React Native 0.80.0-rc version brings a lot of changes including breaking changes, new features, bug fixes, deprecations, and other improvements.
Breaking Changes: Revamped Welcome Screen, Stricter Imports, Component Naming conventions, Android modules now in Kotlin, and iOS configuration helpers deleted.
New Features: Stricter TypeScript for enhanced checks, improved support, radial gradients, extended CSS color support, ESLint rule for preventing deep imports, and more.
Bug Fixes: Improved timers alignment, TypeScript typings, Switch component state, ListEmptyComponent rendering, font scaling, Android TextInput fixes, iOS ScrollView interactions, and more.
Deprecations & Removals: Several items deprecated or removed for Android and iOS platforms. Under the hood changes include Gradle and debugger updates.