Shopify Transitions Mobile Apps to Native Swift and Kotlin
September 11, 2026
Shopify is moving its mobile applications from React Native to native Swift and Kotlin. The shift is driven by the reduced cost of maintaining dual codebases due to highly capable coding agents.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou may find native development more viable as AI reduces the maintenance burden of platform-specific code.
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founderThe cost-benefit analysis of cross-platform frameworks is shifting due to agentic coding.