Frank Calise
@frankcalise.dev
Staff software engineer @infinite.red. react-native and @expo.dev lover. Virginia Tech Alum. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt. On-and-off Italian language learner.
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Expo 54 support for React Native MLKit is coming soon! Thanks @frankcalise.dev!!
Up next: going through the backlog of issues to see if these upgrades fix some problems, and then we're probably gonna keep on adding support for additional modules.
Up next: going through the backlog of issues to see if these upgrades fix some problems, and then we're probably gonna keep on adding support for additional modules.
feat!: Support for Expo SDK 54 by frankcalise · Pull Request #233 · infinitered/react-native-mlkit
Description
Adds support for Expo SDK 54
Removes an unnecessary dependency on @infinitered/react-native-mlkit-core from @infinitered/react-native-document-scanner
Removes unnecessary typescript de...
github.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Expo 54 support for React Native MLKit is coming soon! Thanks @frankcalise.dev!!
Up next: going through the backlog of issues to see if these upgrades fix some problems, and then we're probably gonna keep on adding support for additional modules.
Up next: going through the backlog of issues to see if these upgrades fix some problems, and then we're probably gonna keep on adding support for additional modules.
@keith.bsky.social do you recall if there was an accompanying example repo you and @marklawlor.bsky.social used for the Expo Router v5 protected/guard Livestream?
Loved the stream btw
Loved the stream btw
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@keith.bsky.social do you recall if there was an accompanying example repo you and @marklawlor.bsky.social used for the Expo Router v5 protected/guard Livestream?
Loved the stream btw
Loved the stream btw
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🖤❤️ RNR 347 ❤️🖤
React Native powering smart displays? 👀
This week: @mazenchami.dev sits down with Alex Lanclos of
@skylightframe.bsky.social to dig into how they use React Native to bring their smart displays and digital photo frames to life!! 🪄
Listen now 🎧
React Native powering smart displays? 👀
This week: @mazenchami.dev sits down with Alex Lanclos of
@skylightframe.bsky.social to dig into how they use React Native to bring their smart displays and digital photo frames to life!! 🪄
Listen now 🎧
React Native Radio - RNR 347 - Skylight: Smart Displays Powered by React Native
Mazen talks with Alex Lanclos from Skylight about how they power their wildly popular smart displays with React Native! Mazen and Alex dig into architecture upgrades, performance wins, and why Skyligh...
infinite.red
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🖤❤️ RNR 347 ❤️🖤
React Native powering smart displays? 👀
This week: @mazenchami.dev sits down with Alex Lanclos of
@skylightframe.bsky.social to dig into how they use React Native to bring their smart displays and digital photo frames to life!! 🪄
Listen now 🎧
React Native powering smart displays? 👀
This week: @mazenchami.dev sits down with Alex Lanclos of
@skylightframe.bsky.social to dig into how they use React Native to bring their smart displays and digital photo frames to life!! 🪄
Listen now 🎧
Phishing attempts bleh
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Phishing attempts bleh
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Want to integrate on-device AI features into your React Native apps?
Good news! The talk that our very own @gantlaborde.com and @mazenchami.dev recently gave at @cascadiajs.com is now on YouTube!
Don't miss it 👇
Good news! The talk that our very own @gantlaborde.com and @mazenchami.dev recently gave at @cascadiajs.com is now on YouTube!
Don't miss it 👇
Did you know a phone could do that? 📱
@GantLaborde.com & @MazenChami.dev show us how to integrate on-device AI features into your React Native apps for real-time, offline intelligence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3t0...
Subscribe to get notified when we ship more videos from #CascadiaJS 2025! 📺
@GantLaborde.com & @MazenChami.dev show us how to integrate on-device AI features into your React Native apps for real-time, offline intelligence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3t0...
Subscribe to get notified when we ship more videos from #CascadiaJS 2025! 📺
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Want to integrate on-device AI features into your React Native apps?
Good news! The talk that our very own @gantlaborde.com and @mazenchami.dev recently gave at @cascadiajs.com is now on YouTube!
Don't miss it 👇
Good news! The talk that our very own @gantlaborde.com and @mazenchami.dev recently gave at @cascadiajs.com is now on YouTube!
Don't miss it 👇
Reposted by Frank Calise
🖤❤️ RNR 346 ❤️🖤
How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture?
This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev!
Don't miss it! 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture?
This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev!
