From 40bcec6edd62ea3f48b7e8024e1fcc584be948ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Hunt <hello@alexhunt.dev>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 17:32:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Remove useRef workaround from Strict API migration
 guide

To align with incoming fix in https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/56673.
---
 docs/strict-typescript-api.md                 | 21 -------------------
 .../version-0.85/strict-typescript-api.md     | 21 -------------------
 2 files changed, 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/strict-typescript-api.md b/docs/strict-typescript-api.md
index a426511835b..5c2a39894f0 100644
--- a/docs/strict-typescript-api.md
+++ b/docs/strict-typescript-api.md
@@ -145,27 +145,6 @@ The following APIs were previously named as `*Static` plus a variable declaratio
 - `SettingsStatic`
 - `VibrationStatic`
 
-### Some core components are now function components instead of class components
-
-- `View`
-- `Image`
-- `TextInput`
-- `Modal`
-- `Text`
-- `TouchableWithoutFeedback`
-- `Switch`
-- `ActivityIndicator`
-- `ProgressBarAndroid`
-- `InputAccessoryView`
-- `Button`
-- `SafeAreaView`
-
-Due to this change, accessing ref types of these views requires using `React.ComponentRef<typeof View>` pattern which works as expected for both class and function components, e.g.:
-
-```ts title=""
-const ref = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof View>>(null);
-```
-
 ## Other breaking changes
 
 ### Changes to Animated types
diff --git a/website/versioned_docs/version-0.85/strict-typescript-api.md b/website/versioned_docs/version-0.85/strict-typescript-api.md
index a426511835b..5c2a39894f0 100644
--- a/website/versioned_docs/version-0.85/strict-typescript-api.md
+++ b/website/versioned_docs/version-0.85/strict-typescript-api.md
@@ -145,27 +145,6 @@ The following APIs were previously named as `*Static` plus a variable declaratio
 - `SettingsStatic`
 - `VibrationStatic`
 
-### Some core components are now function components instead of class components
-
-- `View`
-- `Image`
-- `TextInput`
-- `Modal`
-- `Text`
-- `TouchableWithoutFeedback`
-- `Switch`
-- `ActivityIndicator`
-- `ProgressBarAndroid`
-- `InputAccessoryView`
-- `Button`
-- `SafeAreaView`
-
-Due to this change, accessing ref types of these views requires using `React.ComponentRef<typeof View>` pattern which works as expected for both class and function components, e.g.:
-
-```ts title=""
-const ref = useRef<React.ComponentRef<typeof View>>(null);
-```
-
 ## Other breaking changes
 
 ### Changes to Animated types