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Preloading local rive assets

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Description

Hi there!

Has anyone implemented local rive assets preloading? I'm facing an issue where the rive asset is not loaded and cached until it has been ran one time, which causes a minor glitch (see video).

Essentially I just want to preload/cache the rive assets when the app starts - or for more granularity when the user visits a specific route.

I'm using Expo with the expo-custom-assets plugin to load the rive assets.

Sorry if this has already been asked/answered, I couldn't find anything when looking through the issues.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/345ffce6-fe91-4fda-ac36-47d4eb3095ab

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No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating the React Native asset-loading path and the Expo custom-assets integration, then determine how assets could be cached before first use or on route entry; done means the initial render no longer shows the reported loading glitch.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react-native
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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