Expo in React Native (2025 Edition): Real-World Experience Expo in React Native (2025 Edition): Real-World Experience, Pros, Cons & Use Cases ๐ I’ve been working with React Native for several years and have shipped multiple production applications using both bare React Native and :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} . In 2025, Expo is often misunderstood — some developers still think it’s only for beginners, while others treat it as a magic solution for everything. This article is not a documentation rewrite. Instead, I’m sharing how Expo actually behaves in real projects, where it shines, where it struggles, and when it makes sense to use it. What Is Expo (In Simple Terms)? Expo is a framework and ecosystem built on top of React Native that helps you build iOS, Android, and web apps faster by reducing native setup and handling builds, updates, and deployments for you. In 2025, Expo has evolved into a production-ready platform used by st...
React Native Native Modules with Example: Traditional vs TurboModules (2025) React Native provides powerful capabilities to communicate with platform-specific code using Native Modules . With the new TurboModules architecture, this process becomes more efficient, performant, and memory-friendly. In this blog, we’ll explore both the traditional and TurboModules approaches, compare them, and provide code examples. ๐ What is a Native Module in React Native? Native Modules allow you to write platform-specific functionality in Java (Android) or Objective-C/Swift (iOS) and expose it to your React Native JavaScript code. ⚙️ Traditional Native Modules (Old Architecture) In the traditional model, native modules are registered using ReactPackage and invoked via the bridge (async communication). ๐งช Android Example (Java) // MyModule.java public class MyModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule { public MyModule(ReactApplicationContext context) { sup...