Apps aren’t always confined to one country or language. And if you’re already doing all the work of building out a whole app, why not expand your user base to the millions of non-English speakers? In this session I’ll show how internationalization (i18n) is more than just replacing translation strings, making your app accessible to a global audience, including the often-overlooked 750 million speakers of right-to-left (RTL) languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu. I’ll show you practical steps, compare the different i18n libraries, and talk about success stories — such as when my mom helped me translate our Ignite boilerplate project to Arabic. You’ll walk away with confidence and tools to expand your user base and stand out. 🗣 Speaker Bio Mazen Chami is a Senior Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in React Native. Mazen is a co-host of the React Native Radio podcast and an expert in Ignite and open source development. In his free time, Mazen loves to play soccer and enjoys time outdoors with his wife and toddler. Get your tickets for React Universe Conf 2025: https://hubs.li/Q02VZjcZ0 Check out more about React Universe Conf: https://hubs.li/Q02R36V50 Visit the organizer's website: https://hubs.li/Q02R39FR0 Follow us on X to stay up to date: https://x.com/reactuniverse_