The latest articles on DEV Community by Stephen Adebayo (@stephen_adebayo_df57fd4ea). https://dev.to/stephen_adebayo_df57fd4ea https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1673752%2F761152ed-cda1-49ab-89a2-f3879270b16e.jpeg https://dev.to/stephen_adebayo_df57fd4ea en Stephen Adebayo Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:48:19 +0000 https://dev.to/stephen_adebayo_df57fd4ea/integrating-video-calls-in-react-native-with-jitsi-meet-4907 https://dev.to/stephen_adebayo_df57fd4ea/integrating-video-calls-in-react-native-with-jitsi-meet-4907 <p>🚀 Integrating Video Calls in React Native with Jitsi Meet (Why I Switched from Raw WebRTC)</p> <p>Recently, I integrated video conferencing into a mobile healthcare app called Anonymous Care — a platform connecting consultants (doctors) and patients, often anonymously.</p> <p>The app was built with React Native (Expo-ejected), and I had previously worked with WebRTC directly — managing peer connections, signaling, TURN/STUN servers, and media streams manually. It worked, but maintaining it at scale became complex.</p> <p>For this project, I chose Jitsi Meet, a powerful, open-source video conferencing solution built on top of WebRTC. It offers:</p> <p>✅ Built-in signaling<br> ✅ Free use and modify <br> ✅ Secure, encrypted rooms<br> ✅ Native SDKs for iOS/Android<br> ✅ Customizable UI<br> ✅ Easy self-hosting support</p> <p>🛠️ What I Did:<br> Ejected from Expo to support native module integration<br> •Installed the @jitsi/react-native-sdk<br> •Fixed issues like missing event listeners (<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzndrg5qsfxz5c386u5ff.jpeg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzndrg5qsfxz5c386u5ff.jpeg" alt=" " width="800" height="1066"></a>onConferenceTerminated, etc.)<br> •Handled Android camera/mic permissions manually<br> •Cleaned up sessions on unmount to avoid crashes</p> <p>🔁 Why I Recommend Jitsi:<br> •It’s fully open source, actively maintained by the community<br> •Saves time while giving full control<br> •Ideal for building chat, edtech, telehealth, or internal tools</p> <p>💬 Have you used Jitsi before or implemented your own video call solution? I’d love to hear about it!</p> <h1> ReactNative #WebRTC #JitsiMeet #OpenSource #MobileDev #Telehealth #VideoCalling #SoftwareEngineering #DevExperience </h1> webdev javascript reactnative opensource