# React Native WebView - a Modern, Cross-Platform WebView for React Native
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**React Native WebView** is a modern, well-supported, and cross-platform WebView for React Native. It is intended to be a replacement for the built-in WebView (which will be [removed from core](https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals/pull/3)).
## Core Maintainers - Sponsoring companies
_This project is maintained for free by these people using both their free time and their company work time._
- [Thibault Malbranche](https://github.com/Titozzz) ([Twitter @titozzz](https://twitter.com/titozzz)) from [Brigad](https://brigad.co/about)
- [Jamon Holmgren](https://github.com/jamonholmgren) ([Twitter @jamonholmgren](https://twitter.com/jamonholmgren)) from [Infinite Red](https://infinite.red/react-native)
## Platforms Supported
- [x] iOS
- [x] Android
_Note: Expo support for React Native WebView started with [Expo SDK v33.0.0](https://blog.expo.io/expo-sdk-v33-0-0-is-now-available-52d1c99dfe4c)._
## Getting Started
Read our [Getting Started Guide](docs/Getting-Started.md). If any step seems unclear, please create a detailed issue.
## Versioning
This project follows [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/). We do not hesitate to release breaking changes but they will be in a major version.
**Breaking History:**
Current Version: 
- [7.0.1](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/releases/tag/v7.0.1) - Removed UIWebView
- [6.0.**2**](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/releases/tag/v6.0.2) - Update to AndroidX. Make sure to enable it in your project's `android/gradle.properties`. See [Getting Started Guide](docs/Getting-Started.md).
- [5.0.**1**](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/releases/tag/v5.0.0) - Refactored the old postMessage implementation for communication from webview to native.
- [4.0.0](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/releases/tag/v4.0.0) - Added cache (enabled by default).
- [3.0.0](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/releases/tag/v3.0.0) - WKWebview: Add shared process pool so cookies and localStorage are shared across webviews in iOS (enabled by default).
- [2.0.0](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/releases/tag/v2.0.0) - First release this is a replica of the core webview component
**Upcoming:**
- this.webView.postMessage() removal (never documented and less flexible than injectJavascript) -> [how to migrate](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-webview/issues/809)
- Kotlin rewrite
- Maybe Swift rewrite
## Usage
Import the `WebView` component from `react-native-webview` and use it like so:
```jsx
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import { WebView } from 'react-native-webview';
// ...
class MyWebComponent extends Component {
render() {
return (