Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expo apps by Aman Mittal (2023)

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps

Published on Feb 21, 2020

16 min read

EXPO

React Navigation as the library released its 5th stable version recently, just being two years old. Without a doubt, it is one of the most popular navigation solutions in React Native apps that also has support for the Expo.

Recently, it underwent some core changes and how you used to define routes till react-navigation version 4.x.x has some major changes as to how you are going to define routes using the latest version of the library.

Some of the major highlights the team of maintainers released in a blog post are that the navigation patterns are now more component-based, common use cases can now be handled with pre-defined Hooks, new architecture allows you to configure and update a screen from the component itself and some other changes that you can dwell in the blog post here.

The major highlight from these new changes in the component based configuration. If you have experience developing with web development libraries such as Reactjs in combination with react-router, you won't experience much of a learning curve here. However, if you are diving into React Native recently, and chances are that you are going to use react-navigation, I'd recommend starting with this latest version. I hope this tutorial serves as a starting point or a refreshing one in your journey.

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Table of contents🔗
  • Install dependencies
  • Create mock screens
  • Create a basic stack navigator
  • Specifying options for each screen in Stack Navigator
  • Navigating between two screens
  • Enabling gestures in react-navigation
  • Passing data between routes
  • How to use params in the screen's title
  • Using common screenOptions to modify header styles
  • Making the back button title invisible on iOS
  • Understanding header modes and changing it in an Android app
  • Directly navigating from the third screen to the top of the stack screen navigator
  • Conclusion
Requirements🔗

Requirements for this tutorial is simple. Have the following installed on your local dev environment.

  • Node.js version >= 10.x.x installed
  • Have access to one package manager such as npm or yarn
  • Latest expo-cli version installed or use npx

Do note that, without dwelling much into the configuration of native binaries with the react-navigation library, I am going to expo-cli to generate the project and Expo client to view output from time to time. Make sure you have both installed.

Install dependencies🔗

To start, generate a new Expo project with a blank template by running the following command in a terminal window.

npx expo init [Project Name]

# after the project directory has been generated

cd [Project Name]

Next, install the following dependencies for the react-navigation library to work. The first command is going to install core utilities of react-navigation that are used by navigators to create the navigation structure in the app. The second command uses expo install instead of npm install or yarn add. The reason is that expo is going to install the version of the libraries mentioned that are compatible with the Expo SDK.

yarn add @react-navigation/native @react-navigation/stack

# use expo install for Expo projects only

expo install react-native-gesture-handler react-native-reanimated

react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context

@react-native-community/masked-view

Do note that the package @react-navigation/stack is only required to install when you are going to use the Stack navigation pattern in the app. For example, if you are just going to use tab navigation, you are going to install a different package as shown here.

Create mock screens🔗

Create a new directory src/screens and inside it, create two new files called Home.js and Detail.js. The code snippet for both of these files is listed below:

1// src/screens/Home.js

2

3import React from 'react';

4import { StyleSheet, View, Text } from 'react-native';

5

6function Home() {

7 return (

8 <View style={styles.container}>

9 <Text style={styles.text}>Home Screen</Text>

10 </View>

11 );

12}

13

14const styles = StyleSheet.create({

15 container: {

16 flex: 1,

17 justifyContent: 'center',

18 alignItems: 'center',

19 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

20 },

21 text: {

22 color: '#101010',

23 fontSize: 24,

24 fontWeight: 'bold'

25 }

26});

27

28export default Home;

29

30// src/screens/Detail.js

31

32import React from 'react';

33import { StyleSheet, View, Text } from 'react-native';

34

35function Details() {

36 return (

37 <View style={styles.container}>

38 <Text style={styles.text}>Details Screen</Text>

39 </View>

40 );

41}

42

43const styles = StyleSheet.create({

44 container: {

45 flex: 1,

46 justifyContent: 'center',

47 alignItems: 'center',

48 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

49 },

50 text: {

51 color: '#101010',

52 fontSize: 24,

53 fontWeight: 'bold'

54 }

55});

56

57export default Details;

These screen components are for demonstration purposes. You have to feed the routes to the navigator to work with, these screen components are going to the routes.

