[0.80] Fix legacy architecture Android freeze on metro refresh

[migueldaipre]

Target Branch

0.80

Link to commit or PR to be picked

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/52515

Description

See #1059 too. This is porting a fix from 0.77 into 0.80 to make it possible to refresh the app while debugging an Android app in the legacy architecture.

I understand that the legacy architecture is currently in freeze mode, but this bug completely blocks any meaningful development, which is highly detrimental for those of us actively working to migrate to the new architecture as soon as possible.

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[RikoRodriges]

@cortinico @robhogan it would be great if we could get this into a 0.81 patch please, this is blocking us on the old architecture 🙏

[cortinico]

@cortinico @robhogan it would be great if we could get this into a 0.81 patch please, this is blocking us on the old architecture 🙏

Asking here won't really help. If you wish to have this included in a 0.81 patch, you'll have to open a separate pick request

[KasparovNikolay]

Any updates here?

[cortinico]

Yup, this will go out with the next 0.80 point release which is going to be sometime in December I believe