Unable to select a date earlier than Unix epoch when only a maximum date is provided on Android

[czycha]

Bug report

Summary

If a maximumDate is provided, but a minimumDate is not, the Android date picker does not allow the user to go earlier than the Unix epoch (1970-01-01 00:00).

The workaround I found was to manually set an unrealistic minimumDate. You can also remove the maximum date, but in our case that is not an option.

Reproducible sample code

import { useState } from "react";
import { SafeAreaProvider, SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
import DateTimePicker from "@react-native-community/datetimepicker";
import { View, Button, Text } from "react-native";

export default function BugReport() {
  const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
  const [withMaxDate, setWithMaxDate] = useState(true);
  const [withMinDate, setWithMinDate] = useState(false);

  return (
    <SafeAreaProvider>
      <SafeAreaView>
        <View style={{ gap: 5 }}>
          <View>
            <Text>
              Max date: {withMaxDate ? "on" : "off"}; Min date:{" "}
              {withMinDate ? "on" : "off"}
            </Text>
          </View>
          <Button onPress={() => setShow(true)} title="Select a date" />
          <Button
            onPress={() => setWithMaxDate((c) => !c)}
            title="Toggle max date"
          />
          <Button
            onPress={() => setWithMinDate((c) => !c)}
            title="Toggle min date"
          />

          {show && (
            <DateTimePicker
              maximumDate={withMaxDate ? new Date(2006, 0, 1) : undefined}
              minimumDate={withMinDate ? new Date(1900, 0, 1) : undefined}
              value={new Date(1970, 0, 2)}
              mode={"date"}
              onChange={() => setShow(false)}
            />
          )}
        </View>
      </SafeAreaView>
    </SafeAreaProvider>
  );
}

https://github.com/czycha/rn-datepicker-min-date-bug has this code here

Steps to reproduce

1. Start an app on an Android device with the above code.
2. Click the "Select a date" button.
3. Try to select a date older than 1970-1-1 UTC (depending on timezone, this could mean older than Dec 31 1969).

Describe what you expected to happen:

1. Given that there's no minimum date selected, you should be able to select a date older than the Unix epoch (but you cannot).

Environment info

npx react-native info output:

System:
  OS: macOS 14.6.1
  CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M2 Pro
  Memory: 279.92 MB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.6.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.6.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.8.2
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.6.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.08.12.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/bruno/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.0
      - iOS 18.0
      - macOS 15.0
      - tvOS 18.0
      - visionOS 2.0
      - watchOS 11.0
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "31"
      - "33"
      - "34"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 34.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-34 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-35 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10300.40.2321.11668458
  Xcode:
    version: 16.0/16A242d
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.12
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.0.0
    path: /Users/bruno/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.74.5
    wanted: 0.74.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found

datetimepicker version: 8.2.1

Android version: 15

Expo: 51.0.36

[Guhan-SenSam]

Facing the same issue. We have our maximum date set to three years from the current date and no minimum date. However what @czycha suggested does work and is a temporary workaround for thus

[PiotrBorowski]

Got the same issue