Shopify / Shopify/react-native-skia

Taking a screenshot on the Android's webView shows a black screen.

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Description

Description

Taking a screenshot on the Android's webView shows a black screen.
But it works fine on iOS.

Version

v1.3.6

Steps to reproduce

makeImageFromView with webView on Android

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

snack

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Research direction

Start with the linked Snack and reproduce the Android behavior through makeImageFromView with a webView, then compare it with the working iOS behavior. Trace the Android implementation of makeImageFromView and verify that the resulting screenshot renders the webView content instead of a black screen.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, react-native, typescript
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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