SMRTR ProgrammingJun 9, 2026LogRocket

How to add authentication to a React Native app with Better Auth

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Better Auth is a self-hosted, open-source auth library that gives you full control over user data — unlike hosted providers like Clerk. This guide walks through building an Expo React Native app with email/password login, Google OAuth, persistent sessions, and protected routes using Better Auth, MongoDB, and Expo's deep link system.

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