Develop, preview, submit, and update native apps from a single React codebase for Android, iOS, and web. Sign up: https://expo.dev Discord: https://chat.expo.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mlcelqvkvs25You can now trigger EAS Workflows with a single HTTP request. New REST endpoint for workflows dispatch. POST your bearer token, app ID, and workflow YAML. Get back the run URL. No CLI. No login flow. Just wire Expo CI into your dashboard, your tool, or your platform.07 May 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcelqvkvs25https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mlbxz5uids2rSDK 56 beta is out 😅 ◆ 50%+ faster iOS builds ◆ 40% faster Android cold starts ◆ Expo UI + iOS widgets now stable ◆ expo-router rebuilt from scratch ◆ Inline native modules + brownfield multi-app support Strong "speed and stability" theme in this one: try.expo.dev/bluesky https://try.expo.dev/bluesky07 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbxz5uids2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mlblpamzkk2vKiril Kostev built an AI video app and got it to both stores in ~1 month. He wrote up the async pipeline, file upload workarounds, polling patterns, and how EAS Build cut days off the timeline. Great read if you're building anything with async AI APIs on mobile: https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-ship-an-ai-mobile-app-fast-with-expo07 May 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlblpamzkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3ml724m5qdk2zTwo devs. One codebase. A video social app users think came from a big team. Tendbble's writeup on how they solved video memory, 60fps on Android, and a camera leak hiding behind React Navigation. https://expo.dev/blog/shipping-a-performance-first-video-feed-how-tendbble-built-a-real-time-social-app-with-expo06 May 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml724m5qdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3ml2gluqis22vUpdate on Expo Go & the App Store: As of today a version of Expo Go for SDK 55 is still waiting for approval on the Apple App Store. We hope that we can release this update soon, but we can't provide a timeline. More context and suggested next steps are here: https://expo.dev/changelog/expo-go-and-app-store-may-202604 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2gluqis22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mkpz7skj4k22Android builds on EAS are now ~50% faster with Gradle caching. Task outputs get stored and reused between builds. Especially effective for projects with many native modules, where the same tasks repeat across each one. Enable with 𝙴𝙰𝚂_𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙳𝙻𝙴_𝙲𝙰𝙲𝙷𝙴=𝟷 https://expo.dev/changelog/gradle-cache30 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpz7skj4k22https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mkkxek3xac2qWhen does your React Native animation library actually matter? @appandflow.com benchmarked per-frame UI thread cost across react-native-ease, Reanimated (Shared Values and CSS), and RN Animated. Honest tradeoffs, real numbers, and clear guidance on when it matters. https://expo.dev/blog/the-real-cost-of-react-native-animations-benchmarking-every-approach28 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkxek3xac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mk6zogj2w222You can now sign into Expo with @github.com. Those of you who have Expo's GH app authorized/installed probably got this email from GitHub. It's very legit. Go ahead and approve the permissions request if you'd like to to sign in with GH (or ignore the email if you aren't interested).23 Apr 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6zogj2w222https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mk6uqmizqk22🇹🇷 When FERASET started in late 2022, most mobile engineers in Turkey thought Expo was a prototyping tool. Something for a demo or a hackathon, not production. FERASET saw Expo differently. They went all in...and all the way to #1 on the app store. Here is their story: https://expo.dev/blog/from-istanbul-to-1-in-the-us-app-store-why-feraset-bet-its-ai-app-studio-on-expo23 Apr 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6uqmizqk22https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mjzqighzks2wHipcamp upgraded to React Native New Architecture + Expo SDK 54 in 2 weeks. Original estimate: 2-3 months. Their team built an AI agent to audit 100+ dependencies, handle 40 upgrades for New Arch, and open PRs in parallel. Full writeup from their team: https://expo.dev/blog/how-hipcamp-upgraded-expo-sdk-versions-with-claude-code21 Apr 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzqighzks2whttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mjzjqocoes2hBuild real apps. For real businesses. This is the concept for our Hackathon in Prague next week. If you're in Prague & you build apps go ahead and register. We'll be there to support the build process. And we'll provide credits to make sure you aren't blocked by anything. https://luma.com/Expo_STRV_Hackathon21 Apr 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjqocoes2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mjwsq4lzb22aSeth is different. He can zoom out & see all the layers of a problem. He knows what to say. And what to build. And how to build it. What's possibly most impressive is that he delivers all this perspective with warmth and joy. It's infectious. We're lucky to have him! https://expo.dev/blog/seth-webster-joined-expo20 Apr 