KeyboardAvoidingView Leaves Extra Bottom Padding After Keyboard Closes

Description

Description

When using KeyboardAvoidingView with behavior="height" on Android in combination with SafeAreaView and useSafeAreaInsets(), remains even after the keyboard closes, leaving an unexpected gap at the bottom of the screen. This issue is more visible on Android devices without soft navigation buttons.

This behavior is inconsistent with iOS, where the padding collapses as expected.

Expected Behavior
When the keyboard closes, the layout should return to its original state, removing any bottom padding unless explicitly added by the developer.

Actual Behavior
After the keyboard closes on Android, an extra bottom padding remains on the screen, pushing up content unnecessarily.
Removing paddingBottom: insets.bottom fixes it, but this breaks devices with safe area (iOS or gesture nav Android) where insets are needed.

Steps to reproduce

Steps To Reproduce

1. Create a SafeAreaView wrapping a KeyboardAvoidingView (behavior="height").
2. Inside, render a FlatList and an input box pinned to the bottom.
3. Open keyboard → input shifts correctly.
4. Close keyboard → padding remains, leaving gap at bottom.

<SafeAreaView style={{flex: 1}}> <KeyboardAvoidingView behavior={Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'padding' : 'height'} style={{ flex: 1, paddingTop: insets.top, }}> <View style={[ {flex: 1}, theme == 'dark' ? {backgroundColor: AppTheme.dark.screenBackground} : {backgroundColor: AppTheme.light.screenBackground}, ]}> </View> </KeyboardAvoidingView> </SafeAreaView>

React Native Version

0.78.0

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 15.5
  CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2
  Memory: 151.19 MB / 8.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 20.14.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.14.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 4.8.1
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.14.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.7.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.14.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.28.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/socon/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.5
      - iOS 18.5
      - macOS 15.5
      - tvOS 18.5
      - visionOS 2.5
      - watchOS 11.5
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "33"
      - "34"
      - "35"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
      - 35.0.1
      - 36.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-28 | Google ARM64-V8a Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-29 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-35 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-36 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.3 AI-243.26053.27.2432.13536105
  Xcode:
    version: 16.4/16F6
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.11
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.2.2
    path: /Users/socon/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 15.0.1
    wanted: 15.0.1
  react:
    installed: 19.0.0
    wanted: 19.0.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.78.0
    wanted: 0.78.0
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

info React Native v0.80.1 is now available (your project is running on v0.78.0).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.80.1
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.78.0&to=0.80.1
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=macos".

Stacktrace or Logs

No Crash Happened

MANDATORY Reproducer

NONE

Screenshots and Videos

When Keyboard is Opened it is ok
but when it is closed getting a extra padding below

Start with the KeyboardAvoidingView and SafeAreaView reproduction described in the issue, using Android with behavior="height" and useSafeAreaInsets(). Trace the Android layout changes when the keyboard opens and closes. Done means the bottom padding returns to its original state after dismissal without breaking safe-area handling on gesture-navigation devices or iOS.