React Native: v0.72.0-rc.4 Release

⭐️ Golden Release Candidate ⭐️

We received some high-priority feedback for 0.72.0-RC.3. To fix the issues, we are releasing a new RC patch which we consider a golden one. The fixes include, among other things, performance fixes for Hermes on old architecture (https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/7211ef19624304b6a4d5219a8e0a2c67651b8b33, https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/133ccdcc67a7d19ffa5130949893c2792e3ad9fb) or VirtualizedList improvements (https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/37258)

Help us ensure that 0.72.0 will be as stable as possible by testing this version! Let us know how it went by posting a comment in the working group discussion - and please specify which system you tried it on (ex. macos, windows).

Bonus points: It would be even better if you could swap things around: instead of using a fresh new app, use a more complex one - or use a different library that is already leveraging the new architecture!

How To Test

You can generate a new project with the standard command:

npx react-native@latest init RN0720RC4 --version 0.72.0-rc.4

• You can participate in the conversation on the status of this release in the working group.

• To help you upgrade to this version, you can use the upgrade helper ⚛️

• See changes from this release in the changelog PR