--- title: "React & React Native Blog | AI Engineering | Callstack (page 2 of 33)" description: "Read practical articles on React, React Native, cross-platform development, and AI workflows from Callstack engineers building the tools and products." url: https://www.callstack.com/blog/2 updated: 2026-11-06T10:13:51.208Z --- # React & React Native Blog | AI Engineering | Callstack (page 2 of 33) Read practical articles on React, React Native, cross-platform development, and AI workflows from Callstack engineers building the tools and products. Articles ## Articles for developers, by developers Technical articles on React, React Native, and AI engineering. We share what we learn from building products, maintaining open source, and putting agents to work across software delivery. ### Featured - [Building a Software Factory: Write Specs an Agent Can Build From](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-a-software-factory-write-specs-an-agent-can-build-from) (AI, 11/6/2026): Szymon Chmal uses a Simlock device-cleanup feature to explain how he plans work for coding agents. Follow the process from code research and product decisions to testable tasks, independent specification checks, and human approval. (by Szymon Chmal) ### Articles, page 2 - [Introducing Mobile Dev: full mobile dev tooling right in your Codex app](https://www.callstack.com/blog/introducing-mobile-dev-full-mobile-dev-tooling-right-in-your-codex-app) (AI, 10/2/2026): Mobile Dev brings live device previews, annotations, logs, and performance profiling into Codex. Explore the initial preview for iOS and Android development, with built-in agent-device support. (by Laurids Kern) - [Apex Is Now Generally Available: Agentic Coding Model for Mobile and Web, Specialized in React](https://www.callstack.com/blog/apex-agetic-coding-for-mobile-and-web-spcialied-in-react) (AI, 10/1/2026): Apex is now publicly available. Built by Callstack, it brings React Native expertise to feature development, code reviews, debugging, and testing, with strong performance on Next.js tasks too. See the benchmark results, compare API pricing, explore self-hosting options, and get started with Apex in your own project. (by Michał Pierzchala) - [Exploring Jev for AI-Driven QA with agent-device](https://www.callstack.com/blog/exploring-jev-for-mobile-qa-with-agent-device) (AI, 9/17/2026): Jev is a model from TypeSafe that chooses between predefined options instead of generating text. We paired it with agent-device to explore what that approach could mean for AI-driven QA: reading app state, selecting actions, and checking the result. We walk through our proof of concept, how the two tools work together, and a recorded run that took 14 seconds and cost $0.0023 in model inference. (by Mike Grabowski) - [Working With the React Native Super App Showcase Repository](https://www.callstack.com/blog/working-with-the-react-native-super-app-showcase-repository) (Super Apps, 8/31/2026): This article explains how the Super App Showcase structures a React Native super app around a Host Shell, federated mini apps, and a Shared SDK. It covers how Re.Pack and Module Federation load feature bundles at runtime while the host keeps native code and shared singletons consistent. The cold-start sequence shows how these parts work together, while the sections that follow cover module setup, shared state, real-time data, and UI performance. The final section focuses on production requirements for remote bundle discovery and version compatibility. (by Bartłomiej Krok) - [React Native in .NET MAUI: A Practical Brownfield Integration Guide](https://www.callstack.com/blog/react-native-in-net-maui-a-practical-brownfield-integration-guide) (Brownfield, 8/27/2026): This article walks through how we embedded React Native inside a .NET MAUI application using a brownfield setup. It covers the packaging layer, lifecycle wiring on iOS and Android, navigation through MAUI Shell, and shared state between the MAUI and React Native runtimes. (by Juozas Petkelis) - [Automating React Native Evals With Airflow](https://www.callstack.com/blog/automating-react-native-evals-with-airflow) (CI/CD, 8/21/2026): React Native Evals tests coding models on real React Native tasks. This article follows one automated run from model selection through solving, judging, result tracking, and human review. (by Lech Kalinowski) - [Automating Mobile QA With Cloud Agents](https://www.callstack.com/blog/automating-mobile-qa-with-cloud-agents) (Testing, 8/4/2026) (by Michał Pierzchala) - [Migration to React Native in 2026 Starts With a Delivery Question](https://www.callstack.com/blog/migration-to-react-native-in-2026-starts-with-a-delivery-question) (Brownfield, 8/3/2026): This article helps mobile teams choose between brownfield and