Expo Router

ELI5 — The Vibe Check

Expo Router brings file-based routing to React Native — just like Next.js does for web. Create a file, get a route. It's the 'convention over configuration' approach to mobile navigation, and it's surprisingly delightful.

Real Talk

A file-based routing system for React Native built on top of React Navigation and Expo. Expo Router maps the app's file structure to navigation routes, supports nested layouts, typed routes, deep linking out of the box, and enables universal apps that share routes between web and native.

Show Me The Code

// app/(tabs)/home.tsx -> /home route
// app/(tabs)/settings.tsx -> /settings route
// app/user/[id].tsx -> /user/123 dynamic route

import { Link } from 'expo-router';

export default function Home() {
  return <Link href="/user/42">View User</Link>;
}

When You'll Hear This

"Expo Router makes navigation in React Native feel like Next.js — file-based and intuitive." / "Deep linking just works with Expo Router because routes map directly to URLs."