βοΈ React Native at @expo. Loves dev tooling and productivity hacks. Avid climber and snowboarder. Optimist. Posts about React Native / Apps / Tech
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Joined April 2012
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Delighted to share I'm joining @expo later this month.
Expo has done more than anyone to shorten the path from "I have an idea" to world-class app. And I believe it's best placed for a future where expectations on quality and distribution only increase.
Getting to work in this space, with this team and with this community, is a privilege.
Much to build π
2012-now. Some big gaps when I worked on Workplace and WhatsApp!
mo.rgan.co/gh/huntie
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π¨ STARTING IN ONE HOUR
@huntie from @expo joins @mazenchami on React Native Live!!
We'll dig into what rebuilding Meta's dev stack from the outside really looks like.
Come ask your questions!
youtube.com/watch?v=zazUsINuβ¦
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Calendaria is out on iPhone Duo! my take on a yearly planner, your whole year in one list π
β’ Say or type your plans and it creates all the events in one go
β’ Not sure yet? Pencil it in, confirm later
β’ Add reminders to event alerts so you don't forget that passport or document π
β’ Fully private , using the calendars, you already setup on your phone, and Apple Foundation Models on-device
β’ Four themes, inspired by Apple's Duo calendar widget, watch and others!
On iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Apple Watch. Mac coming soon!
Livestream tomorrow! πΊ
How I rebuilt my dev setup since joining Expo, and am now shipping faster than ever.
@mazenchami welcomes @huntie to dig into what rebuilding Meta's dev stack from the outside really looks like.
Bring your questions and come hang out with us.
Live Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 9am PT / 12pm ET.
youtube.com/watch?v=zazUsINuβ¦
Anyway, API for this coming to Expo soon
github.com/expo/expo/pull/51β¦
App Intents and Expo UI have solved everything Expo was missing just a year or so ago. Peak time to build with React Native π
We wrote a walkthrough for ππ‘ππ-πππ-πππππππ. It starts with a counter you can bump from Siri and ends with mail drafts that show up in Spotlight: expo.dev/blog/introducing-exβ¦
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Sapling is the best UX for stacked work and it isn't even close β€οΈ
Now with my own cross machine backups ποΈ
Safe area insets slowly making their way back into core (via experimental_flushSync), let's go πͺπ»
github.com/react/react-nativβ¦
Expo UI πͺπ»
Native mail client in @expo π¬
Having a ton of fun with the new NavigationSplitView Expo UI component in SDK 58
Staying close to native primitives makes your life so much easier!
React Native isn't about applying code to each platform, it's about how many decisions you need to manage.
Past the demo, abstractions like Expo Router and React itself earn their place by shrinking your total product concerns and surface area for mistakes.
And, OTA.
Huge props to @appandflow and @swmansion for the updates to react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-screens, and the new react-native-reserved-regions! ππ»
github.com/appandflow/react-β¦
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SDK 58 is out π
This SDK is built for iOS 27. Apps on SDK 58 will be ready for Duo on day one π.
The release also includes App Intents for Siri, 2x faster clean Android builds, faster Expo modules, and a CLI built for your coding agent.
Changelog: expo.dev/changelog/sdk-58
Upgrade: πππ‘ ππ‘ππ πππππππ ππ‘ππ@^π»πΎ.0.0 --πππ‘
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React Native 0.88 is now available!
This release switches to a web-based event dispatching model, adds variable fonts support, SceneDelegate on iOS, and ArrayBuffer support for Android TurboModules. And it's another non-breaking major release.
reactnative.dev/blog/2026/10β¦
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playing around with Grok @bot has been a lot of fun recently π€© feels like it's been improving by leaps and bounds
I've let it make a bot template for @expo apps with all our skills and integrations (simulators, ad-hoc dev builds, launch, tunnels, etc β€οΈ)
x.ai/bot/JjH-pvNlzX_wMv-YgSrβ¦
