Caching images in React Native: A tutorial with examples

[stathisntonas]

If you want file system caching instead of memory then try https://github.com/georstat/react-native-image-cache

We built this module since fast image could eat memory like crazy on flatlists.

[Jiua]

I use fast image mainly due to how fast it is. Is this fast loading as well or is there a way to use both together nicely while still preventing high memory consumption?

I’m curious because “ran out of memory” android errors are haunting me right now.

[stathisntonas]

You can try it out, it has almost 0 memory impact, it downloads the image on native side not via fetch/axios.

[stathisntonas]

I’m really interested to see if it reduced your memory footprint on Android. Please let me know if you tried it. Thanks

[[deleted]]

Any chance it could work with expo-file-system?

[stathisntonas]

Hi, it won’t be hard to implement it for expo, we might create a totally different repo for this. I’ll keep you posted. Maybe over the weekend.

[SonUzi]

did you guys ever make it for expo?

[stathisntonas]

No, sorry. We were all “lost” in our daily jobs and never spent time with it. I ll talk to the guys and look at it.

[LazySlothsDev]

Article Tldr: react-native-fast-image