Winter drags on

Expo 25

TabNavigator Simplified, Using AdMob in React Native, and Expo 25 Highlights

Weekly Update

We’ve really started getting back into the swing of things this past week and from the activity in the community it seems like a lot of people feel the same way. Also with winter keeping us inside we’ve started a few exciting projects we hope to share with you all soon. Happy ready and have a great week!

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Around the Web

• Ricky Figures It Out: Simple React-Native TabNavigator using React-Navigation

Great article on getting up and running with a TabNavigator using React Navigation from Ricky Peters.

• Add AdMob to React-Native App

Many developers want to monetize their apps and one way to do that is through ads. This post from Hajji Tarik helps you get started with AdMob in React Native.

• React Native Testing: Part 1👩‍💻

Part 1 of a 2 part series on testing your React Native app from Emma Jamieson.

• Implementing Native modules for IOS: React-Native

Short and simple article on how to implement Native Modules from Shashank.

• Filtering Images with Expo

Apply filters to images in your React Native app with this explainer of the expo-pixi API from Evan Bacon.

Open Source

• react-native-sideswipe

Awesome carousel component for React Native.

• glow

Visualize your Flow errors with this great new tool.

• react-native-bottom-action-sheet

Cross-platform bottom action sheet with a few UI options.

• react-native-download-button

Nice download loading component.

Frameworks

Expo 25

Expo 25 based on React 0.52 was released last week with the following highlights, full release notes available here.

• Support for fonts, videos, and audio assets in standalone apps
• Roll back and promotion in release channels
• Support for AWS Cognito
• Calendar and MailComposer APIs

React Navigation

React Navigation had a major release this week with the following highlights, full release notes are available here.

• Remove Flow but appears they will make flow-typed definitions available
• Redux integration instructions updated

Podcasts

Catching up with my Podcasts and the latest from React Native Radio really stood out:

• React Native at Artsy feat. Orta Therox
• 2017 In Review and What to Expect in 2018 feat. Mike Grabowski

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Design

• No Cutting Corners on the iPhone X

Great write up here from Brad Ellis on the iPhone X’s infamous notch.

• Make me think!

Interesting post from Ralph Ammer on the complexity of design with great illustrations, worth a read!

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