Expo Router | Beginner's Crash Course

Navigation is where most React Native projects get messy. Expo Router fixes that with file-based routing: drop a file in the app folder and it becomes a screen, typed routes included, no boilerplate. I walk through everything step by step in the video.

If you know Next.js, this will feel familiar. If you don't, even better: you may never write navigation setup code by hand again.

What's inside

• How Expo Router compares to plain React Navigation, and why it wins
• File-based routing with the app folder, explained from zero
• Tabs and stacks built with folders and files instead of setup code
• Automatic TypeScript types for every route
• Auth flows with protected routes and redirects
• A look at server functions coming in Expo Router v3

Resources

CourseReact Native course

Go deeper in the Expo Router section: 115 minutes on file routing, auth flows, and deep linking.