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React Native Gesture Handler 3: Setup, Examples, and Migration

· 8 min read
Beniamin Marcu
Full Stack Developer

React Native Gesture Handler 3 tap, pan, and pinch gesture illustration

react-native-gesture-handler gives React Native apps native-driven tap, pan, pinch, rotation, and other touch interactions. The important part in 2026 is choosing the API that matches the version installed in your project: Gesture Handler 3 uses hooks such as useTapGesture, while many existing apps and Expo SDKs still use the Gesture Handler 2 Gesture.* API.

This guide shows the current setup, two complete Gesture Handler 3 examples, and the migration path from the previous API.

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