`requestIdleCallback` is not defined in TS types

Description

The v0.87 announcement says that InteractionManager has been removed (https://github.com/react/react-native/pull/57394) and we should use requestIdleCallback instead. The only issue with that is that when I put a call to requestIdleCallback in the code TypeScript spits out the error Cannot find name 'requestIdleCallback'., which means we can't actually use requestIdleCallback without breaking the TypeScript build.

Steps to reproduce

1. Update to React Native 0.87
2. Try to call requestIdleCallback

React Native Version

0.87.1

Affected Platforms

Build - MacOS

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

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 26.7
  CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M4 Pro
  Memory: 258.31 MB / 48.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 24.16.0
    path: /Users/<redacted>/.nvm/versions/node/v24.16.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.19
    path: /usr/local/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 11.13.0
    path: /Users/<redacted>/.nvm/versions/node/v24.16.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2026.07.27.00
    path: /run/current-system/sw/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.5
      - iOS 26.5
      - macOS 26.5
      - tvOS 26.5
      - visionOS 26.5
      - watchOS 26.5
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.26094.121.2512.13930704
  Xcode:
    version: 26.6/17F113
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.19
    path: /run/current-system/sw/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.8
    path: /Users/<redacted>/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.2.0
    wanted: 20.2.0
  react:
    installed: 19.2.3
    wanted: 19.2.3
  react-native:
    installed: 0.87.1
    wanted: 0.87.1
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

path/to/problem/file.ts:36:20 - error TS2304: Cannot find name 'requestIdleCallback'.

36       const task = requestIdleCallback(() => {
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/simon-abbott/rn-bug-idle-callback-type-missing

Screenshots and Videos

No response

Inizia con il riproduttore obbligatorio all’indirizzo https://github.com/simon-abbott/rn-bug-idle-callback-type-missing ed esamina le dichiarazioni TypeScript di React Native 0.87 relative a requestIdleCallback. L’issue è completata quando una chiamata a requestIdleCallback viene verificata correttamente senza l’errore TS2304.