RefreshControl Issues - `tintColor` prop not respected & gets stuck on navigation

Description

There are two bugs I'm reporting with the same component, and providing a good repro for each within the same repository.
This issue is the single main problem I am having throughout my app with the new architecture. I use this RefreshControl component everywhere and it is not behaving right anywhere.

Configuration:

• New Arch
• RN 0.81.4
• Expo 54.0.10
• React 19.1.0
• iOS

Bug 1 - tintColor property is not respected:

Code:

          <RefreshControl
            refreshing={refreshing}
            onRefresh={manualRefresh}
            tintColor="orange" // Should be orange but isn't respected
          />

Video Displaying Issue:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bb7add88-634d-44c0-b7a4-52b2821a885f

There is a hack around this issue by applying the tintColor after a small delay:

  const [tintColor, setTintColor] = useState<ColorValue>("white")
  useEffect(() => {
    setTimeout(() => setTintColor("orange"), 500)
  }, [])

Bug 2 - Refresh Control gets stuck on navigation:

Changing tabs while a pull-to-refresh is active makes the RefreshControl get stuck.

The only hack around this that I have found is force-resetting the refreshing prop after the screen is unfocused.

const isFocused = useIsFocused()

useEffect(() => {
    if (!isFocused) {
        setRefreshing(false)
    }
},[isFocused])

Video Displaying Issue:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/43406fa5-7d1e-41b0-b2c3-005490ccce33

Note I have found several past issues that are somewhat related:

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/46631 (Closed, but probably shouldn't be)
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/51914
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35779

Steps to reproduce

Download the repro found here:
https://github.com/ChristopherGabba/RNV7_TestApp

Run:

1. yarn install
2. npx expo prebuild --clean
3. npx expo run:ios --device

React Native Version

0.81.4

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Areas

Fabric - The New Renderer

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

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 15.6.1
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M2 Pro
  Memory: 131.34 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 23.4.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v23.4.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 11.5.2
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v23.4.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.14.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/christophergabba/.gem/ruby/3.4.3/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.0
      - iOS 26.0
      - macOS 26.0
      - tvOS 26.0
      - visionOS 26.0
      - watchOS 26.0
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.26094.121.2513.14007798
  Xcode:
    version: 26.0.1/17A400
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.11
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.3
    path: /Users/christophergabba/.rubies/ruby-3.4.3/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 19.1.0
    wanted: 19.1.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.81.4
    wanted: 0.81.4
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found

Stacktrace or Logs

N/A

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/ChristopherGabba/RNV7_TestApp

Screenshots and Videos

Provided above.

Commencez par le reproducer RNV7_TestApp lié et exécutez yarn install, npx expo prebuild --clean et npx expo run:ios --device. Étudiez le point d’entrée iOS Fabric RefreshControl pour les deux comportements signalés : tintColor doit être orange lorsqu’il est défini, et le contrôle ne doit pas rester bloqué après la navigation. Le travail est terminé lorsque les deux comportements sont corrigés et vérifiés avec le reproducer.