React Native 0.78 – Integrating React 19 and Boosting Performance Across Android and iOS

The release of React Native 0.78 brings significant enhancements that will streamline developers’ work and enhance the functionality of their apps. This release presents React 19, which includes performance enhancements and new features. A significant change in this release is the incorporation of React 19. If you are upgrading, you need to modify your app to account for some updates in React 18. For instance, prop Types are no longer maintained.

Enhanced Performance & Control

However, React 19 introduces a variety of robust new features that compensate for this. You can now handle asynchronous operations and states more efficiently with tools such as Actions, useActionState, and use Optimistic. Additionally, with the new Ref as props feature, you don’t have to use forwardRef in functional components anymore. More control and smoother transitions are possible when managing intricate interactions in your application.

For businesses looking to implement these powerful new features, React Native development services can help integrate React 19 efficiently into your application while ensuring smooth migration and improved app performance. React Native 0.78 now makes it easier to use the React Compiler for performance optimization. With this version update, memory settings no longer need to be coded by developers, as automatic efficiency memory does the job for them. This means fewer things to manage on your part and quicker, snappier apps.

DevTools & Optimization

You can easily find or see memorized components using React Native DevTools, as they would be tagged as “Memo,” helping confirm optimizations. On the Android side, the inclusion of XML drawable support enables you to import vector images straight into your app, maintaining smaller file sizes and optimal performance on devices with varying screen densities.

It’s an easy yet effective enhancement for all devices. For iOS developers, React Native 0.78 introduces RCTReactNativeFactory, simplifying the process of incorporating React Native into current native applications. If you’re handling a brownfield project and want to incorporate React Native views into a ViewController, this update simplifies the process.

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