Sentry has released React Native SDK version 8.0.0, marking the first major version update since 7.0.0 shipped on September 2, 2025. This maintenance and capability release introduces significant improvements while requiring some dependency updates.
App Start Error Capture with Native Initialization
The SDK now captures crashes and errors occurring during React Native bridge setup, bundle loading, and native module initialization—moments previously missed by the JavaScript-side SDK. Developers can initialize Sentry at the native layer using a sentry.options.json configuration file, enabling error capture from the very beginning of the app lifecycle.
Upgraded Dependencies
Cocoa SDK upgraded to v9
