Announcing the Release of Stream’s React Native v2.0 SDK

The release of the public v2.0 version of the React Native SDK for Stream Chat introduces significant enhancements, notably its complete rewrite in TypeScript to enhance type-safety, code readability, and debugging. This update, driven by TypeScript's rising popularity among developers, includes performance, stability, and customization improvements, such as better context management, error catching, and new keyboard prop customization per channel. The SDK now features decoupled channel contexts to minimize unnecessary renders and includes a higher-order component for accessing context and data. Users of the previous 1.x.x version are advised to consult the Upgrade Helper due to breaking changes, with additional support available through resources like the Cookbook and Release Notes.