Expo Devlog

A log of the daily bits of work that go into building and maintaining @expo!

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New skill: eas-update-insights

[Kadi Kraman 💚 @kadikraman]

Want to quickly check the health and adoption of your latest EAS Update?
Check out the new @expo skill: eas-update-insights

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You can now log in with Google or Apple!

[Expo @expo]

Heads up: you might get an email from GitHub asking you to approve new permissions for the Expo GitHub bot.

It's legit, it's from us. We're shipping new agentic features for the bot and GitHub requires the permission update first.

Click approve when you see it. New stuff is coming...

[phil 🫠 @_philpl]

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

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View any blog or changelog as markdown by appending .md to the URL

[Kadi Kraman 💚 @kadikraman]

Did you know! You can append .md to any @expo blog or changelog post to get the content as markdown (this will also work with accept headers)

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Introducing our new project dashboard! Find your latest builds, releases, updates and deployments at a glance.

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Tile view vs list view. Pick a side... Or don't - now you can have both!

[Evan Bacon 🥓 @Baconbrix]

Expo Router v7 is now in beta!

◆ <Toolbar />
◆ <Stack.Toolbar />
◆ <Link.AppleZoom />
◆ <Tabs.BottomAccessory />

Try the new UI components today:

~ / bunx create-expo -t default@55

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EAS Environment Variables now have support for custom environment names. Available on Production and Enterprise plans https://t.co/RSnLqqrcHZ

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We now have RSS feeds for our Blog and Changelog
Blog: https://t.co/u4sPh9Nxjv
Changelog: https://t.co/36zVhJvM4z

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Our SDK pages now have a contextual AI chat, so you can more easily look up answers regarding specific SDK libraries

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All of our docs now have a "copy" option to make them easier to use with LLMs

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New cross-platform localStorage API in SDK 54

[Evan Bacon 🥓 @Baconbrix]

💡 Did you know there's a new spec-compliant `localStorage` API in @Expo SDK 54!

The sync API is easier than AsyncStorage, and works across platforms with no additional overhead on web.

Built for New Architecture and uses our powerful new SQLite native module for fast I/O.

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Learn how to use it with our changelog post: https://t.co/fto1Spgh5T

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We add a TestFlight job to Workflows. Now you can send to TestFlight internal and *external* groups automatically, with < 10 lines of YAML.

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Expo App Integrity: verify your app's authenticity and prevent unauthorized clients, modified apps, or automated scripts from making requests to your server.
https://t.co/R0dpDURBG3

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And here's changelog post that explains how you can use GitHub comments in-depth: https://t.co/B51oGeIOus

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We now have a "Github Comment" workflow - especially handy for sharing the new updates and builds for PR previews https://t.co/JFyb8I3BAS

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Exciting updates in Expo Router v6

[Expo @expo]

🚀 Introducing Expo Router v6 - @Baconbrix and his team focused on delivering the same delightful experiences users expect from native iOS apps, now in your React code.

◆ Native-feeling navigation with <Link.Preview> & <https://t.co/9KEvWC1nba>
◆ Server features for advanced web use cases
◆ React-first APIs that just work™️

Details in the blog below ↓

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We have a shiny new homepage!

[James Ide @JI]

Expo's new homepage is live
https://t.co/aSnqVgqOEY