React Native Beyond Mobile: TV, Tablets & Amazon Devices | Anisha Malde | reactCon

Anisha Malde, Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon and reactCon Program Committee Member, joins host Sriyank Siddhartha to break down what it really takes to scale a React Native codebase across Fire TV, Fire tablets, Echo Show, and Alexa — all at once. From device fragmentation and library bundle costs to the “build for scale before you hit scale” philosophy, this episode is essential listening for any React Native developer thinking beyond just iOS and Android. 🔑 What You'll Learn: - Why building React Native for TV is “hard mode” — and how solving for TV makes every other platform easier - Why multi-platform architecture decisions around navigation, state management, and components must be made from day one - How to evaluate open source libraries for constrained devices and what bundle size tools like Bundle Phobia reveal - The hidden cost of popular libraries like moment.js on React Native TV OS that no documentation warns you about - Anisha’s rule of thumb: share business logic, split platform-specific UI behavior and input methods - How Amazon’s Vega Module Resolution Package (VMRP) automatically swaps community packages for Amazon-optimized versions - Why the community-driven React Native ecosystem beats official platform support — and what CFPs Anisha wants to see at reactCon 📍 Learn more about Next App devCon: https://www.nextappcon.com/ 🤖 Follow us for the latest in mobile development: 🐦 Twitter / X: https://x.com/nextappdevcon 📸 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nextapp.devcon 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-app-devcon/ ⚡ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro: Meet Anisha Malde from Amazon 01:05 - Building React Native for Fire TV, Alexa & Echo Show 03:43 - Why Multi-Platform Thinking Must Start From Day One 06:24 - Devs Frustration while Sharing Code Across Multiple Platforms 09:43 - Navigating Open Source for Multi-Platform React Native 11:30 - Bundle Size Costs: date-fns vs moment.js on TV 14:15 - Shared vs. Split Code: Anisha’s Rule of Thumb 17:55 - Hardest Lessons Building at Scale for Amazon Devices 21:31 - CFP Wishlist: AI, Cross-Platform & Framework-Agnostic Tools 24:15 - Rapid-Fire: Would You Rather? 29:06 - Closing & CFP CTA for reactCon Berlin 📍 Submit your talk to reactCon at next.app devCon Berlin 2026:https://www.nextappcon.com/ 💬 Are you building your React Native app with multi-platform support from day one — or retrofitting it later? What broke first? #ReactNative #MultiPlatform #FireTV #Amazon #CrossPlatform #ReactNativeTV #VegaOS #MobileDev #reactCon #nextappdevcon #DevConBerlin2026