Enterprise
31:49
6/24/2025

Brownfield Incremental React Native Adoption x Rock

Presented
React Universe Meetup
Speaker
Michał Pierzchala
Principal Engineer
@
Callstack

Migrating your existing iOS and Android apps to React Native often feels like open-heart surgery: complex, risky, and disruptive. But what if adding React Native could be simple, incremental, and non-disruptive?

In this practical session, Michał Pierzchała introduces a simpler, streamlined approach to brownfield development with React Native, powered by Callstack’s Rock. Michał will demonstrate how you can seamlessly integrate React Native into your existing mobile apps without complicated monorepos, CocoaPods hassles, or interrupting your ongoing releases.

Watch the talk to learn:

  • How Rock drastically simplifies React Native integration for iOS and Android
  • Step-by-step setup to effortlessly embed React Native screens into existing apps
  • Real-world strategies for incremental adoption without feature freezes or big rewrites
  • Best practices for keeping your app performant, native-feeling, and well-observed
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