Five dated news digests and five engineering Q&A entries. Each item cites primary documentation or release artifacts (not generic placeholders).
The React Native blog announces 0.76 with the New Architecture on by default, React Native DevTools, faster Metro resolution, and merged native libraries shrinking Android binaries.
Plan brownfield migrations with feature flags.
The “New Architecture is here” article details synchronous layout capabilities and how Fabric/TurboModules replace legacy bridge bottlenecks.
Audit native modules for compatibility.
React Native 0.82 release post highlights continued investment in performance, developer experience, and alignment with React 19-era features.
Read breaking changes before bumping monorepos.
React Native Windows explains gradual New Architecture adoption with new WinAppSDK-based templates, separate from core’s default-on stance.
Track both blogs if you ship cross-platform desktop apps.
Use the interactive upgrade helper to view android/ and ios/ template changes between versions.
Commit mechanical merges separately from JS refactors.
Follow the official 0.76 post’s migration guidance, enable the architecture per build type, and rebuild all native modules against the new codegen outputs.
Watch for JNI crashes in third-party SDKs.
React Native DevTools integrates Chrome-like debugging with improved reload reliability; validate breakpoints across Hermes versions.
Update internal onboarding docs.
Microsoft’s blog explains the staged rollout and new templates; desktop apps may require different QA than phone-first apps.
Coordinate release trains separately.
The 0.82 announcement blog summarizes headline changes; still diff native templates via the upgrade helper for line-level merges.
Run E2E suites on both iOS and Android.
Follow Expo’s SDK release notes mapping to underlying React Native versions; do not mix manual native upgrades with managed workflow unless documented.
Test OTA channels independently.