AI is changing how React Native apps get built, tested, and reviewed

In this episode, Zack Ebenfeld and Michał Pierzchała talk about what AI actually looks like inside day-to-day mobile development: self-verifying agents, testing flows, QA support, code review, trust, and the shift from writing code to judging it well. They also get into the parts that make mobile different from web, especially when it comes to feedback loops, simulators, devices, and verification. Chapters: 00:00:00 Why You Shouldn’t Trust Agents Blindly 00:14:42 The Big Shift in Agentic Development 00:19:50 Using AI as a Coding Partner 00:25:59 Real “Wow” Moments with GPT-5.4 and Codex 00:29:33 RL Loops vs Self-Verifying Agents 00:35:39 Are We Getting Addicted to AI? 00:40:44 When Agents Get Too Clever 00:45:46 Remote Coding from Your Phone 00:50:34 Building an App from the Gym with Expo Agent 00:54:53 Agent-Powered QA in CI 01:00:03 How AI Is Changing Daily Engineering Work 01:11:29 The Future of Memory, Skills, and Agents.md Check out episode resources on our website 📚  Catch more React Universe On Air episodes 🎧 https://www.callstack.com/podcast Sign up for our newsletter ✉️ https://www.callstack.com/newsletter Follow us on X 🐦 https://x.com/callstacki