Create a basic stack navigator🔗

In this section, let us set up a basic Stack navigator. Start by creating a new directory src/navigation. The best definition of what a Stack Navigator does can be read from its docs. I am going to quote it here:

React Navigation's stack navigator provides a way for your app to transition between screens and manage navigation history. If your app uses only one stack navigator then it is conceptually similar to how a web browser handles navigation state - your app pushes and pops items from the navigation stack as users interact with it, and this results in the user seeing different screens.

Now that you have an idea of what exactly a stack navigation pattern is, let us start by creating one. Inside the src/navigation directory, create a new file called MainStackNavigator.js and import the following statements:

1import * as React from 'react';

2import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native';

3import { createStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/stack';

4

5import Home from '../screens/Home';

From the above snippet, the NavigationContainer is a component that manages the navigation tree. It also contains the navigation state and it has to wrap all navigators structure.

The createStackNavigator is a function that is used to implement a stack navigation pattern. This function returns two React components: Screen and Navigator that help to configure each component screen. For now, let us add one screen to this navigation pattern.

1const Stack = createStackNavigator();

2

3function MainStackNavigator() {

4 return (

5 <NavigationContainer>

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6 <Stack.Navigator>

7 <Stack.Screen name="Home" component={Home} />

8 </Stack.Navigator>

9 </NavigationContainer>

10 );

11}

12

13export default MainStackNavigator;

In the above snippet, there are two required props with each Stack.Screen. The prop name refers to the name of the route and prop component specifies which screen to render at the particular route.

Do not forget to export the MainStackNavigator since it is going to be imported in the root of the app, that is, inside App.js file as shown below.

1import React from 'react';

2

3import MainStackNavigator from './src/navigation/MainStackNavigator';

4

5export default function App() {

6 return <MainStackNavigator />;

7}

Execute the command expo start and make sure the Expo client is running either in a simulator device or a real device. You are going to get the HomeScreen as the following result.

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (1)Specifying options for each screen in Stack Navigator🔗

By default, it shows the title bar on the screen. However, you can set the title of the screen. Let us change the title of the screen shown, from Home to render Home Screen.

This is done by specifying the options on each screen as shown below. Open MainStackNavigator.js file and the prop options on Stack.Screen for Home component.

1<Stack.Screen name="Home" component={Home} options={{ title: 'Home Screen' }} />

The changes are instantly reflected in the Expo client.

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (2)Navigating between two screens🔗

In the current stack navigator structure, let us add the second screen component called Detail. Import it from screens/Detail.js and another route as shown below.

1// rest import statements remain same

2import Detail from '../screens/Detail';

3

4function MainStackNavigator() {

5 return (

6 <NavigationContainer>

7 <Stack.Navigator>

8 <Stack.Screen

9 name="Home"

10 component={Home}

11 options={{ title: 'Home Screen' }}

12 />

13 <Stack.Screen

14 name="Detail"

15 component={Detail}

16 options={{ title: 'Detail Screen' }}

17 />

18 </Stack.Navigator>

19 </NavigationContainer>

20 );

21}

To see that Detail screen is currently in our stack, try adding the prop initialRouteName on Stack.Navigator. The first screen that renders is going to be the Detail screen.

1<Stack.Navigator initialRouteName='Detail'>

Here is the output:

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But we need a way to navigate from the Home screen to the Detail screen not just display the later screen as the initial route. Change the value of initialRouteName to Home.

1<Stack.Navigator initialRouteName='Home'>

Then, open screen/Home.js and a button component that is going to navigate to the Detail screen when pressed.

Import TouchableOpacity from react-native core and make sure to utilize the navigation prop passed to the Home screen. This prop is passed to every screen that is a route wrapped by the Stack Navigator.

