{
  "id": 6607956,
  "title": "Native is now the future of mobile at Shopify (2026)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/native-is-now-the-future-of-mobile-at-shopify-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:19:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://shopify.engineering/back-to-native"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2026, Shopify is shifting its mobile development focus from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin. This change was prompted by significant advancements in coding models, which reduced the cost of building features in Swift and Kotlin compared to the earlier investment required in React Native. The company had initially adopted React Native in 2020 due to its success in delivering consistent benefits and enabling developers with no mobile background to contribute to their apps. However, as LLMs (large language models) became more powerful, Shopify reevaluated its mobile stack from first principles and concluded that building the same features in Swift and Kotlin was now more cost-effective. Despite the fact that React Native still enables the creation of fast apps, Shopify believes that the advantages of building for each platform remain, particularly in terms of accessing native capabilities and first-party tooling. The migration process will be carefully managed to ensure a smooth transition, with Shopify continuing to sponsor and maintain the React Native libraries they contributed to. Some apps, such as the Shop and Shopify apps, will be migrated first, while others will follow in the coming months. Shopify will continue to support the existing React Native libraries and consider long-term stewardship for critical libraries like FlashList.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News Best",
        "title": "Shopify moves back to Native from React Native",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/shopify-moves-back-to-native-from-react-native",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:09:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}