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40. The new architecture: Fabric and TurboModules

How rendering and native calls are evolving.

Fabric is the new rendering system replacing the old bridge-based UIManager, building the shadow tree in C++ shared across platforms and enabling synchronous layout measurements when needed.

// Enabling the new architecture (example, varies by RN version)
// android/gradle.properties
newArchEnabled=true

TurboModules lazily load native modules only when first accessed (instead of eagerly at startup), improving cold-start time for apps with many native dependencies — relevant for wallet apps bundling multiple chain SDKs.

Together, Fabric + TurboModules + JSI form what's often just called "the new architecture," aiming to remove the async bridge as the sole communication path between JS and native.

Check your understanding

  1. 1. What does Fabric replace?

  2. 2. What benefit do TurboModules provide?

  3. 3. What three pieces are commonly called 'the new architecture'?