1import React from 'react';

2import { StyleSheet, View, Text, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';

3

4function Home(props) {

5 const { navigation } = props;

6 return (

7 <View style={styles.container}>

8 <Text style={styles.text}>Home Screen</Text>

9 <TouchableOpacity

10 style={styles.buttonContainer}

11 onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Detail')}

12 >

13 <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Go to Detail Screen</Text>

14 </TouchableOpacity>

15 </View>

16 );

17}

18

19const styles = StyleSheet.create({

20 container: {

21 flex: 1,

22 justifyContent: 'center',

23 alignItems: 'center',

24 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

25 },

26 text: {

27 color: '#101010',

28 fontSize: 24,

29 fontWeight: 'bold'

30 },

31 buttonContainer: {

32 backgroundColor: '#222',

33 borderRadius: 5,

34 padding: 10,

35 margin: 20

36 },

37 buttonText: {

38 fontSize: 20,

39 color: '#fff'

40 }

41});

42

43export default Home;

Here is the changed Home screen:

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (4)Enabling gestures in react-navigation🔗

If you press the button, you are going to notice that it navigates you to the Detail screen. On the Detail screen, do note that the back button with the name of the previous screen is shown in the header.

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The above demo is how the navigation between two-screen works on an iOS device. The default native transition on iOS when using stack navigation is that the screen is pushed or pulled from the right side. On Android, as you will notice below, the behavior is different. The new screen is pushed from the bottom.

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Also, in the below demo notice that on iOS swipe gesture works when going back from Detail to Home screen. On Android, it doesn't.

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To enable gestures on Android as well, in Stack.Navigator you have to add a prop called screenOptions. This prop is used when you want to pass some value to all the children's routes of a stack navigator.

1<Stack.Navigator

2 initialRouteName='Home'

3 screenOptions={{

4 gestureEnabled: true

5 }}>

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This is going to enable the gestures on Android as well.

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (8)Passing data between routes🔗

You can pass parameters to a route by putting the params in an object as the second argument using navigation.navigate. Let's mimic a small example by passing data from Home to Detail screen.

Add the following mock object for some data in Home.js.

1const character = {

2 name: 'Luke Skywalker',

3 home: 'Tatooine',

4 species: 'human'

5};

Then, in the same screen component file, modify the TouchableOpacity and pass the previous object as the second argument.

1<TouchableOpacity

2 style={styles.buttonContainer}

3 onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Detail', { item: character })}

4>

5 <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Who is {character.name}?</Text>

6</TouchableOpacity>

Here is the output:

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Open Detail.js and add the following code snippet. Using route.params this screen component can read the parameters passed from the Home screen. Inside the Detail component, let us destructure the route.params and then display those values.

1import React from 'react';

2import { StyleSheet, View, Text } from 'react-native';

3

4function Detail(props) {

5 const { route } = props;

6 const { item } = route.params;

7 const { name, home, species } = item;

8 return (

9 <View style={styles.container}>

10 <Text style={styles.text}>Detail Screen</Text>

11 <View style={styles.card}>

12 <Text style={styles.cardText}>Name: {name}</Text>

13 <Text style={styles.cardText}>Home Planet: {home}</Text>

14 <Text style={styles.cardText}>Species: {species}</Text>

15 </View>

16 </View>

17 );

18}

19

20const styles = StyleSheet.create({

21 container: {

22 flex: 1,

23 justifyContent: 'center',

24 alignItems: 'center',

25 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

26 },

27 text: {

28 color: '#101010',

29 fontSize: 24,

30 fontWeight: 'bold'

31 },

32 card: {

33 width: 350,

34 height: 100,

35 borderRadius: 10,

36 backgroundColor: '#101010',

37 margin: 10,

38 padding: 10,

39 alignItems: 'center'

40 },

41 cardText: {

42 fontSize: 18,

43 color: '#ffd700',

44 marginBottom: 5

45 }

46});

47

48export default Detail;

Here is the output showing above works:

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (10)How to use params in the screen's title🔗

You can use params in the title of the screen component. For example, instead of saying Detail Screen, it could say the name of the character.

This can be done by passing route as an object in options for Detail screen in MainStackNavigator.js file and use the value of the title from route.params.item.name.

1<Stack.Screen

2 name="Detail"

3 component={Detail}

4 options={({ route }) => ({

5 title: route.params.item.name

6 })}

7/>

Here is the output:

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (11)Using common screenOptions to modify header styles🔗

You can use the prop screenOptions to apply common styles to the header across the navigator. For example, in the code snippet, below, let us set two properties, headerStyle, headerTintColor and headerTitleStyle to change the background color of all screen headers as well as the color of the title on each screen.

