--- title: How I’d Learn React Native Today (2026 Edition) | daily.dev description: ⚡️ Try CodeRabbit: https://coderabbit.link/sg This is how I would learn React Native TODAY in 2026 - from Expo and CodeRabbit to local data, AI, navigation,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-d-learn-react-native-today-2026-edition--ihrvvjwzf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How I’d Learn React Native Today (2026 Edition) | daily.dev og:description: ⚡️ Try CodeRabbit: https://coderabbit.link/sg This is how I would learn React Native TODAY in 2026 - from Expo and CodeRabbit to local data, AI, navigation,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-d-learn-react-native-today-2026-edition--ihrvvjwzf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IhRVVjWzF.png og:image:alt: How I’d Learn React Native Today (2026 Edition) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How I’d Learn React Native Today (2026 Edition) **[Simon Grimm](https://daily.dev/sources/galaxies_dev)** · 137 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ⚡️ Try CodeRabbit: https://coderabbit.link/sg This is how I would learn React Native TODAY in 2026 - from Expo and CodeRabbit to local data, AI, navigation, and much more. No daunting builds or coding. Just the tools & skills you actually need to ship. 👉 If you want to build and release your own React Native app, check out the Zero to Hero Mission on Galaxies.dev: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero Links: ⚡️ CodeRabbit: https://coderabbit.link/sg 🔗 React Native Code: https://github.com/Galaxies-dev/pokedex 🔗 AI Agent Skills:https://skills.sh/ 🔥 React Native Zero to Hero: https://galaxies.dev/missions ############################# ❤️ You can also find me on: X: https://twitter.com/schlimmson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/galaxies.dev TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_ ############################# Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:10 The Basics 09:08 Expo Prebuild 23:24 Routing Features 44:45 Store & Display Data 01:07:52 App Navigation 01:26:09 Input Handling 01:45:29 Code Reviewing 02:15:39 Outro ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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