Master SF Symbols in React Native with Expo Symbols

Apple ships thousands of icons with iOS, and most React Native apps never touch them. Expo Symbols gives you native SF Symbols with buttery system animations: no icon fonts, no image assets, no JavaScript-driven loops.

In the video I build a searchable symbols lab so you can browse, style, and animate every one of them.

What's inside

• Fresh Expo Router project and the development build native modules require
• Rendering the full symbol list with FlatList without tanking performance
• A native search bar in the header via headerSearchBarOptions
• Customizing weight, color, and multicolor palettes with a segmented control
• Native scale and repeat animations that stay smooth
• Dark mode support and fallback options for Android

Resources

CourseReact Native course

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