Don't miss it! 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
React Native Radio - RNR 346 - Shopify's Transition to the (new) Architecture
In this episode, Mazen Chami sits down with Mustafa Ali (Director of Engineering and Head of Mobile at Shopify) and Thiago Magalhães (Staff Software Developer at Shopify) to dive deep into Shopify’s t...
infinite.red
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🖤❤️ RNR 346 ❤️🖤
How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture?
This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev!
Don't miss it! 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture?
This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev!
Don't miss it! 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
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🚀 Retrotype 1.0 is live!
A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.
Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/retro...
#buildinpublic #indiedev
A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.
Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/retro...
#buildinpublic #indiedev
Retrotype
Rediscover the joy of writing without distractions. Retrotype transforms your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, tactile typewriter - complete with the sounds, rhythm, and charm of the classics.
- Wri...
apps.apple.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚀 Retrotype 1.0 is live!
A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.
Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/retro...
#buildinpublic #indiedev
A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.
Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/us/app/retro...
#buildinpublic #indiedev
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🖤❤️ RNR 345 ❤️🖤
This week: @expo.dev SDK 54!!
@mazenchami.dev, @frankcalise.dev, & @coolsoftware.dev cover what's new in this epic release: from precompiled RN builds to iOS 26 & Liquid Glass!
Don't miss it 👇
infinite.red/react-native...
This week: @expo.dev SDK 54!!
@mazenchami.dev, @frankcalise.dev, & @coolsoftware.dev cover what's new in this epic release: from precompiled RN builds to iOS 26 & Liquid Glass!
Don't miss it 👇
infinite.red/react-native...
React Native Radio - RNR 345 - Expo SDK 54
Expo SDK 54 and React Native 0.81 are a perfect match—and our hosts Mazen Chami, Frank Calise, and Tyler Williams are here to break it all down. In this episode, they dive deep into everything new in ...
infinite.red
September 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
🖤❤️ RNR 345 ❤️🖤
This week: @expo.dev SDK 54!!
@mazenchami.dev, @frankcalise.dev, & @coolsoftware.dev cover what's new in this epic release: from precompiled RN builds to iOS 26 & Liquid Glass!
Don't miss it 👇
infinite.red/react-native...
This week: @expo.dev SDK 54!!
@mazenchami.dev, @frankcalise.dev, & @coolsoftware.dev cover what's new in this epic release: from precompiled RN builds to iOS 26 & Liquid Glass!
Don't miss it 👇
infinite.red/react-native...
Supporting Pisa this for morning for @cortini.co 😁⚽
September 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Supporting Pisa this for morning for @cortini.co 😁⚽
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𝝠 Expo SDK 54 is LIVE 🚀
◆ React Native 0.81
◆ Precompiled RN for iOS → faster clean builds
◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + views
◆ Android 16 target, edge-to-edge default
◆ Router v6 native tabs
◆ Updates: header overrides, progress, reload screen
◆ So much more...
expo.dev/changelog/sd...
◆ React Native 0.81
◆ Precompiled RN for iOS → faster clean builds
◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + views
◆ Android 16 target, edge-to-edge default
◆ Router v6 native tabs
◆ Updates: header overrides, progress, reload screen
◆ So much more...
expo.dev/changelog/sd...
Expo SDK 54 - Expo Changelog
Learn about the changes and how to upgrade
expo.dev
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
𝝠 Expo SDK 54 is LIVE 🚀
◆ React Native 0.81
◆ Precompiled RN for iOS → faster clean builds
◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + views
◆ Android 16 target, edge-to-edge default
◆ Router v6 native tabs
◆ Updates: header overrides, progress, reload screen
◆ So much more...
expo.dev/changelog/sd...
◆ React Native 0.81
◆ Precompiled RN for iOS → faster clean builds
◆ iOS 26 Liquid Glass icons + views
◆ Android 16 target, edge-to-edge default
◆ Router v6 native tabs
◆ Updates: header overrides, progress, reload screen
◆ So much more...
expo.dev/changelog/sd...
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Our team put @expo.dev SDK 54 to the test. 🔥
The results:
→ iOS build time cut by 35%
→ Dependencies “just worked” with smarter autolinking
Full review from @frankcalise.dev 👇
shift.infinite.red/expo-sdk-54-...
The results:
→ iOS build time cut by 35%
→ Dependencies “just worked” with smarter autolinking
Full review from @frankcalise.dev 👇
shift.infinite.red/expo-sdk-54-...
