# React Native v0.88.0 released!

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**Created:** [15 October 2026 23:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/react-native-v0-88-0-released/250771 "2026-10-15T23:17:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [15 October 2026 23:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/react-native-v0-88-0-released/250771/1 "2026-10-15T23:17:24Z")

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[React Native](https://devtalk.com/react-native) v0.88.0 has been released.

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> ### Added
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> - **C++** : Add `<React/FeatureFlags.h>` umbrella header as the public entry point for `react/featureflags` ([f970054a8a](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/f970054a8ad9da47bfb4a7cf46ae95294c9dfd1a) by [@j-piasecki](https://github.com/j-piasecki))
> - **C++** : Add `<React/RendererBridging.h>` umbrella header as the public entry point for `react/renderer/bridging` ([5b680c5f9f](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/5b680c5f9fe5eae0f257939bd4a1fdbc543af419) by [@j-piasecki](https://github.com/j-piasecki))
> - **C++** : Add `<React/Timing.h>` umbrella header as the public entry point for `react/timing` ([70f172d29f](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/70f172d29f7cce44ffac06a28ff17910485e967e) by [@j-piasecki](https://github.com/j-piasecki))
> - **C++** : Added missing mutex include in HostTarget.h ([3f8f5c216a](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/3f8f5c216ac02e91119544f2901a4438c81857e3) by [@etodanik](https://github.com/etodanik))
> - **EventTarget** : Enable the imperative EventTarget API (`addEventListener`, `removeEventListener`, `dispatchEvent`) on native view refs in canary ([8480b86820](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/8480b86820b4535c9bec2967a0f16afed5292a0e) by [@rubennorte](https://github.com/rubennorte))
> - **Feature Flags** : Add `enableImageTransparentTintColor` feature flag ([c5bd054983](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/c5bd054983749f287c35b9fa5be5b5ea1eaed2e8) by [@coado](https://github.com/coado))
> - **JavaScript API** : Deprecate `'react-native/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore'`. Use `'react-native/setup-env'` instead. ([554baba159](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/554baba159e33b414d8b8dee15c5ef2173e97c0b) by [@huntie](https://github.com/huntie))
> - **PlatformColor** : Support a lazy raw color fallback for PlatformColor when native tokens fail to resolve ([65008fcdd0](https://github.com/react/react-native/commit/65008fcdd000d9f55229798526de15cdc2749523) by [@Abbondanzo]([https://gith](https://gith)…

Link: [Release 0.88.0 · react/react-native · GitHub](https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0)