# What changed in @react-native/asset-utils

> 4 changes in @react-native/asset-utils 0.87 to 0.88 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 deprecations, 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-27. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/@react-native/asset-utils/

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## @react-native/asset-utils 0.88

### Behavior and default changes

- iOS images now use the asset catalog. (0.88.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/react/react-native/blob/68b7ce2abe983eaa7333506eb8f90bf91eb62f4e/CHANGELOG.md#v0880)

### Fixes and other changes

- Fixes incorrect file pairing for asset catalog imagesets with non-standard scales. (0.88.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/react/react-native/blob/68b7ce2abe983eaa7333506eb8f90bf91eb62f4e/CHANGELOG.md#v0880)

## @react-native/asset-utils 0.87

### Deprecations

- The react-native/assets-registry entrypoint is deprecated; use AssetRegistry from react-native and react-native/asset-utils instead. (0.87.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/react/react-native/blob/68b7ce2abe983eaa7333506eb8f90bf91eb62f4e/CHANGELOG.md#v0870)

### New APIs and options

- Introduces a package that relocates Android path utilities for libraries and frameworks. (0.87.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/react/react-native/blob/68b7ce2abe983eaa7333506eb8f90bf91eb62f4e/CHANGELOG.md#v0870)