React Native Radio

By Jamon Holmgren, Robin Heinze, Mazen ChamiTechnology Education How To

React Native Radio episodes

October 09RNR 375 - RNR Explains: EAS Update
Robin and Mazen explain how Expo's EAS Update delivers over-the-air updates to React Native apps. They also cover what you can safely ship, how updates reach users, and why runtime versions and rollbacks matter. A practical guide to mobile development, with tips for a smoother app update experience.

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
30 min
October 02RNR 374 - Building "Dreaming: Language Learning" with React Native
Mazen talks with Wojciech Ogrodowczyk of Brains & Beards about building "Dreaming: Language Learning" with React Native. They share lessons on offline video, mobile performance, native modules, and using AI to investigate bugs and improve code reviews.
Show Notes
Brains & Beards
Jay Meistrich – How to Build the Fastest Apps: Break the Rules | App.js Conf 2026

Connect With Us!
Wojciech Ogrodowczyk: @sharnik
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
43 min
September 11RNR 373 - Real Life React Native: Chime
In another episode of Real Life React Native, AI can pass the tests and still miss the point. Mark Goldstein of Chime explains how Chime keeps humans in the loop: people try React Native app changes in a dogfooding app before release, even when AI-generated code and tests look good.

Show Notes
Charlie Cheever - Expo Keynote | App.js Conf 2026

Connect With Us!
Mark Goldstein: @maker__mark
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
23 min
August 31RNR 372 - Looking back on Chain React 2026
Gant Laborde returns to the podcast for a recap of all things Chain React! Robin and Mazen chat with Gant about the trends he saw at Chain React this year — from Expo's keynote to AI's growing role in software development — as well as why in-person conferences are still at the center of what motivates us as a community.

Show Notes
Chain React Recap Video

Connect With Us!
Gant Laborde: @gantlaborde

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
1 hr 1 min
August 21RNR 371 - RNR Explains: Pan Responder
How does React Native handle touch gestures? Robin and Tyler unpack PanResponder's callbacks, gesture state, and JavaScript-thread performance, plus why you'll still reach for React Native Gesture Handler.

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Tyler Williams: @coolsoftware.dev (Bsky)

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
We’re a fully remote team of 30 across the US. We’ve been building mobile apps for over a decade, with deep expertise in React Native and Expo. We adopted agentic coding early and use it where it meets our standards. When it isn’t the right fit, our engineers rely on proven methods.
Working on something mobile? Tell us about it at infinite.red/radio.
19 min
August 14RNR 370 - CopilotKit with Mike Ryan
Robin and Mazen talk with Mike Ryan of CopilotKit about bringing AI agents to React Native apps. They break down AG-UI, generative UI, shared state, and the guardrails developers need to build useful, trustworthy mobile experiences.

Show Notes
CopilotKit: Bring Users and AI Agents together inside real apps

Connect With Us!
Mike Ryan: @MikeRyanDev

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

Sponsored by Infinite Red
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
41 min
August 07RNR 369 - RNR Explains: AppRegistry
Robin Heinze and Tyler Williams break down React Native’s AppRegistry! From Expo and app entry points to brownfield apps and more, see what’s happening under the hood and build mobile apps with even more confidence after this exciting episode.

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Tyler Williams: @coolsoftware.dev (Bsky)

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
15 min
July 24RNR 368 - RNR Explains: Fabric
Robin Heinze and Tyler Williams of Infinite Red unravel Fabric, React Native’s modern rendering system. No sewing required! They explain how Fabric speeds up mobile apps and unlocks concurrent React features for smoother software engineering.
Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Tayler Williams: @coolsoftwaredev

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
19 min
July 17RNR 367 - Ask Us Anything (AMA)
Robin and Mazen tackle a listener Q&A covering React Native, AI, mobile development, Expo Router, Flutter, performance, consulting, and code quality. They share practical engineering insights, real world stories, and why React Native continues to thrive in the age of AI.

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We're a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren't afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you're looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
44 min
June 19RNR 366 - Securing React Native Apps in the AI Era
Robin and Mazen unpack the rise of AI-powered security threats, from the TanStack breach to compromised React Native packages and GitHub supply chain attacks. Learn practical ways to secure your React Native apps, manage dependencies safely, and reduce risk in modern mobile development.

Show Notes
Snyk: TanStack Compromised

Wiz: Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again

TanStack: Hardening Followup

TanStack: Full Postmortem

StepSecurity: Malicious RN Packages

Metro4Shell CVE-2025-11953

JFrog: CVE-2025-11953 Deep Dive

ReactCon Talk: Aleksandra Desmurs-Linczewska

Matteo Collina: Why Trusted Publishing Can't Save Us

npm Security Best Practices

React Native Security Docs

pull_request vs pull_request_target explained

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.
37 min