[Android] Texts and Modals are broken in Android Desktop/Computer Mode
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Description
Description
When connecting an Android device to an external display all Texts seem to collapse (the only exception is when a minHeight is forced) and Modals do not open in fullscreen.
Steps to reproduce
- Make a fresh 0.84.1 install
- Use the attached reproducer or create some Text and a Modal
- Verify on physical device everything works as expected
- Connect the device to an external display and choose Computer/Desktop mode
- Open the app on the display and you should see all broken Texts and the Modal that is shown incorrectly
React Native Version
0.84.1
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 26.3
CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2
Memory: 112.36 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 22.7.0
path: /Users/XXX/.nvm/versions/node/v22.7.0/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.8.2
path: /Users/XXX/.nvm/versions/node/v22.7.0/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2022.11.28.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.15.2
path: /Users/XXX/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 25.2
- iOS 26.2
- macOS 26.2
- tvOS 26.2
- visionOS 26.2
- watchOS 26.2
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2025.2 AI-252.25557.131.2521.14344949
Xcode:
version: 26.2/17C52
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.16
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.7.5
path: /Users/XXX/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 20.1.0
wanted: 20.1.0
react:
installed: 19.2.3
wanted: 19.2.3
react-native:
installed: 0.84.1
wanted: 0.84.1
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: false
Stacktrace or Logs
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MANDATORY Reproducer
https://snack.expo.dev/@andreamartinez/android-computer-mode-bugs
Screenshots and Videos
This is how the reproducer appears on device:
The Modal should look like this:
Attach the device to an external display and choose "Computer" or "Desktop" depending on your device:
Open the app and Text and Modals are broken in React Native 0.84.1:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/495a0490-46d6-4534-9c6d-f305dc22440e
Making the same test using React Native 0.73.1 everything looks fine:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b513c32a-af72-4314-9cf1-0d52f14e137d
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 with the mandatory Snack reproducer on React Native 0.84.1, using an Android device connected to an external display in Computer/Desktop mode, and compare it with 0.73.1. Investigate the Android runtime behavior for Text and Modal in that mode; done means Text renders normally and the Modal opens fullscreen on the external display.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, react-native
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100