New Architecture migration reports

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tl;dr: The New Architecture is being rolled out in 2024, and now is a great time to test your apps with it enabled. Use this discussion topic to share reports of your experiences enabling the New Architecture in your apps, so we can learn what we have done well, what we need to improve, and help you to work through any issues.

With the New Architecture rolling out in 2024, the Interop Layer and Bridgeless enabled by default in React Native 0.74, and the recent and ongoing push to achieve widespread New Architecture support in third-party libraries, now is the time to try enabling it in your app!

You can try the New Architecture in your app even if some of the libraries you use aren't supported. Create a new branch in your repository and remove any of the libraries that aren't compatible, until your app is running. This will give you a good idea of what libraries still need work before you can fully migrate to the New Architecture. We recommend creating issues or pull requests on those libraries' repositories to help them become compatible with the New Architecture.

When you've tried it out, report your findings here! Share the exact React Native version used (0.74.0 or the most recent available at the time of reading is strongly advised), which libraries you used that did not work, and any other problems you observed.

Resources to get started:

• Enable New Architecture for Apps
• Expo docs on the New Architecture