React Native lets you build mobile apps using only JavaScript. It uses the same design as React, letting you compose a rich mobile UI from declarative components. For more information on React Native, visit its Framework Page.
Screenshot of native mobile app.
In this tutorial, I’m going to demonstrate how to install a small Twitter-like mobile app built using React Native. With our app, users will be able to create accounts and log in, see a feed of all of the posts created by themselves and other users, plus add their own posts to the feed. The data for all of our users and posts will be managed by Cosmic JS.
Sign up for Cosmic JS to start managing content API-first.
I’ll be using Cosmic JS for this example blog. Cosmic JS is an API-first CMS that makes managing and building websites and applications faster and more intuitive. By decoupling content from code, Cosmic JS empowers developer flexibility while ensuring content editors can plan and deploy content as it best suits them. We’ll be using Cosmic JS to install our example app, deploy and make content updates moving forward from the cloud-based Content Management Platform.
1. Create a Free Cosmic JS Account
Users are encouraged to sign up with either a few pieces of contact information or by simply integrating their GitHub Account with Cosmic JS.
2. Create a New Bucket
3. Install the React Native Twitter Clone App
Click through your Cosmic JS Dashboard on the left hand nav bar to “Apps” to start browsing. Cosmic JS provides apps filtered by Utility, such as Web, iOS, Android, Blog, Contact Form and more; also capable of being filtered by programming language such as Node.js, PHP, React and more.
Install the React Native Twitter Clone by simply clicking “Install Free”.
We’ve just installed a React Native Twitter clone that uses Cosmic JS for data storage. Register / login and add posts to your feed. It’s as easy as signing up, creating a new bucket and installing the web application!
Cosmic JS is an API-first cloud-based content management platform that makes it easy to manage applications and content. If you have questions about the Cosmic JS API, please reach out to the founders on Twitter or Slack.
Carson Gibbons is the Co-Founder & CMO of Cosmic JS, an API-first Cloud-based Content Management Platform that decouples content from code, allowing devs to build slick apps and websites in any programming language they want.