[android][newArchEnabled] Error navigating back when re-entering the app after opening another app

[mgvictor7]

Description

• I added this issue because it may be related to this issue ([android][newArchEnabled] Error navigating back when re-entering the app after opening another app react-navigation/react-navigation#12765) in react-native-navigation

If you open a picker to select a file using a library such as @react-native-documents/picker, if you exit the app and re-enter, when you navigate back, the styles of the screen header are lost, as well as the wallpaper.

I've tested with several versions of react-native: 0.79.6, 0.80.2, and 0.81.1.
I've tested with @react-navigation/native versions 7.x and 6.x.
It has been tested on a physical device with Android 16 and on emulators with Android 15 and Android 16.

IMPORTANT -> This error occurs if newArchEnabled=true

Steps to reproduce

Clone this repository https://github.com/mgvictor7/AwesomeProject_79_6.git

1. Navigate to last screen and press to "Open document picker"
2. Go back until you exit the app
3. Access the app again and navigate back and forth.
4. When you go back, the screen’s content disappears and the header style reverts to default.

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Snack or a link to a repository

https://github.com/mgvictor7/AwesomeProject_79_6.git

Screens version

4.16.0

React Native version

0.79.6

Platforms

Android

JavaScript runtime

Hermes

Workflow

React Native (without Expo)

Architecture

Fabric (New Architecture)

Build type

None

Device

Android emulator

Device model

No response

Acknowledgements

Yes

[t0maboro]

Hey, @mgvictor7

Thank you for reporting this issue and providing all the information.

When exiting and re-entering the app, a new instance of MountingCoordinator is created. As a result, mountingOverrideDelegates_ is wiped, and our notifyScreenRemoved callback is not triggered. This is the RC of inconsistencies in the screen lifecycle.

I'm investigating possible paths for reinitializing our callback for MountingCoordinator from ScreensModule, and I'm working on the proper fix.