What changed in react-native-community-cli from 19 to 20

Changes

• fix: restore open-url browser links while respecting CVE-2025-11953 @thymikee (#2814)
• fix(android): don't hardcode default cmakeListsPath for pure c++ modules @satya164 (#2799)
• fix(android): respect --device on run-android when multiple devices connected @janicduplessis (#2796)
• build(deps): bump fast-xml-parser from 5.3.6 to 5.5.7 @dependabot (#2781)
• fix: always launches fallback simulator @dannyhw (#2778)
• fix: ci e2e test snapshot drift @dannyhw (#2779)
• [Android] Fix variantPath for multiflavored paths @Reeywhaar (#2762)
• fix: fail when exact template version does not exist @fabriziocucci (#2764)
• build(deps): bump fast-xml-parser from 4.4.1 to 5.3.4 @dependabot (#2760)

🚀 Features

• feat: Support DeviceHub for Xcode 27+ @huntie (#2806)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• fix(ios): never default to a connected device on plain run-ios @azizbecha (#2795)
• fix(iOS): getBuildSettings picking up wrong target @divyanshu-patil (#2801)
• fix: propagate resolved port to build when default port is unavailable @janicduplessis (#2783)
• 🔒️ Bump fast-xml-parser to 5.3.6 due to CVE-2026-26278 @Jamim (#2770)
• fix(tests): mock node:zlib @azizbecha (#2761)
• fix: update snapshot of e2e tests @thymikee (#2759)

🧰 Maintenance

• Revise README, symlink to main package @huntie (#2807)
• docs: update compatibility table to include up to RN 0.85 @alanleedev (#2777)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/compare/v20.1.1...v20.2.0

What's Changed

• fix: prevent RCE in openURLMiddleware via URL sanitization by @Copilot and @huntie in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2758

New Contributors

• @Copilot made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2758

Full Changelog: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/compare/v20.1.0...v20.1.1

What's Changed

• [fix] Support Android Studio path that JetBrains Toolbox installs to on Windows by @matthargett in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2682
• chore(cli): Update macOS / windows docs links by @Saadnajmi in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2714
• Return to less intrusive way of starting server in a new window on macOS by @swrobel in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2715
• Fix plistPath when using a prebuilt binary (appPath) by @jenskuhrjorgensen in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2705
• Feature: Remove hardcoded index when selecting the correct build target by @jenskuhrjorgensen in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2707
• Fix destination in buildProject by @jenskuhrjorgensen in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2706
• chore: simplify glob patterns by @benmccann in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2711
• Update commands.md by @riteshshukla04 in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2723
• Adds @ to the docs by @riteshshukla04 in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2724
• Build sourceMappingURL constructs with relative paths by @MegaManSec in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2737
• fix: detect bun.lock by @patrickkabwe in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2726
• docs: Update init.md, add missed '@' by @Jongkeun in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2745
• chore: migrate from chalk to picocolors by @Rexogamer in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2631
• fix(init): Fix yarn + skip-install combo causing template copy failure by @azizbecha in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2748
• Remove @szymonrybczak from CODEOWNERS & active contributors by @szymonrybczak in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2751

New Contributors

• @matthargett made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2682
• @Saadnajmi made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2714
• @swrobel made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2715
• @jenskuhrjorgensen made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2705
• @benmccann made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2711
• @riteshshukla04 made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2723
• @MegaManSec made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2737
• @patrickkabwe made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2726
• @Jongkeun made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2745
• @Rexogamer made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2631
• @azizbecha made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2748

Full Changelog: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/compare/v20.0.2...v20.1.0

What's Changed

• chore: upgrade Node.js to 20 by @thymikee in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2701
• Update init.md by @I-am-Pritam-20 in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2700
• fix: invalid character in header on Windows by @szymonrybczak in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2491
• fix(macCatalyst): assume a provided UDID is valid by @mikehardy in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2642
• Add react-native 0.82 to README.md by @vzaidman in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2710

New Contributors

• @I-am-Pritam-20 made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2700
• @vzaidman made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2710

Full Changelog: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/compare/v20.0.1...v20.0.2

What's Changed

• chore: support RCT_USE_RN_DEP and RCT_USE_PREBUILT_RNCORE flags by @thymikee in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2695
• use pod installed by bundler if possible by @buschco in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2669

New Contributors

• @buschco made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2669

Full Changelog: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/compare/v20.0.0...v20.0.1

What's Changed

• fix: output codegen'd code in the ios folder by @cipolleschi in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2694
• build(server-api): upgrade pretty-format to 29.7.0 by @mateoguzmana in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2656
• chore: fix error message typos in pods.ts by @vonovak in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2698
• fix: Add stricter URL validation to openURLMiddleware by @huntie in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2697

New Contributors

• @mateoguzmana made their first contribution in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/pull/2656

Full Changelog: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/compare/v19.1.0...v20.0.0