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The new Expo SDK 55 cuts update download sizes 75% and is easier to add to native apps
Expo SDK 55 brings major improvements: Hermes v1 opt-in for performance, revamped project templates with native tabs, and stable Android blur support. Hermes bytecode diffing alone reduces download sizes by 75%. A new brownfield integration simplifies adding Expo to native apps. It also ships with React Native 0.83, React 19, and Expo Router v7.
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