React Native Radio

Robin chats with Andy Perlitch of Netflix about Giggable, his React Native app for bands. They dig into sharing code with a web app, WebView authentication, testing on real devices, and practical AI workflows, including Cursor debugging and custom ESLint rules that help keep generated code in check.

Show Notes
Giggable App
The Testing Trophy and Testing Classifications by Kent C. Dodds
Backmarket

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
Andy Perlitch: @andyperlitch on GitHub
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.

Robin and Mazen explain how Expo's EAS Update delivers over-the-air updates to React Native apps. They also cover what you can safely ship, how updates reach users, and why runtime versions and rollbacks matter. A practical guide to mobile development, with tips for a smoother app update experience.

Connect With Us!
Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.

Mazen talks with Wojciech Ogrodowczyk of Brains & Beards about building "Dreaming: Language Learning" with React Native. They share lessons on offline video, mobile performance, native modules, and using AI to investigate bugs and improve code reviews.
Show Notes
Brains & Beards
Jay Meistrich – How to Build the Fastest Apps: Break the Rules | App.js Conf 2026

Connect With Us!
Wojciech Ogrodowczyk: @sharnik
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.

In another episode of Real Life React Native, AI can pass the tests and still miss the point. Mark Goldstein of Chime explains how Chime keeps humans in the loop: people try React Native app changes in a dogfooding app before release, even when AI-generated code and tests look good.

Show Notes
Charlie Cheever - Expo Keynote | App.js Conf 2026

Connect With Us!
Mark Goldstein: @maker__mark
Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!
Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.

Gant Laborde returns to the podcast for a recap of all things Chain React! Robin and Mazen chat with Gant about the trends he saw at Chain React this year — from Expo's keynote to AI's growing role in software development — as well as why in-person conferences are still at the center of what motivates us as a community.



Show Notes

Chain React Recap Video



Connect With Us!

Gant Laborde: @gantlaborde

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio



This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.