1<Stack.Navigator

2 initialRouteName="Home"

3 screenOptions={{

4 gestureEnabled: true,

5 headerStyle: {

6 backgroundColor: '#101010'

7 },

8 headerTitleStyle: {

9 fontWeight: 'bold'

10 },

11 headerTintColor: '#ffd700'

12 }}

13>

14 {/* ... */}

15</Stack.Navigator>

The headerStyle is a style object that can be used to set the backgroundColor of the header for the screen component.

The headerTitleStyle is another style object that allows you to customize the title or the text of the header.

The headerTintColor is the color property for both the back button and the title of the header.

Here is the output in action after the above changes:

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Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (12)Making the back button title invisible on iOS🔗

So far, you must have noticed that on iOS the back button shows the name of the previous screen by default. On Android, this behavior is only shown by a back button icon.

To make an iOS app just to show the back button icon instead of the name of the previous screen in the stack, add the following property to screenOptions on Stack.Navigator.

1<Stack.Navigator

2 initialRouteName="Home"

3 screenOptions={{

4 gestureEnabled: true,

5 headerStyle: {

6 backgroundColor: '#101010'

7 },

8 headerTitleStyle: {

9 fontWeight: 'bold'

10 },

11 headerTintColor: '#ffd700',

12 headerBackTitleVisible: false

13 }}

14>

15 {/* ... */}

16</Stack.Navigator>

Here is the output:

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (13)Understanding header modes and changing it in the Android app🔗

Using the react-navigation library, there are three header modes available that render the header in different ways. By default on iOS, the headerMode is of the value of float.

On Android, the value screen is commonly used. These are the native patterns of how a header renders on each platform. The last header mode value is none which abolishes any header to render.

Take a look at the below demo of how it differs on both platforms.

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In the section, let us make the header mode of the Android app behave in the same way as the iOS app. Just add the property headerMode with the value of float in Stack.Navigator.

1<Stack.Navigator

2 initialRouteName="Home"

3 screenOptions={{

4 gestureEnabled: true,

5 headerStyle: {

6 backgroundColor: '#101010'

7 },

8 headerTitleStyle: {

9 fontWeight: 'bold'

10 },

11 headerTintColor: '#ffd700',

12 headerBackTitleVisible: false

13 }}

14 headerMode="float"

15>

16 {/* ... */}

17</Stack.Navigator>

The header in the Android app, when navigating from one screen to another, is going to stay fixed, just link in the iOS app.

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (15)Directly navigating from the third screen to the top of the stack screen navigator🔗

In this section, let us create a small demo on how you can leverage a helper method from navigation prop to navigate back to the top or first screen in the stack navigator from any other screen in navigator's structure, no matter how deep.

Start by creating a new file called Settings.js inside the src/screens/ directory and the following component snippet.

1import React from 'react';

2import { StyleSheet, View, Text } from 'react-native';

3

4function Settings() {

5 return (

6 <View style={styles.container}>

7 <Text style={styles.text}>Settings</Text>

8 </View>

9 );

10}

11

12const styles = StyleSheet.create({

13 container: {

14 flex: 1,

15 justifyContent: 'center',

16 alignItems: 'center',

17 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

18 },

19 text: {

20 color: '#101010',

21 fontSize: 24,

22 fontWeight: 'bold'

23 }

24});

25

26export default Settings;

Next, modify the MainStackNavigator.js file and import a new screen.

1import Settings from '../screens/Settings';

Add this newly imported screen to the current Stack.Navigator.

1<Stack.Screen

2 name="Settings"

3 component={Settings}

4 options={{ title: 'Settings' }}

5/>

Open, Detail.js and modify it to add a button. When this button is pressed, the navigator leads to the Settings screen.

