Expo SDK 53: React 19, Expo UI, EAS Caching, Maps, and SQLite on Web

SDK 53 is one of those releases that actually changes how you build. React 19 with the use hook, the new architecture on by default, and Expo UI: native components built with SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose, maintained by Expo instead of a community package that dies in a year. I demo all of it in the video, including the upgrade path for existing apps.

If your project is on SDK 52, this is your roadmap for moving up without breaking things.

What's inside

• Upgrading to SDK 53 with npx expo install --fix and prebuild
• React 19's use hook and suspense for cleaner async data
• Checking dependency compatibility with the new architecture
• Expo UI alpha: native buttons, pickers, sliders, and bottom sheets
• Android edge-to-edge mode with a blurred status bar
• Faster EAS builds through improved caching, plus Maps and SQLite on web

Resources

CourseReact Native course

17 sections and 800+ minutes, from fundamentals to shipping on the stores.