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Android 16 Support: React Native 0.81 now targets Android 16 (API level 36) by default, enabling edge-to-edge app display by default. We're also deprecating <SafeAreaView> in favor of more flexible alternatives for better edge-to-edge support across platforms. github.com/react-native...

github.com[0.81] Android 16 changes impacting React Native · react-native-community discussions-and-proposals · Discussion #921Summary You can no longer opt-out of forced edge-to-edge on Android 16+. Use the following to support edge-to-edge properly; React Native 0.81 introduces a new Gradle property, edgeToEdgeEnabled, t...

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Community-Maintained JavaScriptCore: The JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine has moved to a community-maintained package. If your app relies on JSC, you'll need to use this separate package to upgrade to 0.81. This doesn't affect apps using Hermes! github.com/react-native...

github.comGitHub - react-native-community/javascriptcore: JavaScriptCore for React NativeJavaScriptCore for React Native . Contribute to react-native-community/javascriptcore development by creating an account on GitHub.

Experimental Precompiled iOS Builds: we've introduced experimental precompiled iOS builds that can cut compile times by up to 10x! This is a major step towards even faster development. This feature has been developed together with Expo. Read more about it here: expo.dev/blog/precomp...

expo.devPrecompiled React Native for iOS: Faster builds are coming in 0.81React Native 0.81 introduces precompiled iOS builds, cutting compile times by up to 10x in projects where React Native is the primary dependency.