Expo SDK 58 moves to React Native 0.88 and adds iOS 27 support

Expo released SDK 58 on October 15, 2026. It moves Expo apps from React Native 0.86 to 0.88, including the changes in 0.87, and is built for iOS 27. It also brings several breaking changes on both iOS and Android.

What’s new

• iOS 27 and iPhone Duo: support for the scene-based app lifecycle, a new expo-hinge package and Expo Router support. Expo says apps built with the iOS 27 SDK get resizable iPhone support automatically.
• Android builds: a prebuilt expo-modules-core cut a clean debug build from about 80 seconds to about 39 seconds in Expo’s own test. expo-widgets now supports Android, and Expo UI adds new Jetpack Compose components.
• Expo Router: data loaders, server-side rendering, middleware and native tabs are now stable.
• App Intents (alpha): expo-app-intents exposes app actions to Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and Apple Intelligence.
• Agents: a new @expo/agent-cli for agent-driven workflows.

Breaking changes to plan for

• iOS: prebuild now generates SceneDelegate.swift, and AppDelegate callbacks arrive differently. Apps with a customized AppDelegate need Expo’s migration guide.
• Android: R8 is on by default in release builds, which may need ProGuard keep rules.
• React Native: the Strict TypeScript API is the default, and some APIs are removed, including InteractionManager and the Modal animated prop.
• Tooling: Expo CLI now sets NODE_ENV from the command, which changes which .env file loads. Node.js 22.13 or later on the 22 line, 24.3 or later, or 26 or later is required.
• macOS: not supported in SDK 58 until react-native-macos reaches React Native 0.86.

Expo Go comes later

Expo says a new Expo Go for SDK 58 will reach the App Store and Google Play “within a few weeks.” Until then, create-expo-app still makes SDK 57 projects. To use SDK 58 now, start from the SDK 58 template and use a development build.

What to do

Upgrade with npx expo install expo@^58.0.0 --fix, run npx expo-doctor@latest, and make a new development build. Test an Android release build with R8 before you ship it, and check your iOS app delegate code against the migration guide.