--- title: "Look into the Future of React Native Testing Library" description: "The first episode of React Universe On Air (formerly known as The React Native Show) provides insights into React Native Testing Library. Mike and his guest give a quick glimpse into the very concept of Testing Library and tell the story behind React Native Testing Library." url: https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/look-into-the-future-of-react-native-testing-library updated: 2026-10-24T08:39:42.735Z --- # Look into the Future of React Native Testing Library The first episode of React Universe On Air (formerly known as The React Native Show) provides insights into React Native Testing Library. Mike and his guest give a quick glimpse into the very concept of Testing Library and tell the story behind React Native Testing Library. _Guest: Michał Pierzchala, Principal Engineer @ Callstack · Host: Mike Grabowski, CEO & Founder @ Callstack · Published 2020-08-11 · Duration 55:04 · Category: Testing_ Listen: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/4qU2KtZTho8) · [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SszfcikEBchLO4MfMZs16?si=cvFdLU0CRAGzNra27c90Jg) · [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/react-native-show-podcast-episode-1-look-into-future/id1525543072?i=1000486484312) · [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/user-985069846/the-react-native-show-podcast-episode-1-look-into-the-future-of-react-native-testing-library) The first episode of React Universe On Air (formerly known as The React Native Show) provides insights into React Native Testing Library. Mike and his guest give a quick glimpse into the very concept of "Testing Library" and tell the story behind "React Native Testing Library." ## The React Native Testing Library Explained If you are familiar with any Testing Library started by Kent C. Dodds, you will find it easy to use React Native Testing Library as it's based on the same APIs. React Native Testing Library does not depend on DOM APIs though - we run the tests in a Node.js environment utilizing the React Test Renderer, which renders React components in memory. Learn more about the Library from Michał. Mike and his guest also address the following questions: - What kind of technical differences are between RNTL and the ecosystem? And why so many? - What is the current state of the library? - What is the future of the React Native Testing Library? Once you check the episode, find out what's new in [React Native Testing Library 2.0](https://callstack.com/blog/react-native-testing-library-2-0/) and [how to migrate](https://github.com/callstack/react-native-testing-library) to the new version. Insights ## Learn more about Testing Here's everything we published recently on this topic. 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Learn how cloud agents, agent-device, and runtime evidence can verify app behavior before merge. - [Behavior Review for AI-Native Delivery](https://www.callstack.com/events/behavior-review-for-ai-native-delivery) (Jul 21 · Webinar): AI can increase code output faster than teams can verify the real app. See why behavior review matters before merge. - [Introducing Sniffler: Run only the E2E tests your changes can affect](https://www.callstack.com/blog/introducing-sniffler-run-only-the-e2e-tests-your-changes-can-affect) (Jul 6 · Article): Sniffler maps changed files to affected E2E tests, so teams can avoid running the full suite on every pull request. - [Mobile QA with Cloud Agents at AI Coding Summit London](https://www.callstack.com/events/mobile-qa-with-cloud-agents-at-ai-coding-summit-london) (Jul 6 · Talk): Michał Pierzchała will speak at AI Coding Summit London 2026 about mobile QA agents for iOS and Android pull request workflows. - [Automating Mobile QA with Cloud Agents](https://www.callstack.com/events/automating-mobile-qa-with-cloud-agents) (Jun 17 · Talk): Michał Pierzchała will present Automating Mobile QA with Cloud Agents at Ship London on 17 June 2026.