Android Header expands unexpectedly when headerSearchBarOptions are set in v4.6.0+

[marcel-happyfloat]

Description

After upgrading from v4.5.0 to v4.6.0+, the header height on Android unexpectedly increases to a large value when navigating to a page with the search icon enabled. This issue does not occur on iOS, where the behavior remains normal.

In v4.5.0, the header height functions correctly:

Stack:

"react-native": "0.77.0",
"react-native-screens": "4.6.0",
"@react-navigation/native": "7.0.14",
"@react-navigation/native-stack": "7.2.0",
"react-native-reanimated": "4.0.0-beta.2",
...

Steps to reproduce

I was able to reproduce the issue in a slightly different way using a minimal example. While navigating to a new page with search works correctly, setting headerSearchBarOptions on the initial screen causes the header height to display incorrectly in v4.6.0. In v4.5.0, the height briefly flickers from the incorrect value to the correct one.

1. npm i
2. npx expo prebuild --clean
3. npx expo run:android -d

Snack or a link to a repository

https://github.com/marcel-happyfloat/android-screen-issue

Screens version

4.6.0

React Native version

0.77.0

Platforms

Android

JavaScript runtime

Hermes

Workflow

None

Architecture

Fabric (New Architecture)

Build type

Debug mode

Device

None

Device model

No response

Acknowledgements

Yes

[marcel-happyfloat]

Maybe related: #2661

[radko93]

I'm also having this issue. Setting `headerRight` causes this.

[Catdaemon]

I'm also getting this when rendering a <View /> of any style in headerTitle with headerTransparent set to true. In my case the View (containg a logo) comically zooms off the bottom of the screen as the header explodes. I'm able to "work around" this by delaying the render of the <View /> by 200ms but it's not ideal.

[kkafar]

I confirm the issue is reproducible.

[JFGHT]

Happening in Emulator with Android 15 (Pixel 9) but not happening in Android 14 (Pixel 3a).

[faljabi]

Hi,

Is this solved?
Content under header in android still not clickable because of the extra height?

I am on 4.9.1.