1import React from 'react';

2import { StyleSheet, View, Text, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';

3

4function Detail(props) {

5 const { route, navigation } = props;

6 const { item } = route.params;

7 const { name, home, species } = item;

8 return (

9 <View style={styles.container}>

10 <Text style={styles.text}>Detail Screen</Text>

11 <View style={styles.card}>

12 <Text style={styles.cardText}>Name: {name}</Text>

13 <Text style={styles.cardText}>Home Planet: {home}</Text>

14 <Text style={styles.cardText}>Species: {species}</Text>

15 </View>

16 <TouchableOpacity

17 style={styles.buttonContainer}

18 onPress={() => navigation.navigate('Settings')}

19 >

20 <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Go to Settings</Text>

21 </TouchableOpacity>

22 </View>

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23 );

24}

25

26const styles = StyleSheet.create({

27 container: {

28 flex: 1,

29 justifyContent: 'center',

30 alignItems: 'center',

31 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

32 },

33 text: {

34 color: '#101010',

35 fontSize: 24,

36 fontWeight: 'bold'

37 },

38 card: {

39 width: 350,

40 height: 100,

41 borderRadius: 10,

42 backgroundColor: '#101010',

43 margin: 10,

44 padding: 10,

45 alignItems: 'center'

46 },

47 cardText: {

48 fontSize: 18,

49 color: '#ffd700',

50 marginBottom: 5

51 },

52 buttonContainer: {

53 backgroundColor: '#222',

54 borderRadius: 5,

55 padding: 10,

56 margin: 20

57 },

58 buttonText: {

59 fontSize: 20,

60 color: '#fff'

61 }

62});

63

64export default Detail;

In the following demo, you are going to notice that to move back from Settings screen to Home screen, you have to pass through the Detail screen.

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However, using the helper method navigation.popToTop() without any arguments, you can navigate from Settings screen to the Home screen directly.

To accomplish this, modify the Settings.js file as below by adding a button. The onPress of this button is going to make use of the helper method.

1import React from 'react';

2import { StyleSheet, View, Text, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';

3

4function Settings(props) {

5 const { navigation } = props;

6 return (

7 <View style={styles.container}>

8 <Text style={styles.text}>Settings</Text>

9 <TouchableOpacity

10 style={styles.buttonContainer}

11 onPress={() => navigation.popToTop()}

12 >

13 <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Go to Home</Text>

14 </TouchableOpacity>

15 </View>

16 );

17}

18

19const styles = StyleSheet.create({

20 container: {

21 flex: 1,

22 justifyContent: 'center',

23 alignItems: 'center',

24 backgroundColor: '#ebebeb'

25 },

26 text: {

27 color: '#101010',

28 fontSize: 24,

29 fontWeight: 'bold'

30 },

31 buttonContainer: {

32 backgroundColor: '#222',

33 borderRadius: 5,

34 padding: 10,

35 margin: 20

36 },

37 buttonText: {

38 fontSize: 20,

39 color: '#fff'

40 }

41});

42

43export default Settings;

Here is the demo:

Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expoapps by Aman Mittal (17)Conclusion🔗

Congratulations! You’ve completed this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we have discussed many strategies and properties that you can apply and implement in your Stack navigator. The main objective is to get familiar with the component-based configuration of the Stack Navigator in the latest version of the react-navigation library.

Here is the link to the complete Stack Navigator API here I'd recommend you to check.

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FAQs

Does React Native navigation work with Expo? ›

React Navigation is the most popular navigation library in the React Native ecosystem and the best choice for most apps. It is maintained by the Expo team and supports Android, iOS, and the web.

How stack navigator works in React Native? ›

Stack Navigator provides a way for your app to transition between screens where each new screen is placed on top of a stack. By default the stack navigator is configured to have the familiar iOS and Android look & feel: new screens slide in from the right on iOS, use OS default animation on Android.

Is it better to use Expo or React Native? ›

Cloud Builds

React Native CLI apps require macOS in order to build iOS apps – meaning Windows users cannot develop iOS apps without some sketchy workarounds. Expo completely bypasses this limitation by offering a hosted service called EAS Build for building app binaries for your Expo and React Native projects.

Which is better react navigation or React Native navigation? ›

Integration with existing apps

In such a case, any navigator based on JS works well compared to existing native solutions. This gives React Navigation the edge over RNN, especially if you are looking to power a few modules of your existing app with React Native, just like Facebook and many other brownfield apps do.

