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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.

This article looks at why banking app modernization often slows down after the strategy is set. We cover the delivery problems that show up as apps grow, from release coordination and testing to observability and cross-team ownership. We also explain why architecture alone does not solve them and what a shared platform function can do to help banks ship faster without losing control.

This article highlights the core shifts developers face when moving from mobile screens to VR windows. It explains how windowing, typography, spacing, accessibility, and interaction patterns behave differently in a headset, and shows how to apply those changes in React Native. By understanding these differences, you can design 2D UIs that feel natural, readable, and comfortable on Meta Quest.

This article offers inspiration for Meta's $1.5M Developer Competition by outlining what you can build with React Native on Quest. It details app possibilities like meditation, interactive games, and MR experiences, encouraging developers to use VR-specific features.

This article details the successful creation of a React Native app for Meta's HorizonOS. It proves the framework is a viable solution for building performant VR experiences by reusing code and leveraging familiar libraries. The resulting showcase app includes camera integration, audio playback, and smooth navigation.

While widely known for mobile, React Native's flexible architecture makes it a proven and practical solution for building TV applications. This article explores how "out-of-tree" platforms allow developers to escape the fragmented world of traditional TV SDKs (tvOS, Android TV, webOS) and unify their workflow. Whether your team is new to React Native or already has a mobile codebase, you'll discover the benefits of code sharing, improved developer experience, and how major companies are using it to efficiently deliver production-ready apps to the living room screen.

The super-app-showcase repository is a case study demonstrating how to structure a super app using Re.Pack and Module Federation. We explore its monorepo setup, catalog server for version compatibility, shared state management, and shell app for streamlined testing and integration.

Super apps are gaining popularity worldwide as a way to consolidate many services into one mobile platform. This guide explores what super apps are, how they work, and the key benefits they offer businesses - from improving user engagement to reducing development costs.

React Native Windows lets you extend your React Native app to desktop with native Windows features. It provides a familiar React Native developer experience while invoking UWP technologies behind the scenes.

Super apps combine multiple services into a single platform. This guide walks through how to build super apps from scratch or migrate existing apps using Re.Pack, an open-source toolkit for React Native. It also covers how super app development can help scale teams and processes while delivering real business benefits.

Connecting a React Native chat app frontend to a backend involves setting up Socket.IO for real-time communication, using Redux for state management, and creating actions and reducers to handle sending and receiving messages. This guide walks through the key steps, from connecting to the server to displaying conversations and messages in the UI.

Building a chat app with React Native doesn't have to be complicated. In this two-part series, we walk through how to create the backend using Hapi.js for the server, MongoDB for the database, and Socket.IO for real-time communication. This post focuses on setting up the core infrastructure and defining routes to create conversations and messages.

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) offer a fast way to deliver web apps with mobile-like features, without the full complexity of native apps. This guide explores the key capabilities, benefits, and tradeoffs of PWAs compared to native iOS and Android apps for different use cases.

React Native can handle complex challenges like integrating with external hardware, building real-time music players, and working offline. This article shares case studies of how Callstack helped clients build apps that push the boundaries of what's possible with React Native.

Building a universal social app on Lens Protocol is easier than you think. This guide walks through creating a cross-platform React Native app with a feed and profiles powered by the decentralized Lens social graph.

Building a super app involves careful planning to optimize development efficiency. This guide shares practical tips for preparing your app for third-party contributions and fostering smooth collaboration between teams working on different modules.

Building desktop apps with React Native for Windows is now easier than ever. This step-by-step guide walks through setting up a new project, developing features, testing, debugging, and publishing to the Microsoft Store.

Businesses are facing new challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. React Native cross-platform development can help quickly build online presence, launch mobile apps, and ship features faster while reducing costs. This guide walks through three common scenarios where React Native brings measurable benefits to adapt in changing times.

Building cross-platform Web3 dApps doesn't have to mean maintaining separate codebases. This guide walks through using React Native, Expo, and Web3Modal to build a dApp that works seamlessly on web, iOS, and Android from a single codebase.

React Native is making TV app development more accessible. This guide explores two approaches: using Expo for quick setup or bare React Native for more control. It shows how to add TV support to existing projects and structure apps to handle multiple platforms.

Viem and WalletConnect are powerful tools for building modern web3 dApps on Ethereum with React Native. This guide walks through how to use viem to query blockchain data and interact with wallets, showcasing its performance and developer experience advantages over traditional libraries.

Wagmi and Web3Modal make it easier than ever to build web3 dApps with React Native. This guide walks through setting up a new project, connecting to wallets, querying blockchain data, signing messages, and sending transactions.