Expo SDK 54: Better. Faster. Simpler.
See how Expo SDK 54 is making Infinite Red’s process better, faster, and simpler than ever before.
shift.infinite.red
September 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Our team put @expo.dev SDK 54 to the test. 🔥
The results:
→ iOS build time cut by 35%
→ Dependencies “just worked” with smarter autolinking
Full review from @frankcalise.dev 👇
shift.infinite.red/expo-sdk-54-...
The results:
→ iOS build time cut by 35%
→ Dependencies “just worked” with smarter autolinking
Full review from @frankcalise.dev 👇
shift.infinite.red/expo-sdk-54-...
Reposted by Frank Calise
🖤❤️ RNR 342 ❤️🖤
Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 dropped a few weeks ago, so we're bringing on fan favorite Mark Rickert to talk all about it!
Hear about all of Ignite's new features, patched bugs, and even the backstory of why we named it BISON!
Listen now:
infinite.red/react-native...
Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 dropped a few weeks ago, so we're bringing on fan favorite Mark Rickert to talk all about it!
Hear about all of Ignite's new features, patched bugs, and even the backstory of why we named it BISON!
Listen now:
infinite.red/react-native...
React Native Radio - RNR 342 - Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 with Mark Rickert
Infinite Red's own Mark Rickert joins to unveil the Ignite 11
infinite.red
September 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🖤❤️ RNR 342 ❤️🖤
Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 dropped a few weeks ago, so we're bringing on fan favorite Mark Rickert to talk all about it!
Hear about all of Ignite's new features, patched bugs, and even the backstory of why we named it BISON!
Listen now:
infinite.red/react-native...
Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 dropped a few weeks ago, so we're bringing on fan favorite Mark Rickert to talk all about it!
Hear about all of Ignite's new features, patched bugs, and even the backstory of why we named it BISON!
Listen now:
infinite.red/react-native...
@mcuban.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com Thank you for your site here, it is helping my wife get me some of her meds to treat a parasitic infection. A suggestion, if I could - please format the order status page a bit better.
September 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social @costplusdrugs.com Thank you for your site here, it is helping my wife get me some of her meds to treat a parasitic infection. A suggestion, if I could - please format the order status page a bit better.
Match day!
Happy to be watching Juventus again
Happy to be watching Juventus again
August 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Match day!
Happy to be watching Juventus again
Happy to be watching Juventus again
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🖤❤️ RNR 341 ❤️🖤
This week: We're keeping the Maestro theme rolling!
Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins our hosts to share what's new: Studio Desktop, cloud testing, automation, and more.
Listen now 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
This week: We're keeping the Maestro theme rolling!
Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins our hosts to share what's new: Studio Desktop, cloud testing, automation, and more.
Listen now 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
React Native Radio - RNR 341 - Catching Up With Maestro Featuring Leland Takamine
Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins the pod to share updates on Maestro Studio Desktop, cloud testing, and scaling reliable automation.
infinite.red
August 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🖤❤️ RNR 341 ❤️🖤
This week: We're keeping the Maestro theme rolling!
Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins our hosts to share what's new: Studio Desktop, cloud testing, automation, and more.
Listen now 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
This week: We're keeping the Maestro theme rolling!
Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins our hosts to share what's new: Studio Desktop, cloud testing, automation, and more.
Listen now 🎧
infinite.red/react-native...
Reposted by Frank Calise
My interview at All Things Open is live
allthingsopen.org/articles/gan...
allthingsopen.org/articles/gan...
The secret skill every developer needs to succeed with AI today | We Love Open Source • All Things Open
Discover why prompt engineering is the essential skill developers need today and how experimenting with AI tools can accelerate your career in this insightful conversation with Gant LaBorde.
allthingsopen.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My interview at All Things Open is live
allthingsopen.org/articles/gan...
allthingsopen.org/articles/gan...
Reposted by Frank Calise
React Native Web or React Strict DOM? 🤔
One could be the future of your next project in 2025.
Our own @coolsoftware.dev explains why React Strict DOM is worth a serious look.
Read more 👇
shift.infinite.red/react-strict...
One could be the future of your next project in 2025.
Our own @coolsoftware.dev explains why React Strict DOM is worth a serious look.
Read more 👇
shift.infinite.red/react-strict...
