering
Wiktor Smaga
Engineering
Product, Development, React Native
Introducing Expo Agent (beta): build native apps with Expo and AI
Describe the app you want. Expo Agent builds it. A real, shippable native app for iOS, Android, and the web. Join the waitlist to try the beta.
•4 minutes read
Expo Team
Product
Expo Team
Product
Product
Expo brownfield: How to add Expo to your existing native app without a rewrite
Add Expo to an existing native iOS/Android app without a rewrite. Learn the new isolated brownfield workflow in Expo SDK 55.
•13 minutes read
Jacob Clausen
Engineering
Jacob Clausen
Engineering
Product, Development, React Native
Home screen widgets and Live Activities in Expo
The new expo-widgets library lets you build home screen widgets and Live Activities using Expo UI components, with zero native setup.
•6 minutes read
Jakub Grzywacz
Engineering
Jakub Grzywacz
Engineering
Product, React Native, Development
Expo Router v55: more native navigation, more powerful web
Expo Router v55 upgrades navigation with a new Stack API, native tabs, dynamic colors, and toolbars plus experimental SSR and data loaders.
•9 minutes read
Jakub and Hassan
Engineering
Jakub Tkacz
Engineering
Hassan Khan
Engineering
Product, Development, React Native
Ship smaller OTA updates: bundle diffing comes to EAS Update in SDK 55
SDK 55 introduces bundle diffing in EAS Update. Devices now download patches instead of full bundles, reducing download sizes by up to 75%.
•4 minutes read
Quin and Alan
Engineering
Quin Jung
Engineering
Alan Hughes
Engineering
