[android] PlatformColor does not respond to dark | light mode changes on android ?
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Description
Description
PlatformColor on android does not pickup the correct color on theme changes as it does on IOS.
it's worth mentioning that useColorScheme does pick up the device theme correctly.
Version
66.4
Output of npx react-native info
System:
OS: macOS 11.6.1
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Memory: 295.98 MB / 32.00 GB
Shell: 5.8 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 16.13.1 - /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.15 - ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
npm: 8.1.2 - ~/n/bin/npm
Watchman: 2021.12.20.00 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: 1.11.2 - /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 21.0.1, iOS 15.0, macOS 12.0, tvOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0
Android SDK:
API Levels: 28, 29, 30, 31
Build Tools: 28.0.3, 29.0.2, 29.0.3, 30.0.2, 31.0.0
System Images: android-29 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-29 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: Arctic Fox 2020.3.1 Patch 3 Arctic Fox 2020.3.1 Patch 3
Xcode: 13.1/13A1030d - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java: 1.8.0_292 - /usr/bin/javac
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 17.0.2 => 17.0.2
react-native: 0.66.4 => 0.66.4
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
*react-native*: Not Found
Steps to reproduce
after creating a react native project.
[1] create a values-night/colors.xml and values/colors.xml inside android/app/src/main/res
[2] add both dark mode and light mode colors to both colors.xml files accordingly.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<color name="text">#000000</color>
<color name="background">#FFFFFF</color>
</resources>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<color name="text">#FFFFFF</color>
<color name="background">#000000</color>
</resources>
[3] rebuild the app.
[4] change your device theme from settings
observation:
colors don't react to the device theme.
[5] try changing your device theme then reloading from dev menu.
observation:
colors change & respect the device theme after reload.
[6] removing uiMode from android:configChanges inside inside AndroidManifest.xml does resolve the issue however it's performant ( the application would then be torn down and recreated with the theme change ).
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the behavior with the linked platformColorAndroidIssue example, using the values/colors.xml and values-night/colors.xml resources described in the issue. Compare PlatformColor with useColorScheme while changing the device theme, and inspect AndroidManifest.xml, especially android:configChanges and uiMode. Done means PlatformColor updates on a theme change without requiring a reload or tearing down the application.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, react-native
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100