What is the difference between tab navigation and stack navigation in React Native? ›

StackNavigator: When user taps a link, a new screen is put on top of old screens. TabNavigator: User navigates to different screens by tapping on tabs along the top or bottom of the screen.

How do you navigate between screens in React Native Expo? ›

Installation and setup​
  1. If you have an Expo managed project, install the dependencies with expo : npx expo install react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context.
  2. If you have a bare React Native project, install the dependencies with npm : npm install react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context.

How do you pass data between two screens using Navigator in React Native? ›

To pass the value between different activities
  1. Pass params to a route by putting them in an object as a second parameter to the navigation.navigate function from First Screen navigation.navigate('SecondPage', { paramKey: 'Some Param from previous Screen', })
  2. Read the params in your Second screen.

Can you have multiple navigators React Native? ›

Using react-navigation , you can definitely nest different types of navigators in a React Native app. The term nesting, when it comes to navigators, refers to rendering one navigator inside a screen of another navigator.

How do you navigate in stack Navigator? ›

navigation.navigate('RouteName') pushes a new route to the native stack navigator if it's not already in the stack, otherwise it jumps to that screen. We can call navigation.push('RouteName') as many times as we like and it will continue pushing routes.

Can you have multiple stack navigators? ›

Since you have multiple screens in common and some different data (title, description, etc), you can create only one common stack navigator with multiple screens, and then you can call it from anywhere else.

How many navigators react native? ›

React Navigation comes with three built in navigators: StackNavigator, TabNavigator, and DrawerNavigator.

How do you make a full stack react native app? ›

Summary
  1. Step 1: Create a React Native app.
  2. Step 2: Create the splash screen.
  3. Step 3: Create the login screen.
  4. Step 4: Create the sign-up screen.
  5. Step 5: Enable location tracking.
  6. Step 6: Creating the dashboard screen.
  7. Step 7: Creating the database back end.
Dec 17, 2020

How to install react native stack navigation? ›

Installation​

To use this navigator, ensure that you have @react-navigation/native and its dependencies (follow this guide), then install @react-navigation/native-stack : npm. Yarn.

What is the downside of Expo? ›

One of the biggest drawbacks of Expo is that you're unable to drop down to native code, meaning using native SDKs for third party integrations won't work. A lot of services provide an SDK for Android and iOS.

Will Expo build be discontinued? ›

expo build:android has been discontinued (January 4, 2023).

Is React Native still worth learning? ›

As you can see, learning React is a great choice for aspiring front-end web developers. It allows development teams to build web apps faster and maintain them more easily as they grow over time. It's also a common prerequisite for many front-end web development jobs.

What can I use instead of React navigation stack? ›

React Router, Replit, Native Navigation, CodePush, and Interactable are the most popular alternatives and competitors to React Navigation.

Which is more demanding react JS or React Native? ›

If the need is to build a high performing, dynamic, and responsive UI for web interfaces, then Reactjs is the best option while if the need is to give mobile apps a truly native feeling, then React Native is the best option.

Is there anything better than React Native? ›

Xamarin. Xamarin is always in the conversation of React Native alternatives due to the features it offers to developers. It is an open-source development framework for creating modern iOS, Android, and Windows applications.

How do I manage navigation in React Native? ›

We can set the options to any screen using just props . With dynamic options, I can change the title based on authentication. For example if the user is authenticated, I can set the screen title to be the user's username, or I can change the backgroundColor for the header.

How do I create a navigation menu in React Native? ›

In your project directory, run following commands:
  1. Install “react-navigation” for navigating your screens. ...
  2. Install “react-navigation-drawer” for handling your side-menu bar. ...
  3. Install “react-navigation-stack” for handling the stack of screens. ...
  4. In order to work with above modules, you need to install few other modules.
Sep 3, 2020

What is the difference between navigation pop and goBack? ›

The difference is: pop is specific to stack navigator, accepts arguments like the number of screens to pop which is relevant for the stack navigator. goBack is more general, it works in any navigator: stack, tabs drawer.

What is the difference between navigation push and navigation navigate? ›

The push action adds a route on top of the stack and navigates forward to it. This differs from navigate in that navigate will pop back to earlier in the stack if a route of the given name is already present there. push will always add on top, so a route can be present multiple times.

