v5.0.0 - Expo SDK 54 with Enhanced Performance

🚀 Major Release: v5.0.0

✨ New Features & Upgrades

• Expo SDK 54 with React 19.1 and React Native 0.81.4
• Expo Router v6 with improved file-based routing
• Enhanced Performance with latest React Native optimizations
• Required Peer Dependencies properly configured for stability
• CI/CD Improvements with lightningcss support for GitHub Actions

🔧 Breaking Changes & Migrations

• SafeAreaView now imported from react-native-safe-area-context (React Native deprecated)
• Added required peer dependencies: @expo/metro-runtime and react-native-worklets
• Updated react-test-renderer to match React version (19.1.0)
• Minimum Node version: 20.19.4

📚 Documentation Updates

• Updated CLAUDE.md with SDK 54 architecture notes
• Enhanced README with latest versions and features
• Updated .cursor/rules with SDK 54 guidelines
• Added migration notes for SafeAreaView usage

🛠️ Technical Improvements

• React 19.1 with latest performance enhancements
• React Native 0.81.4 with stability improvements
• TypeScript 5.9.2 with enhanced type safety
• Fixed all test suite compatibility issues
• Resolved EAS build and preview channel workflows

🔄 Migration from v4.0.0

• Run npx expo install expo@^54.0.0 --fix to upgrade
• Update SafeAreaView imports to use react-native-safe-area-context
• Install peer dependencies if missing
• Update react-test-renderer to 19.1.0

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed GitHub Actions preview workflow with lightningcss Linux binary
• Resolved test suite failures with correct react-test-renderer version
• Fixed all peer dependency warnings

🌐 Deployment

Production-ready for iOS, Android, and Web platforms with modern architecture enabled

v4.0.0 - Expo SDK 53 with Modern Architecture

🚀 Major Release: v4.0.0

✨ New Features & Upgrades

• Expo SDK 53 with React 19 and React Native 0.79.5
• New Architecture enabled by default for optimal performance
• Expo Router v5 with flat config for file-based routing
• Web Support with static rendering and EAS Hosting deployment
• Enhanced Scripts with comprehensive development commands

🔧 Web Platform Support

• Added web configuration with static rendering
• Fixed BottomSheet web compatibility
• Added dev:serve:web and dev:deploy:web scripts
• Working web deployment to EAS Hosting

📚 Documentation Updates

• Updated README with comprehensive script documentation
• Enhanced CLAUDE.md with available scripts
• Better organization of development workflows

🛠️ Technical Improvements

• Modern React 19 features support
• ESLint 9 with flat configuration
• TypeScript strict mode enabled
• Improved environment variable handling
• Enhanced testing setup

🔄 Migration Notes

• Upgraded from React Native 0.74 to 0.79.5
• Directory "pages" renamed to "scenes"
• Modern tooling configurations
• Enhanced AI development support

🌐 Deployment

Live demo: https://react-native-boilerplate--98u9jeber8.expo.app

v3.0.0

What's New:

• Recreated Boilerplate: The project has been rebuilt from scratch using the latest Expo 52 template for a clean and updated foundation.
• Adopted Expo Router: Replaced react-navigation with expo-router to leverage file-based routing for better scalability and maintainability.
• Web Development and Deployment: Reconfigured the project to support web development and seamless deployment using EAS Hosting.

What's Changed

• feat: rewrite project using Expo 52 template with Expo Router by @wataru-maeda in #74

Full Changelog: 2.3.0...v3.0.0

v2.2.1

What's Changed

• chore(deps): update deprecated packages by @wataru-maeda in #70

Full Changelog: 2.2...2.2.1

2.2

• Bump expo version to 51

2.1

Changelog

Enhanced Features and Updates

• Expo SDK Upgrade: The Expo SDK has been upgraded to version 50, aligning our project with the latest advancements and features offered by the platform.
• Environment Variable Management: Implementation of functionality to automatically load .env files, seamlessly injecting environment variables into the project. This enhances configuration management across different development stages.
• Jest UI Testing & Coverage: Integration of Jest for UI testing has been introduced, including coverage reporting. This addition bolsters our testing framework, ensuring a robust validation of UI components and interactions.
• Expanded Library of Hooks and Components: Our collection of hooks and components has grown, offering more versatile and reusable building blocks for rapid development and feature enhancement.
• Environment-Specific Expo Project Switching: To navigate the build and submission constraints associated with the Expo free plan, we have enabled the capability to switch between Expo projects based on the environment. This facilitates a smoother workflow for building and submitting applications under varying conditions.

These updates are part of our continuous effort to enhance the boilerplate's functionality and usability, ensuring it remains a solid foundation for developing React Native applications.

2.0

• Bump expo version to 49
• Rewritten with the new project with typescript

1.9

• fix automated deployment failure

1.8

Upgrade to expo SDK 44

1.6

• Upgrade to expo SDK 42