[Due for payment 2025-07-22] [Due for payment 2025-07-15] Bump react-native-screens and react-navigation to newer versions

[mountiny]

Problem

The react-navigation 6 we use right now utilises react-native-screens 3, which will be deprecated soon. We also have patches for react-navigation that could be removed by updating to version 7. This will reduce the maintenance overhead.

Solution

• Update to react-navigation 7 which will require bumping the react-native-screens too
• Remove App patches that are included in the react-navigation 7 updates
• by updating to newer version we will move to use usePreventRemove instead of UNSTABLE_usePreventRemove - stable version coming in the new version
• Investigate preloading to improve the perceived performance of the app

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @abekkala

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @abekkala (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[mountiny]

@staszekscp Could you please list out the patches that can be removed

[staszekscp]

These are the patches that are currently related to react-navigation and react-native-screens. I can't promise that we'll get rid of all of them, but we'll see what we can do!

• @react-navigation+core+6.4.11+001+fix-react-strictmode
• @react-navigation+core+6.4.11+002+getStateFromPath-getPathFromState-configs-caching
• @react-navigation+core+6.4.11+003+platform-navigation-stack-types
• @react-navigation+material-top-tabs+6.6.3
• @react-navigation+native-stack+6.9.26+001+keyboardHandlingEnabled-prop
• @react-navigation+native-stack+6.9.26+002+added-interaction-manager-integration
• @react-navigation+native+6.1.12+001+initial
• @react-navigation+native+6.1.12+002+fix-getting-history-entry-when-navigating-back
• @react-navigation+stack+6.3.29+001+initial
• @react-navigation+stack+6.3.29+002+dontDetachScreen
• react-native-screens+3.37.0+001+hybrid-app
• react-native-screens+3.37.0+002+ios-custom-animations-native-transitions
• react-native-screens+3.37.0+003+fix-screen-flicker-on-modal-unmount

[mountiny]

I think we have some custom react- navigation changes we cannot easily remove but even if we can get rid of some of them its beneficial

[melvin-bot]

@staszekscp Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[mountiny]

Full proposal will be posted later

[mountiny]

Proposal posted here