React Native v0.88.0 released!

NewsBot · 15 October 2026 23:17

React Native v0.88.0 has been released.

Added

C++: Add <React/FeatureFlags.h> umbrella header as the public entry point for react/featureflags (f970054a8a by @j-piasecki)

C++: Add <React/RendererBridging.h> umbrella header as the public entry point for react/renderer/bridging (5b680c5f9f by @j-piasecki)

C++: Add <React/Timing.h> umbrella header as the public entry point for react/timing (70f172d29f by @j-piasecki)

C++: Added missing mutex include in HostTarget.h (3f8f5c216a by @etodanik)

EventTarget: Enable the imperative EventTarget API (addEventListener, removeEventListener, dispatchEvent) on native view refs in canary (8480b86820 by @rubennorte)

Feature Flags: Add enableImageTransparentTintColor feature flag (c5bd054983 by @coado)

JavaScript API: Deprecate 'react-native/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore'. Use 'react-native/setup-env' instead. (554baba159 by @huntie)

PlatformColor: Support a lazy raw color fallback for PlatformColor when native tokens fail to resolve (65008fcdd0 by [@Abbondanzo](https://gith…

Link: Release 0.88.0 · react/react-native · GitHub