been 2 years but @jovidecroock.com and I just closed out 20+ gql.tada issues (🏃 faster turbo typegen, larger repo support, typed readResult for tests, LSP tweaks, ...) big release, but same conclusion: the GraphQL + TS DX of gql.tada is quite a nice sweet spot 🔖 gql-tada.0no.co/devlog/2026-...

Expo SDK 56 is out & it's chunky 😅 ◆ Expo UI stable on iOS & Android ◆ iOS builds 16% faster ◆ Android cold starts 40% faster ◆ Inline native modules ◆ Hermes v1 default ◆ ~58% smaller OTA updates ◆ iOS Widgets stable ◆ RN 0.85 + React 19.2 Full changelog: try.expo.dev/sdk-56-bluesky

Expo SDK 56 - Expo Changelog

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SDK 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

Expo SDK 56 Beta is now available - Expo Changelog

Check out new updates and improvements to Expo and EAS from the Expo team.

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➡️ coming soon in Expo 56, out of the box support for installs with bun/pnpm global virtual stores; perfect for Git worktrees 🌳 (also watchFolders won't be a load bearing config option any longer) github.com/expo/expo/pu...

feat(metro-file-map): Allow on-demand filesystem to follow symlinks out of scope by kitten · Pull Request #45460 · expo/expo

Why Currently, we enable scopeFallback out of an abundance of caution, which disallows the on-demand filesystem from leaving the defined server root. This has to be explicitly disabled in some case...

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The NHS is turning back on its commitment to keep its code open. We're asking them to reconsider. Would you join us?

An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open.

Code paid for with public money should, by default, be open to the public.

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gov uk "one login" is turning into somewhat of a "none or two logins" for me since it doesn't seem to compute that all UK agencies have chosen to transliterate my name differently 🥲

🙌 Introducing Expo Agent Build truly native iOS and Android apps from a prompt. Anything from React to SwiftUI to Jetpack Compose. Compile and deploy for Apple, Android, and the web right from the browser! youtu.be/3yyy32R0s2k

Introducing Expo Agent (beta): build real, production-quality native apps from your browser

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quality of life feature in @expo.dev 55, iOS dev builds using expo-dev-client will discover devservers on the local network automatically ✨📡 qr codes are finally fully optional now 😄

bit of a funny blunder to do a big, transparent & comprehensive ToS change + notification to then accidentally write that you have to be 18 to use Zed implying the software when you meant (as per the terms) the service/subscription 😅

Expo SDK 55 is out 😅 RN 0.83, React 19.2 & a long list of things that make your app faster, smaller, & easier to build ♦ Hermes bytecode diffing cuts update sizes by ~75% ♦ Brownfield support gets a serious upgrade ♦ MCP now queries EAS + TestFlight crashes Full changelog: expo.dev/changelog/sd...

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small detail in Expo SDK 55 (beta) 🧹 the startup output will reduce itself in short terminal windows, and smaller QR codes render in terminal apps that support it

📦 multitars we're starting to share around some tar & multipart en-/decoding code at expo, so it's published separately now. We needed tar/multipart support that's memory efficient and based on the Web Streams API github.com/kitten/multi...

GitHub - kitten/multitars: Multipart and Tar utilities for the Web Streams API

Multipart and Tar utilities for the Web Streams API - kitten/multitars

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damn, this new ai code editor is awesome

we got 1000+ submissions, and I looked at ~600 submissions and hand tested well over 100 apps over the past few days, as just one of our reviewers. congratulations to the nominees & your apps! 💯🎉

Expo@expo.dev · 9mo ago

🏆 After a week of research and hours of passionate debate we have trimmed 1,200 apps down to 6 nominees for each of the App Award categories. If you are looking for inspiration to elevate your app, you can find it here: expo.dev/awards Congrats to all the nominees!

💂‍♀️ If you're anywhere near London next month then make your way to RNL Conf. This is a talent-rich event with wonderful speakers, panels, and workshops. We've got a massive cohort of Expo devs headed to London and we'd love to see you there. www.reactnativelondon.co.uk

The 3 worst GraphQL myths: ❌ Everything is POST ❌ All URLs are /graphql ❌ Anyone can query anything One solution destroys all three: Persisted Operations/Trusted documents www.jovidecroock.com/blog/graphql...

