React Native Radio

In our popular year-end recap, our hosts are all back tother and joined by guest Josh Yoes to review the biggest React Native developments of 2025! They cover major releases, the shift to the new architecture, React 19 support, and how tooling and performance evolved across the ecosystem.
 
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Blog Post | React Native Wrapped 2025 by Joshua Yoes
 
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Josh Yoes: @JoshuaYoes
Jamon Holmgren: @jamonholmgren
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
 
This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Mazen and Robin are joined by fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn to discuss how the React Native job market has shifted in 2025 and why community matters more than ever. They break down what skills companies want now and how developers can stand out in a tighter market.
 
Show Notes
RNR 302 - Landing a Job with Taylor Desseyn
Thelma & James (The band Taylor worked with that went viral on TikTok)
Torc
Torc's Community (Discord)
Infinite Red Community (Slack)
Taylor’s Keynote 
 
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Taylor Desseyn: @tdesseyn
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Mazen and Jamon chat with Simon Grimm about his move from Ionic pioneer to React Native creator. Simon highlights key cross-platform trends, why React Native’s future looks exciting, and how he supports developers through Galaxies.dev.
 
Show Notes
Simon Grimm's podcast, Rocket Ship: https://podcast.galaxies.dev
Zero to Hero, Launch Your First Real Mobile App in 30 Days: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero 
 
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Simon Grimm: @schlimmson
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
Jamon Holmgren: @jamonholmgren
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Mazen talks with Alex Lanclos from Skylight about how they power their wildly popular smart displays with React Native! Mazen and Alex dig into architecture upgrades, performance wins, and why Skylight is so excited about the framework’s future.
 
Show Notes
Skylight
RNR 328 - Flashlight with Alexandre Moureaux
RNR 325 - Legend List with Jay Meistrich
 
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Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @reactnativerdio
 
This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

In this episode, Mazen Chami sits down with Mustafa Ali (Director of Engineering and Head of Mobile at Shopify) and Thiago Magalhães (Staff Software Developer at Shopify) to dive deep into Shopify’s transition to the new React Native architecture.
 
Show Notes
Shopify Blog: Migrating to React Native's New Architecture by Thiago Magalhaes
RNR 319: Shopify goes full throttle throttle on React Native with Mustafa Ali
 
Connect With Us!
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
Mustafa Ali: @mustafa01ali
Thiago Magalhães: LinkedIn
React Native Radio: @reactnativerdio
 
This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.