Wiktor Smaga

Software Engineer at @swmansion working on @expo

[Ignacy Łątka @latekvo]

How well can model use Argent to play 2048?

Might be the only benchmark that matters in 2026 👀

[Expo @expo]

🎥 What's New in Expo SDK 56: Expo UI, Inline Swift/Kotlin Modules, and Faster Builds
🎙️ @jonsamp

https://t.co/T1HGw4IaKo

[Jakub Grzywacz @k7grzywacz]

Configurable iOS widgets are now supported in expo-widgets SDK 56.

Users can customize widget behavior directly from the widget gallery - making it possible to build more personal, dynamic, and context-aware widget experiences in Expo apps.

[Software Mansion @swmansion]

We built a tool that lets Claude Code autonomously test your entire mobile app.

It navigates your app, opens screens, reads the debug logs, finds performance problems, and hands you a structured report.

All it takes is one prompt.

[Gregory Moskaliuk @G_Moskaliuk]

𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚝-𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎-𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍-𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 reached 50k+ weekly downloads! 🚀

Huge thanks to the community for the support!

It’s the native-first way to handle Markdown in React Native apps:

✅ Supported: iOS, Android, Web, and macOS
✅ Input & Output
✅ Native Selection & Interactions
✅ Accessibility & RTL support

And much more, link in the thread 👇

[Expo @expo]

🙌 Expo is the best it's ever been, and it's about to get a lot better.

We raised a Series B so we can go faster on the things that matter to you: faster builds, smoother native integrations, and the services to make end-to-end app development a delightful experience.

There is a lot of work to do. This round led by @Georgian_io puts us in position to go do it!

[Jakub Wiśniewski @wisniewskij514]

Little sneak peek at CSS Pseudo-Selectors I'm currently implementing in Reanimated 🕵️

It uses Reanimated CSS Transitions under the hood.

You can specify common interactions like 'hover', 'focus' or 'active' with just a few lines of code 😇

[Software Mansion @swmansion]

You know that feeling when you close an article and lose the place you left? 

Word-level progress tracking, audio that follows your scroll, one tap to jump back — this is what you can build with react-native-audio-api.

Docs 👉 https://t.co/4M5TxSCtiV

[Software Mansion @swmansion]

100+ apps have already been set up in Detour since launch! 🎉

Our deferred deep linking tool is free right now. And even when we introduce pricing, we want to keep it simple and cheaper than the "big" alternatives.

A little while ago we released v1.0. See what it can do and give it a try ⬇️

[Maciej @m__makowski]

react-native-audio-api just crossed 50k weekly downloads! 🚀 Massive thanks to everyone using it. We’re just getting started. 🎶

[Software Mansion @swmansion]

Join us for the very first episode of the Software Mention podcast, where we… well, mention (or dive into) business, technology, and building great products with React Native and beyond.

In this episode, @tomekzaw_ and @schlimmson discuss RN trends and predictions, the future of development in the AI era, and much more along the way.

Tune in and subscribe to stay up-to-date! 🎧

[Expo @expo]

In SDK 55 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚘-𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜 and 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚘-𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊-𝚕𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 get a full API redesign.

Object-oriented, granular access, no more fetching massive objects just to read one property.

◆ One-line contact updates with .𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑()
◆ Builder-pattern media queries

@WPSmaga shows the code in the blog below ↓

[Wiktor Gut @wiktorgut_]

Excited to release react-native-reshuffled! 🔀✨

Easily handle dynamic grid reordering in react native.

Blazingly fast and buttery smooth 🧈
Built with @swmansion reanimated, gesture handler and nitro-modules.

Check out the demo! 👇
https://t.co/SZgkmPthcQ

[Expo @expo]

Expo SDK 55 is here😅

React Native 0.83. React 19.2. Legacy Architecture dropped. New Architecture is the default.

◆ 75% smaller update downloads with Hermes bytecode diffing
◆ Expo Router v7 🤯
◆ Brownfield isolation via expo-brownfield
◆ AI tooling: MCP + agent skills for Claude Code
◆ Expo UI much improved for both Swift and Jetpack Compose

There is so much more...it feels futile to try and isolate a few bullets...check out the full release notes and let us know what you think ↓