Expo GlassEffect

Native liquid glass for Expo apps

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What it is

Expo SDK module wrapping Apple's UIGlassEffect and related APIs — frosted glass containers, glass buttons and modifiers for React Native on iOS 26+. The native counterpart to CSS backdrop-blur on the web.

Get started

terminal

npx expo install expo-glass-effect

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