React Strict DOM vs React Native for Web in 2025
The React Native Radio hosts spoke with Nicolas Gallagher (Meta), Evan Bacon (Expo), and James Ide (Expo) about React Native for Web vs…
shift.infinite.red
August 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
React Native Web or React Strict DOM? 🤔
One could be the future of your next project in 2025.
Our own @coolsoftware.dev explains why React Strict DOM is worth a serious look.
Read more 👇
shift.infinite.red/react-strict...
One could be the future of your next project in 2025.
Our own @coolsoftware.dev explains why React Strict DOM is worth a serious look.
Read more 👇
shift.infinite.red/react-strict...
Reposted by Frank Calise
great work by @chrfalch.bsky.social and @cipolleschi.bsky.social!
⚡ We teamed up with Meta to deliver precompiled iOS builds in 0.81/SDK 54. You get:
◆ Faster builds: Compile RN once per release
◆ Smoother integrations: Easier to add RN into brownfield apps
◆ Future-proof: Prepares RN for migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager
expo.dev/blog/precomp...
◆ Faster builds: Compile RN once per release
◆ Smoother integrations: Easier to add RN into brownfield apps
◆ Future-proof: Prepares RN for migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager
expo.dev/blog/precomp...
Precompiled React Native for iOS: Faster builds are coming in 0.81
React Native 0.81 introduces precompiled iOS builds, cutting compile times by up to 10x in projects where React Native is the primary dependency.
expo.dev
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
great work by @chrfalch.bsky.social and @cipolleschi.bsky.social!
Reposted by Frank Calise
The only US React Native conference is BACK! 🎉
Chain React • July 30–31, 2026 • Portland, OR
Join 500+ developers from Microsoft, Amazon & more under one roof!
Co‑hosted with our friends at @expo.dev
Be first in line for tickets 🎟️
chainreactconf.com
Chain React • July 30–31, 2026 • Portland, OR
Join 500+ developers from Microsoft, Amazon & more under one roof!
Co‑hosted with our friends at @expo.dev
Be first in line for tickets 🎟️
chainreactconf.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The only US React Native conference is BACK! 🎉
Chain React • July 30–31, 2026 • Portland, OR
Join 500+ developers from Microsoft, Amazon & more under one roof!
Co‑hosted with our friends at @expo.dev
Be first in line for tickets 🎟️
chainreactconf.com
Chain React • July 30–31, 2026 • Portland, OR
Join 500+ developers from Microsoft, Amazon & more under one roof!
Co‑hosted with our friends at @expo.dev
Be first in line for tickets 🎟️
chainreactconf.com
Reposted by Frank Calise
You asked (a lot). And the answer is yes…
Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR
Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev
Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com
Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR
Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev
Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You asked (a lot). And the answer is yes…
Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR
Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev
Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com
Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR
Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev
Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com
Reposted by Frank Calise
🥳 Very excited to co-host Chain React next summer with the good people of @infinite.red!
See you in Rip City next July!
See you in Rip City next July!
You asked (a lot). And the answer is yes…
Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR
Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev
Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com
Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR
Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev
Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🥳 Very excited to co-host Chain React next summer with the good people of @infinite.red!
See you in Rip City next July!
See you in Rip City next July!
The Bluesky share icon moving away from OS specific to iOS really messed with me on Android
July 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Bluesky share icon moving away from OS specific to iOS really messed with me on Android
Reposted by Frank Calise
📰 RNN 188 📰
Don't miss the latest issue of the React Native Newsletter!!
This issue is packed full of great topics like:
✅ Ignite 11
✅ React Native 0.80
✅ Expo SDK 53, Router v5
✅ And so much more!
Check it out 👇
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Don't miss the latest issue of the React Native Newsletter!!
This issue is packed full of great topics like:
✅ Ignite 11
✅ React Native 0.80
✅ Expo SDK 53, Router v5
✅ And so much more!
Check it out 👇
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React Native Newsletter #188
In this issue: Ignite 11, React Native 0.80, Expo SDK 53, and more!
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📰 RNN 188 📰
Don't miss the latest issue of the React Native Newsletter!!
This issue is packed full of great topics like:
✅ Ignite 11
✅ React Native 0.80
✅ Expo SDK 53, Router v5
✅ And so much more!
Check it out 👇
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Don't miss the latest issue of the React Native Newsletter!!
This issue is packed full of great topics like:
✅ Ignite 11
✅ React Native 0.80
✅ Expo SDK 53, Router v5
✅ And so much more!
Check it out 👇
us3.campaign-archive.com?u=78d9e37a94...