• React Native 0.75 introduces Yoga 3.1, adding % support for gaps and translation transforms. • New Architecture receives stabilization fixes, encouraging migration for new layout features. • Breaking changes include removal of JSIModule, PopUp Menu, and ram-bundle CLI commands. • Minimum SDK and iOS versions drop to 23 and 13.4, respectively. • Touchables in TypeScript can no longer be used as generic type expressions. • Template & init updates recommend adopting a React Native Framework for streamlined projects.
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- React Native 0.75 has been released, bringing several key updates. The new version ships Yoga 3.1, adding support for percentage values in layout gaps and transform translations, but only for the New Architecture. Stability improvements for the New Architecture include bug fixes on Android and iOS, and a new API for accessing the JSI runtime in TurboModules. Breaking changes include removal of certain legacy modules (e.g., JSIModule, PopUp Menu), deprecation of older SDK versions, and updates to the CLI. The release also encourages migration to the New Architecture and introduces a recommended framework for project scaffolding.
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