How do you connect expo with React Native? ›

Running your React Native application

Install the Expo Go app on your iOS or Android phone and connect to the same wireless network as your computer. On Android, use the Expo Go app to scan the QR code from your terminal to open your project. On iOS, use the built-in QR code scanner of the default iOS Camera app.

How do I pass data to my stack screen? ›

Table of Contents
  1. Install React Native App.
  2. Install Navigation Packages.
  3. Create Screens.
  4. Adding Stack Navigator.
  5. Sending the Parameter to Screen.
  6. Getting Route Params.
  7. Conclusion.

How do you add multiple navigation in react native? ›

To add a Drawer, we need to first pull our Tab Navigation out of the return, and into a function! const Drawer = createDrawerNavigator()const Navigator = props => {const baseHeaderSettings = { ......... } }const secondStack = () => { //Import the other screens you use! Now that we've done that, we can add our Drawer!

Is React Native harder than Flutter? ›

Flutter has a bit steeper learning curve than React native. You need to know some basic concepts of native Android or iOS development. Flutter requires you to have experience in Java or Kotlin for Android or Objective-C or Swift for iOS.

Will Flutter overtake React Native? ›

The latest research from Statista places Flutter as the leading cross-platform mobile development framework in 2021. Flutter surpasses React Native by 4% (42% for Flutter against 38% for React Native).

Will Flutter take over React Native? ›

According to the Statista survey, Flutter has replaced React Native as the most popular cross-platform mobile framework used by developers. While in 2020, React Native had 42% of users, it has been reduced to 38% in 2021.

How do navigators find their way before maps? ›

Riding the Wind and Waves

In certain regions, early navigators determined their direction based on winds and water currents. In the Mediterranean, sailors distinguished between the warm south wind and cold north wind to get their bearings.

What are the three types of navigators? ›

Three main types of navigation are celestial, GPS, and map and compass. In order to better understand why we teach map and compass at High Trails, it is helpful to learn the basics of all three techniques.

Are navigators still a thing? ›

In military aviation, navigators are still actively trained and licensed in some present day air forces, as electronic navigation aids cannot be assumed to be operational during wartime.

Do navigators use map? ›

Navigation for cars and other land-based travel typically uses maps, landmarks, and in recent times computer navigation ("satnav", short for satellite navigation), as well as any means available on water.

Which big companies using React Native? ›

List of the Top React Native Developers
  • Moove It. Developing Impact. ...
  • 5StarDesigners Ltd. A cutting-edge digital company. ...
  • Callstack. React & React Native community-trusted developers! ...
  • UIG Studio. Mission-critical apps and stunning UX experience. ...
  • Tech Exactly. ...
  • Technology Rivers. ...
  • Pagepro. ...
  • Vincit.

Is React Native still in demand? ›

Popularity. React Native - React Native is widely adopted and is a more popular app development framework than Flutter. React developers can quickly develop react native mobile apps, which encourages more developers to use this framework.

Is there any future of React Native? ›

React Native has been on an uptrend since its inception and its ability to serve at scale makes it a reliable choice. This has been proven by its inclusion in the tech stack for large-scale apps built by leading tech companies.

What is the best backend for React Native? ›

Best 10 Backend for React. js
  • Firebase. ...
  • Prisma. ...
  • Heroku. ...
  • Strapi. ...
  • Gatsby. ...
  • Django. ...
  • Digital Ocean. ...
  • Ruby. Ruby on Rails, or Rails, is a server-side web application framework written in Ruby under the MIT License.
Jan 30, 2023

How do I create a full stack app? ›

How to Architect a Full-Stack Application from Start to Finish
  1. Design the front-end.
  2. Build the front-end.
  3. Build the persistence layer (back-end database and data models)
  4. Build the API (back-end application)
Oct 4, 2022

Are React Native apps heavy? ›

The size of React Native apps is usually larger than native apps. The app size will increase greatly if you use too many third-party libraries and native components. To decrease the app size, you may try using fewer third-party libraries and components.

