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No haptic feedback when using RefreshControl with a tintColor prop

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Since Oct 1, 2025.

Component: RefreshControl Issue: Author Provided Repro
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Description

Description

On iOS, it's expected that the system gives small haptic feedback when using pull-to-refresh. This works by default when using <RefreshControl>. However, when passing a tintColor prop to <RefreshControl>, the haptics don't play.

I don't have another device to confirm, but I feel like this may have just started recently, possibly with iOS 17.4.

Steps to reproduce

Use a RefreshControl with a tintColor prop on a real iOS device and observe that the haptic feedback does not play. Comment out the tintColor prop, reload the app (fast refresh doesn't have an effect), and then observe the haptic feedback works.

React Native Version

0.73.5

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Device I'm testing on is an iPhone 15 Pro on iOS 17.4

Output of npx react-native info
System:
  OS: macOS 14.3.1
  CPU: (16) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz
  Memory: 2.40 GB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 19.6.0
    path: ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/19.6.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.19
    path: /usr/local/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 9.4.0
    path: ~/.asdf/plugins/nodejs/shims/npm
  Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.14.3
    path: /Users/marcshilling/.asdf/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.2
      - iOS 17.2
      - macOS 14.2
      - tvOS 17.2
      - visionOS 1.0
      - watchOS 10.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.1 AI-231.9392.1.2311.11330709
  Xcode:
    version: 15.2/15C500b
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 11.0.18
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.6
    path: /Users/marcshilling/.asdf/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.5
    wanted: 0.73.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
Stacktrace or Logs
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Reproducer

https://github.com/marcshilling/react-native-refresh-control-haptics-bug

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