ForceRTL(false) is not working as intended

[fawzi-shiyyab19]

Description

When i change language to english I18nManager.allowRTL(false); I18nManager.forceRTL(false); forceRTL(false) is not working on when device language is set to Arabic or RTL language

Steps to reproduce

1- Set the device language to Arabic 2- Open the app 3- change language to english 4- I18nManager.isRTL is always true

React Native Version

0.72.4

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx react-native info

System:
  OS: macOS 14.3
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
  Memory: 63.81 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 21.7.1
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.21
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.5.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.03.18.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.13.0
    path: /Users/fawziakef/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.4/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.2
      - iOS 17.2
      - macOS 14.2
      - tvOS 17.2
      - visionOS 1.0
      - watchOS 10.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10300.40.2321.11567975
  Xcode:
    version: 15.2/15C500b
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.4
    path: /Users/fawziakef/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.7.4/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.72.4
    wanted: 0.72.4
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: false
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

No crash or failure

Reproducer

https://github.com/react-native-community/reproducer-react-native

Screenshots and Videos

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[cortinico]

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[Khalid-Badawi2001]

hi fawzi, did u find a way around this crap issue?

[a-eid]

I have have kinda the same issue where I18nManager.forceRTL(true) doesn't work on android.

[a-eid]

if my case I had to add android:supportsRtl="true" in the manifest file.

I have have kinda the same issue where I18nManager.forceRTL(true) doesn't work on android.

[fawzi-shiyyab19]

adding android:supportsRtl="true" to android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xmlsolved the issue

[Thoukydidis]

In my case, indeed I18nManager .forceRTL seemed like it was not working for Android. I needed to have the RTL controlled within my React native app. Solution: Kept the android:supportsRtl="true" from AndroidManifest.xml Remove the val sharedI18nUtilInstance = I18nUtil.getInstance() sharedI18nUtilInstance.allowRTL(this, true) from MainActivity.kt Then I was able to handle the RTL from the I18nManager.allowRTL(true) Finally to RNRestart.restart();