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File: gesture-handler.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

Source: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v54.0.0/sdk/gesture-handler

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react-native-gesture-handler

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A library that provides an API for handling complex gestures.

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Bundled version:

~2.28.0

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react-native-gesture-handler is a library for handling complex gestures. From it's README:

This library provides an API that exposes mobile platform-specific native capabilities of touch and gesture handling and recognition. It allows for defining complex gesture handling and recognition logic that runs 100% in the native thread and is therefore deterministic.

Installation


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- npx expo install react-native-gesture-handler

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app , make sure to install expo in your project. Then, follow the installation instructions provided in the library's README or documentation.

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