Welcome aboard the Rocket Ship, the ultimate podcast voyage into the heart of React Native development with Simon Grimm! Whether you're a seasoned mobile app developer or just starting your journey, this is your go-to destination for all things React Native and Expo.
Simon Grimm discusses React Native 0.84's features like Hermes V1 and WebAssembly integration, along with Expo's AI experiments and the potential TanStack React Native framework.
This week’s episode is packed with deep React Native ecosystem updates, a clear shift toward AI-first tooling, and some really positive momentum on Tiny Harvest. We talk new APIs, better performance, smarter automation - and why it feels like AI has officially crossed a tipping point for most developers.
⚛️ React Native Radar
⏳ Expo SDK 55 – still not released, likely 1–2 weeks out
🤏 React Native Gesture Handler v3 (beta)
🧩 React Native Screens 4.22 – ongoing polish and fixes
🚪 Teleport – a better, more flexible Portal solution for React Native
🧠 AI SDK Profiler with Rozenite
🤖 Token-efficient automation for AI agents
⚡ Superconfig with Nitro
📈 5 tips to increase app downloads & retention (Expo blog)
🧰 Expo MCP – new features
🧠 Vercel React Native Skills for AI agents
🧹 Xcode cleanup tool – finally reclaim that disk space
💬 Expo OpenClaw Chat
🧠 Build in Public
Tiny Harvest Update 🌱
🎟️ Season pass is performing really well
🐔 The new Coop feature feels great in-game
🚀 More big features shipping this week
❤️ Most importantly: people genuinely love the game
🚨 Trending in Tech
🤖 AI has reached a tipping point for most developers
🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero (https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero)
🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev (https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev)
❤️ Socials
https://x.com/schlimmson (https://x.com/schlimmson)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr (https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr)
👨💻 Apps
Tiny Harvest iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-harvest-cozy-farm/id6755226300 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-harvest-cozy-farm/id6755226300)
Tiny Harvest Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supersimon.harvestgame (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supersimon.harvestgame)
Matrix Manager: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matrix-manager-task-manager/id6739463021 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matrix-manager-task-manager/id6739463021)
Quick Track: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-track-calorie-counter/id1669892980 (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-track-calorie-counter/id1669892980)
🔗 Links
RNGH v3 beta: https://blog.swmansion.com/introducing-gesture-handler-3-0-hook-based-api-deeper-reanimated-integration-more-9185b0c8e305 (https://blog.swmansion.com/introducing-gesture-handler-3-0-hook-based-api-deeper-reanimated-integration-more-9185b0c8e305)
React Native Teleport: https://kirillzyusko.github.io/react-native-teleport/blog/welcome (https://kirillzyusko.github.io/react-native-teleport/blog/welcome)
AI SDK Profiler: https://www.callstack.com/blog/announcing-ai-sdk-profiler-for-react-native (https://www.callstack.com/blog/announcing-ai-sdk-profiler-for-react-native)
Superconfig: https://github.com/riteshshukla04/react-native-superconfig (https://github.com/riteshshukla04/react-native-superconfig)
Worklets: https://blog.swmansion.com/behind-the-scenes-of-react-native-multithreading-vision-camera-v5-x-react-native-worklets-a102c37b32ae (https://blog.swmansion.com/behind-the-scenes-of-react-native-multithreading-vision-camera-v5-x-react-native-worklets-a102c37b32ae)
5 Tips to increase mobile app downloads: https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-increase-mobile-app-downloads-and-retention (https://expo.dev/blog/how-to-increase-mobile-app-downloads-and-retention)
Expo MCP: https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2016286464510984224 (https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2016286464510984224)
Vercel React Native Skills: https://x.com/vercel_dev/status/2016226892333121635 (https://x.com/vercel_dev/status/2016226892333121635)
Reactix: https://www.reacticx.com/ (https://www.reacticx.com/)
Xcode clean up dev tool: https://x.com/seanallen_dev/status/2019823735667372099 (https://x.com/seanallen_dev/status/2019823735667372099)
Expo Openclaw Demo: https://x.com/brunobar79/status/2019444917064315320 (https://x.com/brunobar79/status/2019444917064315320)
Tiny Harvest Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TinyHarvest/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/TinyHarvest/)
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Why I’m Pausing the Rocket Ship Podcast (For Now)
Published 12 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I want to like take that fork in the route right now. And that just means for me, then I have to abandon some stuff that I did in the past, which means probably different kind of schedule on my YouTube channel, maybe not every other week, maybe on different days than Tuesday. So crazy. […]
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