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4-Hour WhatsApp Clone Tutorial 😱

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

it's time for another massive clone and this time I built a WhatsApp UI clone with React Native and tons of great features!

For this tutorial, I again teamed up with Clerk, probably one of the best ways to add complete user management to your apps.

Clerk is not only limited to React but works with various frameworks, so think twice about rolling your own user auth in the future and try Clerk for free instead!


🎉 Build a WhatsApp Clone with React Native (Expo Router, Reanimated, Clerk, Gestures, Gifted Chat)

Join me as I build an epic WhatsApp Clone with React Native. You'll learn how to do the following in this tutorial:

👉 Use Expo file-based routing
👉 Use Clerk for user authentication
👉 Add Sign-in with Apple and Google Auth
👉 Work with Reanimated for Animations

Watch the video on YouTube now!


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Happy Coding,
Simon

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