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title: "Native is now the future of mobile at Shopify (2026)"
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published_at: "2026-09-10T15:19:38.000Z"
category: "Products"
topics: ["agent","coding","mobile","shopify","react-native"]
source_urls: ["https://shopify.engineering/back-to-native","https://lobste.rs/s/l3enhd/native_is_now_future_mobile_at_shopify"]
summary: "Coding agents changed what it costs to build mobile apps twice. Here’s why Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin."
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# Native is now the future of mobile at Shopify \(2026\)

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/ccf40ae1?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-09-10T15:19:38.000Z
**Category:** Products
**Topics:** agent, coding, mobile, shopify, react\-native

## Summary

Coding agents changed what it costs to build mobile apps twice\. Here’s why Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://shopify.engineering/back-to-native>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/l3enhd/native_is_now_future_mobile_at_shopify>)