White Screen Issue when I am upgrading from 0.76 to 0.77

[Sameer-Piramal]

Environment

System: OS: macOS 26.1 CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro Memory: 129.55 MB / 16.00 GB Shell: version: "5.9" path: /bin/zsh Binaries: Node: version: 20.11.0 path: /Users/sameer.chouragade/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.0/bin/node Yarn: version: 1.22.18 path: /Users/sameer.chouragade/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.0/bin/yarn npm: version: 10.2.4 path: /Users/sameer.chouragade/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.0/bin/npm Watchman: Not Found Managers: CocoaPods: version: 1.16.2 path: /Users/sameer.chouragade/.gem/ruby/2.7.6/bin/pod SDKs: iOS SDK: Platforms: - DriverKit 25.1 - iOS 26.1 - macOS 26.1 - tvOS 26.1 - visionOS 26.1 - watchOS 26.1 Android SDK: API Levels: - "22" - "28" - "29" - "30" - "31" - "33" - "34" - "35" Build Tools: - 29.0.2 - 30.0.2 - 30.0.3 - 31.0.0 - 33.0.0 - 33.0.1 - 33.0.2 - 34.0.0 - 35.0.0 System Images: - android-22 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a - android-24 | ARM 64 v8a - android-26 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a - android-28 | Google ARM64-V8a Play ARM 64 v8a - android-29 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a - android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a - android-34 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a - android-36 | Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google Play ARM 64 v8a - android-Baklava | Google Play ARM 64 v8a - android-TiramisuPrivacySandbox | Google Play ARM 64 v8a - android-UpsideDownCakePrivacySandbox | Google Play Intel x86_64 Atom Android NDK: Not Found IDEs: Android Studio: 2024.1 AI-241.18034.62.2411.12071903 Xcode: version: 26.1.1/17B100 path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild Languages: Java: version: 17.0.12 path: /usr/local/Cellar/openjdk@17/17.0.12/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/javac Ruby: version: 2.7.6 path: /Users/sameer.chouragade/.rubies/ruby-2.7.6/bin/ruby npmPackages: "@react-native-community/cli": installed: 15.0.1 wanted: 15.0.1 react: installed: 18.3.1 wanted: 18.3.1 react-native: installed: 0.77.0 wanted: 0.77.0 react-native-macos: Not Found npmGlobalPackages: "react-native": Not Found Android: hermesEnabled: true newArchEnabled: false iOS: hermesEnabled: true newArchEnabled: true

Things I’ve done to figure out my issue

• [x] I used upgrade-helper to do my upgrade.

Upgrading version

0.77

Description

I upgraded from 0.73.9 to 0.77 . 0.76 works fine but 0.77 gives a white screen just after splash, no error in metro log, I found these error in Android Studio Logcat -

TypeError: initialize is not a function (it is undefined), js engine: hermes ReactNativeJS I Running unknown:ReactNative E Got DOWN touch before receiving UP or CANCEL from last gesture ReactNativeJS E TypeError: initialize is not a function (it is undefined), js engine: hermes ReactNativeJS E TypeError: Cannot read property 'default' of undefined, js engine: hermes

Reproducible demo

Nothing major, just used the upgrade helper and ADDED - tools:replace="android:usesCleartextTraffic,android:theme" theme in manifest.xml

Kotlin compiler settings for compatibility

kotlin.code.style=official kotlin.incremental=true kotlin.incremental.android=true kotlin.incremental.js=true kotlin.incremental.js.klib=true kotlin.incremental.multiplatform=true kotlin.native.ignoreDisabledTargets=true

Additional compatibility settings for React Native 0.77

android.enableJetifier=true android.useAndroidX=true android.suppressUnsupportedCompileSdk=34

Gradle task dependency resolution

android.nonTransitiveRClass=true android.enableResourceOptimizations=true