- There is a widespread misconception that “React Native has been discontinued” or that “Meta has abandoned it.”
- This is not true. React Native continues to receive regular updates and is actively discussed at major global conferences.
- The confusion largely stems from Meta’s new product Threads being built with fully native technologies (Swift and Kotlin/Jetpack Compose).
- The rumor that “even Meta has abandoned React Native” is only half true — Threads chose native for product-specific reasons, while React Native remains actively used across many products.
- *Instagram*
- Adopted React Native starting in 2016.
- Achieved 80–99% code reuse, significantly improving development speed.
- Delivered better UX than WebView-based approaches and reduced build times.
- *Facebook Marketplace*
- Core UI surfaces (Seller Hub, product detail pages, profiles, etc.) were built with React Native.
- Implemented complex gestures and animations using tools like PanResponder.
- Meta engineer Blair Vanderhoof: “React Native was key to Marketplace’s growth.”
“React Native is not a dying technology.”
- There is a widespread misconception that “React Native has been discontinued” or that “Meta has abandoned it.” - This is not true. React Native continues to receive regular updates and is actively discussed at major global conferences. - The confusion largely stems from Meta’s new product Threads being built with fully native technologies (Swift and Kotlin/Jetpack Compose). - The rumor that “even Meta has abandoned React Native” is only half true — Threads chose native for product-specific reasons, while React Native remains actively used across many products.
- *Instagram* - Adopted React Native starting in 2016. - Achieved 80–99% code reuse, significantly improving development speed. - Delivered better UX than WebView-based approaches and reduced build times.
- *Facebook Marketplace* - Core UI surfaces (Seller Hub, product detail pages, profiles, etc.) were built with React Native. - Implemented complex gestures and animations using tools like PanResponder. - Meta engineer Blair Vanderhoof: “React Native was key to Marketplace’s growth.”