Spoiler: the new architecture! You’ve probably heard about the React Native New Architecture for mobile, but did you know that the New Architecture works on desktop as well? In this talk we will cover what the new architecture brings for desktop development, discuss why building native apps can be better for your users on the 1.5+ billion desktop devices, and share more info about the future of React Native for Desktop. 🗣 Speakers' Bios Saad is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, working on Office for macOS and iOS. He maintains React Native macOS, ensuring quality cross-platform user experiences and platform excellence on macOS. Steven is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft where he works on the Windows Developer Experiences and Platforms team. Steven is focused on enabling the huge ecosystem of React and React Native developers to bring their experiences to desktop and unlocking the superpowers of the native Windows platform. Get your tickets for React Universe Conf 2025: https://hubs.li/Q02VZj0K0 Check out more about React Universe Conf: https://hubs.li/Q02R35vB0 Visit the organizer's website: https://hubs.li/Q02R39FR0 Follow us on X to stay up to date: https://x.com/reactuniverse_