Shopify ditches React Native, returns to native iOS and Android development because of AI
CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-09-11
Shopify is reportedly abandoning React Native and moving back to native iOS and Android codebases, crediting AI-assisted coding with making it feasible to maintain both platforms natively. The move is seen as a massive endorsement of AI-assisted development: when AI lets engineers handle two native codebases efficiently, the core value proposition of cross-platform frameworks weakens — a signal that could influence tech stack decisions across the industry.
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