Does react native navigation work with Expo? ›

React Navigation is the most popular navigation library in the React Native ecosystem and the best choice for most apps. It is maintained by the Expo team and supports Android, iOS, and the web.

How do I create a stack and drawer navigation in react native? ›

React Navigation: Stack, Tab and Drawer Navigation in same React Native Application
  1. Install React Navigator. First and foremost, we have to install React Navigation package in our application. ...
  2. Install Drawer Navigator. ...
  3. Install Tab Navigator. ...
  4. Install Stack Navigator. ...
  5. Combine all three navigators.

How do I link Google Maps to react native? ›

Integrating Google Maps into React Native App on Android
  1. Step 1: Create React Native Application.
  2. Step 2: Install react-native-maps package.
  3. Step 3: Configuration on Android.
  4. IF YOU DID THE PREVIOUS STEP, SKIP THIS STEP.
  5. Step 4: Create a Google Maps API Key.
  6. Step 5: Specify the Google Maps API Key.
Apr 12, 2019

How do I add navigation to React Native Expo? ›

  1. Getting started by installing and creating a basic Expo App. ...
  2. Install the React Navigation npm package. ...
  3. Create a 2 screen Expo App. ...
  4. Writing the code for each page of your app. ...
  5. Writing the NavigationContainer code in App. ...
  6. Run the app to check it using expo start. ...
  7. Combine different navigators in an Expo app.
Dec 3, 2020

How do I navigate between screens in React Native Expo? ›

Installation and setup​
  1. If you have an Expo managed project, install the dependencies with expo : npx expo install react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context.
  2. If you have a bare React Native project, install the dependencies with npm : npm install react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context.

Can I run React Native cli on Expo? ›

If you're integrating React Native into an existing project, you can use the Expo SDK and development builds, but you will need to set up a native development environment. Select "React Native CLI Quickstart" above for instructions on configuring a native build environment for React Native.

Can you use native modules with Expo? ›

The tradeoff is that Expo Go does not allow you to add custom native code, you can only use native modules built into the Expo SDK. There are many great libraries available outside of the Expo SDK, and you may even want to build your own native library.

How do I add Google Maps to react native in Expo? ›

  1. You need to go to the Google API Manager and create a project and then enable the Google Maps SDK for iOS.
  2. Click the Credentials tab and then API Key.
  3. Copy your API Key and go into the app. json folder and add it into the iOS object inside a config tag like so:

How many types of navigation are there in react native? ›

React Native Navigation is used for managing the presentation, and transition between multiple screens. There are two types of navigation built in mobile applications. These are stack navigation and tabbed navigation patterns.

What are the disadvantages of Expo React Native? ›

One of the biggest drawbacks of Expo is that you're unable to drop down to native code, meaning using native SDKs for third party integrations won't work. A lot of services provide an SDK for Android and iOS.

Is Expo worth it React Native? ›

The biggest perk of using Expo, is that you don't have to touch native code. But if you are a native mobile developer or have native mobile developers on your team that is working on building a React Native app, do not use Expo. Because, you won't be utilizing the native coding expertise while using Expo.

What can I use instead of Expo cli? ›

Top Alternatives to Expo
  • React Native. React Native enables you to build world-class application experiences on native. ...
  • Ionic. Free and open source, Ionic offers a library of mobile and desktop-optimized. ...
  • Create React Native App. ...
  • Flutter. ...
  • Xamarin. ...
  • Apache Cordova. ...
  • PhoneGap. ...
  • NativeScript.

Is React Native Expo good for production? ›

If you have a project requiring rapid development and have chosen React Native to build cross-platform applications, then Expo is for you. Through Expo, you can quickly develop and deploy React Native applications for iOS and Android.

Why should I use Expo for React Native? ›

If you have a project requiring high-speed development and opted for React Native app development services to construct cross-platform applications, then Expo is for you. Via Expo, you can quickly develop and utilize React Native development applications for iOS and Android.

Do I need Xcode for Expo? ›

Expo is a bundle of tools created around React Native to help you start an app very fast. It gives you the means to simplify the creation and testing of React Native App. With Expo, there is no need to directly use Xcode or Android Studio. That means you can finally develop for iOS even if you are not a Macbook lover.

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