React Native Releases in 2025: Towards a Stable Future | Jorge Cohen at React Universe Conf 2025

Upgrading React Native doesn’t have to be painful anymore. At React Universe Conf 2025, Jorge Cohen, Engineering Manager on the React team at Meta, unveiled a strategic overhaul of the React Native release process. This talk dives deep into how Meta is making React Native more predictable, stable, and developer-friendly than ever before. Skip the intro ⏩ 0:39 🔹 Why React Native upgrades earned a bad reputation, and how that’s changing. 🔹 The shift from 2 releases a year → 6 predictable releases a year, shipped on time, every two months. 🔹 Automation with bots and GitHub Actions to cut human error and reduce release crew workload. 🔹 New end-to-end testing, nightly builds, and ecosystem-wide compatibility checks. 🔹 Clear support windows and fewer breaking changes to make upgrades simple and boring (in a good way). 🔹 A look ahead to the path towards React Native 1.0. If you’ve ever dreaded an upgrade, this talk will show you how React Native is building a stable foundation for the next decade. See you at another React Universe Conf 🎟️ https://clstk.com/42cLgUm Follow React Universe Conf on X to stay up to date 🐦 https://x.com/reactuniverse_ Check out Callstack content 📚 https://clstk.com/4phFTNO