greenfield React Native migration. It explains how each approach shifts risk across continuity, native dependencies, delivery pressure, verification, and architecture ownership, and introduces a checkpoint-based path for teams that want to test a greenfield rebuild before committing. It also shows where AI can help and what still needs human control. (by Michał Pierzchala) - [3 Minutes With an Agent, 9 Seconds on Replay](https://www.callstack.com/blog/3-minutes-with-an-agent-9-seconds-on-replay) (AI, 7/30/2026): Agent-device v0.20 turns known mobile journeys into scripts that agents can replay in seconds without further model calls. This article reports the experiments behind that workflow, based on 20 repeated runs, 38 Maestro flows, and 36 repair trials. It maps out when a task calls for settled observations, deterministic replay, live execution, repair, or a full re-recording as an app changes. It also covers how to validate repaired flows, prevent plausible but incorrect actions, and measure performance under realistic load. (by Michał Pierzchala) - [Building Vault: A Dual-Screen Terminal for Self-Hosted AI Agents](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-vault-a-dual-screen-terminal-for-self-hosted-ai-agents) (AI, 7/22/2026): Vault is a dual-screen handheld terminal for controlling AI agents and locally hosted LLMs from a purpose-built device. This article explains how the prototype combines an ESP32-S3, OLED, and e-paper display with an OpenClaw agent and gpt-oss-120b served on a LAN host through TensorRT-LLM. It covers the interface architecture that separates live task status from completed output, the Python broker that keeps inference off the device, the hardware failures that shaped the build, and the security limits of remote command execution. (by Lech Kalinowski) [Previous](https://www.callstack.com/blog) · Page 2 of 33 · [Next](https://www.callstack.com/blog/3) Hire us ## Need React, React Native, or AI engineering expertise? 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[View all](https://www.callstack.com/insights) - [Building a Software Factory: Write Specs an Agent Can Build From](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-a-software-factory-write-specs-an-agent-can-build-from) (Nov 6 · Article): Learn how to research requirements, resolve open decisions, and write testable specs that AI coding agents can implement without the planning conversation. - [ Large-Scale Migrations With Coding Agents: Planning, Verification, and Rollback](https://www.callstack.com/blog/large-scale-migrations-with-coding-agents-planning-verification-and-rollback) (Nov 4 · Article): Plan codebase migrations with coding agents using reviewable requirements, verification checks, staged rollouts, and defined rollback criteria. - [Conversational Banking: From Customer Questions to Authorized Actions](https://www.callstack.com/blog/conversational-banking-from-customer-questions-to-authorized-actions) (Nov 2 · Article): Explore conversational banking architecture through a card-dispute example, covering tool access, authorization, execution, observability, and human handoff. - [How AI Agents Can Cut Manual QA by 30%](https://www.callstack.com/blog/how-ai-agents-can-cut-manual-qa-by-30) (Oct 30 · Article): Explore an agentic QA workflow targeting 30% less manual effort across mobile, web, and TV, with test selection, failure triage, and validation. - [Building a Software Factory: The Night My Agents Waited for Me](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-a-software-factory-the-night-my-agents-waited-for-me) (Oct 28 · Article): Learn how permissions, review limits, and missing product decisions stalled two overnight coding agent runs, and how their maintainer revised the workflow. - [Your AI Coding Agent Still Needs an Architecture](https://www.callstack.com/blog/your-ai-coding-agent-still-needs-an-architecture) (Oct 22 · Article): Use explicit contracts, behavior tests, and dependency checks to guide AI coding agents and review their changes through a TypeScript favorites example. - [Who Left the Agents Running? React Native Software Factories](https://www.callstack.com/events/who-left-the-agents-running-react-native-software-factories) (Oct 15 · Live Stream): Join Kewin Wereszczyński and Szymon Chmal to explore what can go wrong in a React Native software factory overnight and the controls that keep agents on track. - [When Coding Gets Faster, What Breaks Next?](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/when-coding-gets-faster-what-breaks-next) (Oct 14 · Podcast): Matt Hargett explains how AI moves bottlenecks across testing, deployment, infrastructure, support, and the rest of software delivery. - [MCP and Supervisor Agents in eBay's Monitoring Workflow With Leonel Candido