GraphQL Myths

Common misconceptions about GraphQL and how persisted operations address them.

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Announcing: The first ever Expo App Awards 🏆 We’re celebrating the most beautiful, creative, and technically impressive apps built with Expo. The 5 categories include: ♢ App of the Year ♢ Most Creative ♢ Community’s Choice ♢ Largest Scale ♢ Most Innovative 🎹 Prize details below ↓ expo.dev/awards

clearly, whoever is tasked with writing these is running out of ways to say "lol no"

The iOS queue times for Free plan users on @expo.dev were around 4 hours at this time last week. We increased our Mac capacity today. We're seeing <10 min queue times right now. ⚡ Subscribers are seeing 0 min queue times.

if car mechanics got calls that were like github issues, they'd often hear “my 2012 VW Golf doesn't turn on” without the car in question ever being dropped off at their garage

5min until the @expo.dev SDK 54 Live Stream 🎥 don't forget to drop by and see what's new (or leave it running in the background as a podcast-replacement 😄) www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBlb...

What's new in Expo SDK 54? Precompiled React Native for iOS, Liquid Glass, Router v6...

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first weekend in the @expo.dev 54 cycle! We released some fixes ahead of the weekend, that we didn't catch in time 🪩 1. RCTNewArchEnabled (new) wasn't set consistently failing old arch builds on iOS 2. liquid glass effect for child views missing 3. @​expo/metro-runtime not autoinstalled as intended

there's a lot of exciting things going on in SDK 54, but the less exciting changes will hopefully make your upgrade smoother and your everyday DX with dependencies more stable 💕 All kinds of reliability improvements land in SDK 54! small thread about those 🧵

Expo@expo.dev · 11mo ago

𝝠 Expo SDK 54 is LIVE 🚀 ◆ React Native 0.81 ◆ Precompiled RN for iOS → faster clean builds ◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + views ◆ Android 16 target, edge-to-edge default ◆ Router v6 native tabs ◆ Updates: header overrides, progress, reload screen ◆ So much more... expo.dev/changelog/sd...

𝝠 Expo SDK 54 is LIVE 🚀 ◆ React Native 0.81 ◆ Precompiled RN for iOS → faster clean builds ◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + views ◆ Android 16 target, edge-to-edge default ◆ Router v6 native tabs ◆ Updates: header overrides, progress, reload screen ◆ So much more... expo.dev/changelog/sd...

Expo SDK 54 - Expo Changelog

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it's a big oof kinda day github.com/facebook/rea... github.com/facebook/rea...

[iOS] Use autolinking react-native-config output in iOS artifacts generator by kitten · Pull Request #53503 · facebook/react-native

Summary: Resolves #53501 This is a pretty major oversight of (presumably) the old autolinking refactor. The iOS autolinking&#39;s second stage, invoked in use_react_native! does not accept the reac...

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Expo SDK 54's stable release is coming soon! 𝝠 Behind the scenes, changes to autolinking & dependencies make updates easier, and improve support across package managers for workspaces & isolated dependencies 📚 kitten.sh/blog/autolin... (Also please give SDK 54's beta a try ❤️)

Autolinking's broken promise

Mending a thousand Expo apps’ dependency issues.

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Announcing PATCHFORK for TypeScript!!! It's like immer, but optimized for one-liners. It's a silly little overly-clever thing but I actually kinda like it ? github.com/ds300/patchf...

reminder (because this truly annoys me): peer dependency resolution is pretty broken with severe bugs in *every* package manager, except pnpm. Yes, really

really have to finish a new blog post, so instead, I of course took @arrowtype.bsky.social's amazing Recursive font, made some tweaks (rough sketch still due to some import issues), threw it in my blog that hasn't seen new posts for 5yrs and updated its colour scheme priorities ❤️

no matter the app, you really can't escape the inevitable @freezydorito.lol for long 😂😂