expo-ui
Build native UI with the @expo/ui package: real SwiftUI on iOS and Jetpack Compose on Android rendered from React in an Expo or React Native app.
Expo UI (@expo/ui)
When to Use
Use this skill when you need build native UI with the @expo/ui package: real SwiftUI on iOS and Jetpack Compose on Android rendered from React in an Expo or React Native app. Covers universal cross-platform components (Host, Column, Row, Button, Text, List, and more imported from @expo/ui), drop-in replacements...
@expo/ui renders real native UI from React: SwiftUI on iOS, Jetpack Compose on Android. Start with its universal components (one tree for iOS, Android, and web) and drop to platform-specific SwiftUI/Jetpack Compose only when the universal layer falls short. It also ships drop-in replacements for migrating off RN community UI libraries.
These instructions track the latest Expo SDK. The universal layer requires SDK 56+. Drop-in replacements and the platform-specific layers also exist on SDK 55. For component details on a specific SDK, refer to the Expo UI docs for that version.
Installation
npx expo install @expo/uiOn SDK 56, @expo/ui works in Expo Go, so npx expo start runs it directly — no custom build required. On older SDKs, build a dev client first (npx expo run:ios / npx expo run:android).
Every @expo/ui tree — universal or platform-specific — must be wrapped in Host.
Choosing an approach (read this first)
Work down this list and stop at the first layer that meets the need:
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Details
| Source | expo/skills |
|---|---|
| License | MIT |
| Risk label | critical ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | SKILL.md, agents/openai.yaml, references/drop-in-replacements.md, references/jetpack-compose.md, references/swift-ui.md, references/universal.md, scripts/list-components.js |
| Added | 2026-07-01 |
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