• React Native 0.83 - React 19.2, New DevTools features, no breaking changes Today we are excited to release React Native 0.83! • This release includes React 19.2, significant new features for React Native DevTools, and support for the Web Performance and Intersection Observer APIs (Canary). • This is also the first React Native release with no user facing breaking changes. • Highlights React 19.2 This release includes React 19.2, bringing the new and useEffectEvent APIs to React Native. • At time of release, react-native@0.83.0 depends on react@19.2.0 , and you might also have seen the recent Critical Security Vulnerability in React Server Components. • We want to stress that React Native is NOT directly affected by this vulnerability, as it does not depend on the impacted packages: react-server-dom-webpack react-server-dom-parcel react-server-dom-turbopack However, if you are using React Native as part of a monorepo where these packages may be present, please check and upgrade them immediately.
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- React Native 0.83 has been released, bundling React 19.2 and adding several new features without any user‑facing breaking changes. The update introduces the Activity API, allowing parts of an app to be hidden or shown while preserving state, and the useEffectEvent hook, which separates event logic from effects to avoid unnecessary re‑runs. DevTools now include Network and Performance panels, enabling detailed inspection of fetch, XMLHttpRequest, and future Expo network calls, with an Initiator tab to trace request origins. The release also adds support for the Web Performance and Intersection Observer APIs (Canary). A security advisory notes that React Native itself is not affected by recent React Server Components vulnerabilities, but monorepo users should update related packages.
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