React Native’s team released a new update to the framework on April 9, 2025. The 0.79 release features several new improvements, mostly focused on performance and developer experience.
- Metro 0.82 Integration was shipped with the release. It uses deferred hashing to accelerate the startup time of the yarn start command by over threefold, particularly benefiting larger projects and monorepos.
- JavaScriptCore (JSC) has been extracted from the core framework and is now available as a community-maintained package, @react-native-community/javascriptcore. Developers can now manage JSC versions independently.
- Swift-Compatible Native Modules for iOS will make the integration of Swift code with React Native projects easier and increase interoperability between Swift and JavaScript components.
- Enhanced Android App Startup improves startup times for Android applications, creating a more responsive user experience.
- Removal of Remote JavaScript Debugging, following the deprecation in version 0.73. Developers should use React Native DevTools and, if needed, Expo DevTools Plugins for third-party integrations.
The team recommends that all the developers review the official release notes and update their projects to use these improvements.
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