Bluetooth Low Energy in React Native: A Production Guide
A production guide to Bluetooth Low Energy in React Native: permissions, scanning, connecting, streaming, background reconnect and testing with hardware.
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Native device features in React Native: Bluetooth, background location, push notifications, deep links, camera, health data, maps and charts.
A production guide to Bluetooth Low Energy in React Native: permissions, scanning, connecting, streaming, background reconnect and testing with hardware.
Background location in React Native and Expo: iOS and Android permissions, location tasks, geofencing, battery, and passing App Store and Play review.
React Native push notifications with Expo: credentials, permissions, Android channels, tokens, sending, taps and debugging notifications that never arrive.
Deep linking in React Native with Expo Router: URL schemes, iOS universal links, Android App Links, testing, deferred links after Firebase Dynamic Links.
How to build a companion app for a smart device or IoT product: onboarding and pairing, data flow, cloud sync, firmware updates, commerce and store rules.
Camera and video in React Native in 2026: expo-camera vs VisionCamera, image picking, scanning codes, uploading large media reliably and playing video.
What really runs in the background in React Native apps in 2026: iOS and Android limits, expo-background-task, location and BLE tasks, silent push.
Maps in React Native in 2026: react-native-maps, expo-maps and Mapbox compared, API keys and costs, markers at scale, location, and performance tips.
Integrate Apple HealthKit and Android Health Connect in React Native: libraries, permissions, reading and writing data, privacy rules and Google Fit's end.