Samuel
ooh this is fun release! faster ios builds is huge! and predictive back gesture is exciting
React Native@reactnative.dev· 12 Aug 2025
We are excited to announce the release of React Native 0.81! 🎉 This new version brings Android 16 support, faster iOS builds (experimental), and several bugfixes. reactnative.dev/blog/2025/08...
React Native 0.81 - Android 16 support, faster iOS builds, and more · React Native
Today we are excited to release React Native 0.81!
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Samuel
oooh and of course my most anticipated change: allowSwipeDismissal on Modal fiiiinally the bsky post composer can be dismissed smoothly!!
allowSwipeDismissal • iOS Controls whether the modal can be dismissed by swiping down on iOS. This requires you to implement the onRequestClose prop to handle the dismissal. Type Default bool false 2 9
Samuel
@samuel.fm
yeah this is for native formSheet/pageSheet presentations
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