GitVibes daily briefing · 2026-10-19 · desktop
React Native 0.88 - Web-Based Event Dispatching, Variable Fonts, SceneDelegate, no breaking changes
Curated by Lalita
Perspective
I'm cautious about the web-based event dispatching; I'd test if it holds under real app workflows.
Source summary
Today we are excited to release React Native 0.88! This release switches event dispatching to the Web-based path by default, brings variable fonts to Text and TextInput on both platforms and adds SceneDelegate lifecycle support on iOS. It also bumps the React version to 19.3.0 and moves to Metro 0.87. Following 0.83 and 0.86 , this is the third React Native…
Original reporting: React Native · Published 2026-10-19