React Native runs the same React you already know — the components, hooks, and data layer come with you. This is a deep dive into the other part: the mobile-specific tools, application programming interfaces (APIs), and constraints, each mapped from the web equivalent you already reach for.
A design system that started on the web rarely maps cleanly onto mobile. This post traces what carries over, what breaks, and how to keep one source of truth across both.
You know the web. This post maps that knowledge onto native iOS and Android — the platforms, languages, tooling, and cross-platform options — so you can find your footing without starting from zero.