react-native-screens

This release introduces support for dark mode in Bottom Tabs on Android, new search bar placements and search bar integration with the toolbar on iOS 26.

[!CAUTION]

In this release, library installation steps for Android have been modified - please refer to the "Installation" section of README and this PR for more details.

[!IMPORTANT]

In order to align our library with native iOS 26 behavior, we've decided to change default placement value in RNSSearchBar to 'automatic'. This change will make it easier for users to adopt the new integrated search bar on iOS 26. Additionally, we've fixed the default value for hideWhenScrolling prop in new architecture to match the old architecture and native UIKit behavior.

What's Changed

🟢 Improvements

• feat(iOS, Tabs): add shadow color to appearance by @Ubax in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3180
• feat(iOS, Stack v4): bring back view recycling for ContentWrapper by @kligarski in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3187
• feat(Android): Support dark mode in android BottomTabs by @kmichalikk in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3167
• feat(iOS 26, Stack v4): support for new search bar placements, integration with toolbar by @kligarski in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3168
• feat!(iOS, Stack v4): change search bar related prop defaults by @kligarski in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3186

🐞 Bug fixes

• fix(Android): add custom fragment factory & modify library installation steps to prevent on-restoration crashes by @Skalakid in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3089

🔢 Misc

• chore(FabricExample): bump react-native-safe-area-context by @kmichalikk in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3175
• refactor: review of #3073 - rename few methods, move update logic to shadow state proxy by @kkafar in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3176
• chore(deps): bump RN to 0.81.1 in lib & apps by @kkafar in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3185
• chore(iOS): add RNS_IPHONE_OS_VERSION_AVAILABLE macro by @kligarski in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3171

New Contributors

• @Skalakid made their first contribution in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3089

Full Changelog: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/compare/4.15.4...4.16.0

Patch version fixing a bug on iOS with back button title disappearing when stack was used in bottom tabs.

What's Changed

• fix(iOS, Stack v4 + Tabs): back button title disappearing when nested in tab by @kligarski in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3166

Full Changelog: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/compare/4.15.3...4.15.4

Patch version fixing bugs related to systemItem on iOS Bottom Tabs.

What's Changed

• fix(iOS, Tabs): refactor setting systemItem by @kligarski in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3164

Full Changelog: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/compare/4.15.2...4.15.3

Patch version downgrading Coil library to resolve Android build issues on RN 0.79 https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3157

What's Changed

• fix(android): Fix RNScreens 4.15 build on android by @t0maboro in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3157

Full Changelog: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/compare/4.15.1...4.15.2

Patch version with fixing imports for backward compatibility https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3153

What's Changed

• fix(JS): Keep relative imports for backward compatibility by @t0maboro in https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/pull/3153

Full Changelog: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens/compare/4.15...4.15.1