# Native is now the future of mobile at Shopify

DevFeed: [Native is now the future of mobile at Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/native-is-now-the-future-of-mobile-at-shopify-1302.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/back-to-native>)

Author: Mustafa Ali

Published: 2026-09-10T12:25:28Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apps.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [swift](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify is moving from React Native back to native Swift and Kotlin development after finding that coding agents and LLMs reduce the cost of implementing mobile features separately on each platform.

## Source excerpt

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.