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwsq4lzb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mjmnttmbd22f🥳 We raised some money. Expo is the best it's ever been, and this round of funding will help us get a lot better. With this money we can go faster on the things that matter: faster builds, smoother native integrations, and better e-2-e DX. Charlie wrote about what's next: https://expo.dev/blog/what-expo-s-series-b-funding-means-for-you16 Apr 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmnttmbd22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mjhjgcftsc2pSmaller JavaScript bundle updates = faster downloads and lower costs. Full guide below to help you optimize your OTA Updates with: ◆ Asset optimization and selection ◆ Hermes bytecode diffing (SDK 55 beta) ◆ Updates for testing, not builds https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-keep-your-ota-updates-lean-and-fast14 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhjgcftsc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mj6dg6abn22w🍕 🍺 We're back in Post Alley next week for another Expo x AI meetup with @internetstudio.bsky.social 🎤 Jamil Islam will demo his AI video generation tool. 🎤 Dan Kelly is threatening to live demo Expo Agent. If you're in the seattle area come join this monthly AI app dev meetup: luma.com/tfs2j7by10 Apr 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6dg6abn22whttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mj4ktqsya523We should talk about Expo Orbit more. It's a free, open-source menu bar app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Install and launch builds on simulators and devices in one click. No more dragging archives manually 😅 https://expo.dev/orbit10 Apr 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4ktqsya523https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mivwoa5rim25You don't have to migrate your React Native app to Expo all at once. This guide breaks it into four phases, each delivering value immediately. Starting is simple. It's one command: npx install-expo-modules@latest https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-incrementally-adopt-expo07 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivwoa5rim25https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mirae4czu625For a big client Infinite Red cut their CI from 20 minutes to 6 by combining EAS Workflows, Expo Fingerprint, and EAS Update. That's 230% faster, and it makes running Maestro e2e tests on every PR practical. https://expo.dev/blog/use-expo-ship-faster05 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirae4czu625https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3miojccbflw22EAS Update in SDK 55 now supports bundle diffing. Devices download a small binary patch instead of the full JavaScript bundle. A typical 3MB update drops to ~0.75MB. Opt-in now, default in SDK 56. https://expo.dev/blog/ship-smaller-ota-updates-bundle-diffing-comes-to-ota-updates-in-sdk-5504 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3miojccbflw22https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mio33z4jbn2nMyWheels migrated a complex brownfield React Native app from RNC CLI to Expo for faster builds, easier onboarding for web developers, and better collaboration across teams. This process has only gotten easier since SDK 55...check it out: https://expo.dev/blog/from-rnc-cli-to-expo04 Apr 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mio33z4jbn2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3milhxajyxm25🙌 We've begun to invite more people from the Expo Agent waitlist into the beta. Join the waitlist if you're interested: https://try.expo.dev/agent-beta-waitlist03 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3milhxajyxm25https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mijfxj5uus24AI agents are shipping more PRs, but verifying mobile UI still needs a real device. New on the blog today: build a QA agent with EAS Workflows and agent-device that checks your app on iOS and Android for every PR. https://expo.dev/blog/build-an-ai-qa-agent-for-expo-apps-with-eas-workflows-in-minutes-today02 Apr 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijfxj5uus24https://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mied7adtds2vSmall teams can't afford to chase broken dependencies. Fig (5 engineers, millions of users with food allergies) shares how they incrementally replaced community packages with Expo SDK modules after getting burned one too many times: https://expo.dev/blog/how-fig-keeps-millions-eating-safely-with-a-five-engineer-team-and-expo31 Mar 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mied7adtds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mibretn6ms2b🙌 It's almost impossible to find a (non Expo) youtube tutorial covering Expo's Services. Until now. There is a massive new React Native crash course from the talented team at JS Mastery that covers SDK 55 and Expo's Services. https://youtu.be/4nVoLX2taFg?si=7iMrA0JuRt05gf2x30 Mar 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibretn6ms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/expo.dev/post/3mht3viuszs25Fieldy builds an AI wearable that depends on Bluetooth, background processes & tight performance budgets. They didn't think Expo could handle it. Nine months in: 10% JS bundle reduction, 5MB off the binary, automated CI/CD with EAS Workflows. Here's their blog post: https://expo.dev/blog/how-fieldy-adopted-expo-for-their-ai-wearable24 Mar 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:xinso5nzzhsfncnr5rtsoqba/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht3viuszs25