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Keyboard Avoiding View Layout Problem on Orientation Change
Description
When using KeyboardAvoidingView in a React Native application, an issue occurs where the lower part of the screen becomes white and unresponsive after performing the following sequence of actions: rotating the device to landscape mode, opening the keyboard, closing the keyboard, and then rotating back to portrait mode. This behavior disrupts the expected layout and user experience.
Steps to reproduce
Run this code in a React Native project.
Rotate the device to landscape mode.
Open and then close the keyboard.
Rotate back to portrait mode.
Observe that part of the screen turns white and the layout does not reset properly.
React Native Version
"0.78.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.1
CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
Memory: 116.64 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 23.6.0
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.9.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2024.12.02.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 24.2
- iOS 18.2
- macOS 15.2
- tvOS 18.2
- visionOS 2.2
- watchOS 11.2
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23726.103.2422.13103373
Xcode:
version: 16.2/16C5032a
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.13
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 15.0.1
wanted: 15.0.1
react:
installed: 19.0.0
wanted: 19.0.0
react-native:
installed: 0.78.1
wanted: 0.78.1
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
info React Native v0.78.2 is now available (your project is running on v0.78.1).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.78.2
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.78.1&to=0.78.2
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=macos".
Stacktrace or Logs
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Reproducer
https://snack.expo.dev/b_19gzvJALVnCDLyurUTS
Screenshots and Videos
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[!TIP] Newer version available: You are on a supported minor version, but it looks like there's a newer patch available - 0.78.2. Please upgrade to the highest patch for your minor or latest and verify if the issue persists (alternatively, create a new project and repro the issue in it). If it does not repro, please let us know so we can close out this issue. This helps us ensure we are looking at issues that still exist in the most recent releases.
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@Prajwaltechversant thanks for the issue. If this is happening on both 0.78 and 0.79, it is not a regression.
<KeyboardAvoidingView> is a component that behaves weirdly. I strongly suggest you to look into react-native-keyboard-controller as it solves a lot of issues.
We are going to look into this, but we can't commit to a timeline.
@cipolleschi any resolution yet? This issue is happening on ios as well. Can we have a quickfix till the time it is not available in upcoming releases?
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