Skia remount blinks

[pierroo]

Description

this may be related to an old issue, that was since closed, but it was suggested to re-open it since skia is using a new engine since.
#610

Problem is: everytime the component containing the skia convas re-renders / remount, it will "blink" entirely.

React Native Skia Version

2.2.12

React Native Version

0.81.5

Using New Architecture

• Enabled

Steps to Reproduce

nothing fancy, have tabs stack for example, navigating between a screen with a canvas, another one without; switching back and forth you will see the blinking constantly.

Snack, Code Example, Screenshot, or Link to Repository

NA

[wcandillon]

Please provide us with a reproducible example, we have a test for this in the example app that seems to work properly. I would also like to understand if this is an Android or iOS issue or both.

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On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM Pierre ***@***.***> wrote: Description this may be related to an old issue, that was since closed, but it was suggested to re-open it since skia is using a new engine since. #610 Problem is: everytime the component containing the skia convas re-renders / remount, it will "blink" entirely. React Native Skia Version 2.2.12 React Native Version 0.81.5 Using New Architecture Enabled Steps to Reproduce nothing fancy, have tabs stack for example, navigating between a screen with a canvas, another one without; switching back and forth you will see the blinking constantly. Snack, Code Example, Screenshot, or Link to Repository NA — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub or unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to this thread. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.

[pierroo]

So far I only tested on android, both emulator and device.
I will try to create a reproducible example in the coming days, thank you

[SofianeToumert]

I have the same issue, only happening on Android, iOS is fine

• react-native: 0.82.1
• react-native-skia: 2.3.8
• new architecture: enabled

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[zhuscat]

I have submitted an issue #3509 which includes a minimal, reproducible example. It appears to be the same issue as this one.

[wcandillon]

We addressed it in: #3530 and #3542. We added examples to test these issues so let me know if you have more comments on this and we'll address them