da Silva](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/mcp-and-supervisor-agents-in-ebays-monitoring-workflow-with-leonel-candido-da-silva) (Oct 13 · Podcast): Leonel Candido da Silva explains eBay's agentic monitoring workflow: specialized agents, MCP, PagerDuty reports, and plans to learn from past incidents. - [AI Agent Observability With Ivana Huckova and Sven Großmann](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/ai-agent-observability-with-ivana-huckova-and-sven-grossmann) (Oct 12 · Podcast): Grafana's Ivana Huckova and Sven Großmann discuss AI agent observability, coding-agent costs, PR analytics, secret redaction, and local guardrails. - [Automating Mobile QA with Cloud Agents](https://www.callstack.com/events/automating-mobile-qa-with-cloud-agents-2) (Oct 7 · Talk): Michał Pierzchała shows how cloud-based QA agents can test real iOS and Android user flows and bring screenshots, recordings, and logs into pull requests. - [Can Jev Make AI Agent Decisions Faster?](https://www.callstack.com/events/can-jev-make-ai-agent-decisions-faster) (Oct 1 · Live Stream): Explore Jev with Kewin Wereszczyński and Szymon Chmal: how it works, its approach to faster agent decisions, and possible local alternatives. - [The Hard Way vs. The React Native AI SDK Way: Stop Writing Custom Modules for Every Model](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/the-hard-way-vs-the-react-native-ai-sdk-way-stop-writing-custom-modules-for-every-model) (Mar 19 · Tutorial): Learn how React Native AI uses a unified provider model to switch between cloud and on-device LLMs without rewriting application logic, enabling reliable AI experiences online and offline. - [Build Smarter Apps: Tool Calling & AI Orchestration Explained](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/build-smarter-apps-tool-calling-ai-orchestration-explained) (Mar 12 · Tutorial): Learn how on-device models in React Native can call tools, interact with external APIs, and return structured outputs you can use directly in application logic. - [MLC LLM + React Native: On-Device AI Without the Pain](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/mlc-llm-react-native-on-device-ai-without-the-pain) (Mar 5 · Tutorial): Learn how to run third-party on-device LLMs in React Native using MLC LLM. Choose your models, run them efficiently across platforms, and keep a unified JavaScript API with React Native AI. - [Intelligent Fallbacks with Apple Intelligence in React Native](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/intelligent-fallbacks-with-apple-intelligence-in-react-native) (Feb 24 · Tutorial): Learn how to use Apple’s built-in Foundation Models in React Native apps, reduce memory usage, and enable fast, fully on-device AI with React Native AI Apple. - [What Is the React Native AI SDK? A Complete Intro & Quickstart](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/what-is-the-react-native-ai-sdk-a-complete-intro-quickstart) (Feb 10 · Tutorial): Learn why on-device AI matters for React Native apps, how local LLMs behave offline, and what problems React Native AI is designed to solve from day one. - [Implementing an Android TurboModule with Kotlin](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/implementing-an-android-turbomodule-with-kotlin) (Jan 29 · Tutorial): Learn how to implement a React Native TurboModule on Android, from the TypeScript spec and Codegen to the Kotlin implementation and package registration. - [Working with Different Threads in Swift TurboModules](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/working-with-different-threads-in-swift-turbomodules) (Jan 19 · Tutorial): Learn how JavaScript, native module, background, and main threads interact in React Native TurboModules, and how to use GCD queues to run async work safely in Swift. - [How to Add Type-Safe Constants to Swift TurboModules](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/how-to-add-type-safe-constants-to-swift-turbomodules) (Jan 9 · Tutorial): Learn how to expose typed, immutable constants from a Swift TurboModule using Codegen, and get full end-to-end type safety between native and JavaScript. - [Adding Event Emitters to Your TurboModule in Swift](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/adding-event-emitters-to-your-turbomodule-in-swift) (Dec 30 · Tutorial): Learn how to emit native events from a Swift TurboModule and subscribe to them in JavaScript, including proper memory management and Codegen integration. - [Writing Your First TurboModule in Swift](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/writing-your-first-turbomodule-in-swift) (Dec 22 · Tutorial): Learn how to build a fully working TurboModule in Swift, integrate it with Codegen, and bridge it through Objective‑C inside an Expo app.