Super apps are becoming increasingly popular as a way to provide users with a seamless, all-in-one mobile experience. This FAQ answers common questions about the business aspects of super app development, including market potential, benefits and risks, and the impact on your organization.

React Native Windows offers concrete business benefits for desktop app development. This guide breaks down how it enables more accurate project estimation, faster development velocity, and easier long-term maintenance compared to traditional approaches.

Building TV apps with React Native requires rethinking user interactions for a lean-back experience and navigating platform fragmentation. This guide shares strategies to balance code sharing with platform-specific optimizations, prioritize testing, and embrace best practices to create compelling big screen experiences.

Building apps for Amazon Fire TV Stick with React Native is an adventure. We walk through how to enable adb, get an empty app running, handle remote control events, and create custom selectable components to build an RSS reader app.

Building your own browser add-on can be a great way to solve specific problems or boost productivity. This guide walks through how to use React to create the UI for browser extensions, covering project setup, key components, and rendering your first view.

This hands-on guide shows how to turn two React Native applications into a minimal super app. Configure Re.Pack 5 and Module Federation, expose a mini app, register it in a host, and load it with React.lazy while handling loading and error states.

Perttu Lähteenlahti (RevenueCat) talks about AI-generated paywalls, MCP tooling, monetization experiments, and what RevenueCat is building next across mobile and web.

Kræn Hansen (ElevenLabs) talks voice-agent UX, from turn-taking and safety to layered SDK design for React and React Native.

A technical look at building v0 mobile with React Native and Expo, covering iOS-first decisions, native modules, and fixes pushed to React Native core. Featuring Fernando Rojo, Szymon Rybczak, and Oskar Kwaśniewski.

Learn how Meta Quest uses React Native for 2D panels in 3D spaces, why AOSP matters, and how developers can bring existing RN apps to VR with minimal friction.

Giovanni Laquidara (Amazon) introduces Vega OS, a new lightweight operating system with React Native built-in, designed for high-performance on low-end media devices.

Discover how the NFL uses React Native, Expo, and a monorepo to ship apps across iOS, Android, web, and TV with one stack.

Try immersing yourself in the React Universe with React Native visionOS! Listen about the latest changes in the framework & watch a 3D app demo.

Learn about the current state of the TV development space and the benefits and considerations of applying React Native to it.

In this episode, Łukasz invites Oskar and Michał to discuss their experimental journey of bringing React Native to Apple Vision Pro and visionOS.

Explore how React Native Windows compares to Electron, its benefits for desktop apps, and practical tips for getting started or migrating from native apps.

Even if your product is primarily for one platform, the reality of your users demanding smooth experiences and impeccable functioning on many others will hit you sooner or later. Building for mobile, web, TV, or even VR might feel like juggling a dozen balls at once—each calling for a dedicated skill set, timeline, and budget.

Is TV app development is the same as mobile, but bigger? It's not. In this episode, Michael Khirallah (DIRECTV) and Chris Trag (Amazon) will explain why.

Do Web3 and React Native go together? Tune in to our discussion about the possibilities & challenges of building cross-platform mobile apps with blockchain.

See Meta Quest used as a practical dev setup and watch the team build and test React Native features directly inside a VR workspace.

React 19.2 brings <Activity> and useEffectEvent, new ideas for React state management arrive, and Vega OS debuts as a React Native-powered Linux OS.

Discover how Module Federation and Re.Pack enable true cross-platform super apps with React Native. Learn best practices and real-world strategies for dynamic, modular architectures.

Discover how to build universal Super Apps using React and React Native. Join Mike Grabowski, CTO at Callstack, as he explores dynamic code delivery, native UI rendering, and how RePack bridges the gap with Module Federation.

Watch the webinar recording and learn how to build secure, modular React Native super apps with Re.Pack, Module Federation, and remote bundles.

App developers shape code, but communication with others truly designs products. This talk explores how React and Conway’s law influence this process.

JavaScript powers a React Native journey on Apple Vision Pro, adapting to spatial apps and visionOS quirks for a unique dev experience.

In this talk, Oskar talks about bringing React Native to Vision Pro and building VR apps with React

Join us to learn how Re.Pack helps manage complexity in React Native apps, enables scalable teams, and boosts release processes.

Tune in to the recording of a webinar we held with with Amazon to explore the best practices of TV app development in React Native.

Mike and Oskar tried both Repl.it and Bolt.new to code a new conference app, and after burning millions of tokens, they fell back to Cursor.

Learn how to use React Native to build true cross-platform experiences (iOS, Android and Web) for your decentralized apps, from a single codebase.