RefreshControl is flickering

[AndreyBernardoni]

Description

When I perform a pull-to-refresh, the screen gives a slight flicker. This happens both in the ScrollView and in the FlatList. It started happening after the upgrade to version 0.81.5 (new architecture). In version 0.77.3 (with the new architecture disabled) this didn’t happen.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install the dependencies with yarn install
2. Run the application
3. Open the screen that contains the ScrollView / FlatList with RefreshControl
4. Perform a pull-to-refresh gesture
5. Notice that the screen gives a slight flicker during the refresh

React Native Version

0.81.5

Affected Platforms

Build - MacOS

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

System:
  OS: macOS 26.0.1
  CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2
  Memory: 132.77 MB / 8.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 24.10.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 11.6.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.10.20.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.0
      - iOS 26.0
      - macOS 26.0
      - tvOS 26.0
      - visionOS 26.0
      - watchOS 26.0
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.27812.49.2514.14217341
  Xcode:
    version: 26.0.1/17A400
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.17
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.0.0
    wanted: 20.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.1.0
    wanted: 19.1.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.81.5
    wanted: 0.81.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

no logs

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://snack.expo.dev/@andreyfbernardoni/honest-yellow-salsa

Screenshots and Videos

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/73e9da3f-d05c-4802-97b4-97a1a7090af1

[IslamRustamov]

~~The jump is not happening in bare react native app with rn version 0.82.1. Will investigate into the cause of the problem~~

nvm, its the duplicate of https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31461

[AndreyBernardoni]

Anyway, I don't see a solution for this without needing to migrate to 0.82. Is there anything that could help?

[Thotaharshavardhani]

I could reproduce this issue from my end.

[kosymisha]

Facing the same problem

[IslamRustamov]

either update till 0.82.1 or apply patch from https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/52615