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Expo is running its SDK and EAS release engine at a fast, steady clip.

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◆Current state
Expo's feed shows its core release machine turning over: SDK 57 just shipped roughly six weeks after SDK 56's stable release, alongside EAS Workflows automation (iOS device registration), Maestro test insights, and an MCP server now on the free plan. The work spans the SDK, the build/CI cloud (EAS), and testing. Several entries carry only 'Read more' stubs, so feature detail is thin in this feed.
◆Where it's heading
Two threads: keeping the SDK on a rapid major-version cadence, and deepening EAS as the paid cloud around it (workflows, device registration, testing insights). The MCP server going free signals interest in making Expo projects addressable by AI coding assistants. Expect the SDK cadence to hold and EAS to keep adding CI and testing surface.
◆Prediction
Next likely: point releases and migration guidance following SDK 57, and continued EAS Workflows and testing features. Specific features are hard to call from the stub-level content in this feed.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2d ago

    Expo SDK 57

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    Expo SDK 57 ships as the current major version and the tentpole of Expo's development cycle, arriving about six weeks after SDK 56 stable. It sets the framework baseline the ecosystem upgrades against.

  2. 9d ago

    Maestro testing: insights, clearer results, and faster retries

    A Maestro testing insights dashboard tracks end-to-end test runs over time across a team, surfacing flaky tests and regressions. Extends EAS's testing story beyond raw logs.

  3. 17d ago

    Automate iOS device registration for internal builds in EAS Workflows

    EAS Workflows can now automate iOS device registration for internal builds, removing a manual provisioning step. Incremental EAS automation.

  4. 1mo ago

    The Expo MCP Server is now available on the Free plan

    The Expo MCP server is now available on the free plan, letting any Expo project connect to an AI coding assistant regardless of tier. Broadens access to Expo's AI-assistant integration.

  5. 1mo ago

    Expo SDK 56

    SDK 56 reached stable release, the prior major version in Expo's cadence and the immediate predecessor to SDK 57. Included here as context for the current release pace.

  6. 1mo ago

    Changes to project loading behavior in Expo Go

    A change to Expo Go's project-loading behavior, a developer-facing tweak with detail behind a 'Read more' stub. Minor relative to the SDK line, but it can affect local workflows.