# What changed in react-native-test-app

> 22 changes in react-native-test-app 5 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 breaking, 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/react-native-test-app/

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## react-native-test-app 5

### Breaking changes

- The minimum required Node version is now 20.19, affecting which runtimes developers can use. (5.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.2.0)

### New APIs and options

- External packages can now configure react-native.config.js. (5.4.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.0)

### Behavior and default changes

- Template config can now be loaded from external packages. (5.3.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.3.0)

### Tooling

- Android opts out of built-in Kotlin, changing the Android build setup. (5.4.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.2)

### Fixes and other changes

- Windows handles invalid package certificate configuration. (5.4.14) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.14)
- Support for React Native 0.88 is declared. (5.4.14) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.14)
- Numeric SDK versions in gradle.properties are now read as integers. (5.4.13) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.13)
- Support setup-env.js introduced in React Native 0.88. (5.4.12) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.12)
- The apple component now supports Ruby JSON 3.x. (5.4.10) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.10)
- Support is declared for React Native 0.87. (5.4.8) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.8)
- Android now handles a corrupted autolinking cache. (5.4.7) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.7)
- Apple builds now ignore warnings in third-party code. (5.4.5) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.5)
- On macOS, the menu bar is trimmed to match new SwiftUI apps. (5.4.4) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.4)
- On macOS, Main.storyboard is converted using programmatic AppKit APIs. (5.4.3) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.3)
- Adds Xcode project configuration for macOS. (5.4.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.1)
- The Kotlin plugin is applied only when not using the built-in plugin. (5.4.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.4.0)
- Fixes template config paths not being resolved correctly. (5.3.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.3.2)
- Windows builds use platform toolset v145 with Visual Studio 2026. (5.3.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.3.1)
- Support is declared for React Native 0.86, clarifying compatibility for developers using that release. (5.2.4) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.2.4)
- Windows .wapproj output is separated from .vcxproj output to prevent files from being overwritten. (5.2.3) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.2.3)
- The iOS code now handles removal of legacy architecture code. (5.2.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.2.2)
- Adds a Windows workaround for the MSB4006 circular dependency in CppWinRT. (5.2.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app/releases/tag/5.2.1)