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Migrating to React Native v0.79.1

Version v0.79.1 introduces 1 breaking change. This guide details how to update your code.

Released: 4/15/2025

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Breaking Changes
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Migration Steps
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Affected Symbols

⚠️ Check Your Code

If you use any of these symbols, you need to read this guide:

ReleaseDevSupportManagerdefaultJSExceptionHandlerJSExceptionHandlerTextInputReactCodegen.podspec

Breaking Changes

●Issue #1

Android: defaultJSExceptionHandler's type in ReleaseDevSupportManager changed to JSExceptionHandler. This may require updating custom DevSupport implementations to match the new type signature.

Migration Steps

  1. 1
    Update Android DevSupport implementations to use the JSExceptionHandler type for defaultJSExceptionHandler.
  2. 2
    Use the React Native Upgrade Helper to identify further project-specific changes.

Release Summary

This release addresses Codegen issues on both Android and iOS, fixes a TextInput caret positioning bug on iOS, and updates the DevSupport exception handler type on Android.

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