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The Thanx team
App Experience

Your loyalty app's technical foundation just got a big upgrade

DATE:
AUTHOR: The Thanx team

We completed a significant upgrade to the Thanx mobile app core framework — the kind of work that keeps your program running on modern infrastructure, meeting the latest platform standards, and ready to deliver new features faster. It's fully live across both iOS and Android.

What is it?

The Thanx app platform is built on React Native, a framework developed and maintained by Meta that powers mobile apps for companies like Shopify, Microsoft, and Coinbase. Like any software, it needs to be kept current and we just completed a major upgrade across the entire stack. The jump results in accumulated security patches, performance improvements, and compatibility fixes. The upgrade also brings the app into compliance with new Google Play (16KB memory architecture) and Apple (iOS 26 / Xcode 26) requirements coming into effect this year.

How it works

No action needed from you or your customers. The update is fully rolled out:

  1. The updated app is live on the App Store and Google Play

  2. Guests receive it through their normal automatic app updates

  3. All existing loyalty features — points, rewards, offers, ordering — continue to work exactly as before

FAQs

What is React Native and why does it matter?
React Native is the industry-standard framework for building cross-platform mobile apps. Keeping it current means your mobile app benefits from the latest improvements from Meta's engineering team and a large open-source ecosystem — security patches, performance gains, and compatibility with new devices and OS versions.

Will my customers notice any changes?
The app looks and works the same. The experience your guests know is unchanged. This upgrade will bring added stability and bug fixes.

Is this fully rolled out?
Yes — 100% across both iOS and Android, with close monitoring in place.

Do I need to ask my customers to update their apps?
No. Guests with automatic updates enabled receive it without any action. Others will get it the next time they update the app.

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