Bottom inset on samsung galaxy S23 Ultra (physical device) is 0

[brilliantinsane]

const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
console.log('insets ????', insets);
result --> insets ???? {"bottom": 0, "left": 0, "right": 0, "top": 28.571428298950195}

Above log is from Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra physical device using ExpoGo

package.json --> "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.6.3"

On iOS everything is fine and good, I am getting insets like normal, but on the S23 Ultra (physical device), the bottom inset is 0, also on the simulator Pixel 6 Pro API 33. What am I doing wrong here? Why is it 0?

I see that most of the issues about insets being 0 are related to the top inset and that the problem is usually caused somehow by <StatusBar /> but here I don't have this problem, my problem is with the system's bottom navigation where that "handle" is.

Any suggestions?

[Orange9000]

Same for our app on samsung devices. We're using FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS, so it is vital to receive correct insets.

We had to use a whole separate module to determine bottom inset. Which is, essentially a navigation bar. That is one way to solve it. The module is react-native-android-navbar-height

[agusvazquez]

Hello! Having the same issue.

Not sure if helps but I am using

"react-native-safe-area-context": "^4.9.0"

and on the activity manifest files

android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"

[jacobp100]

There’s definitely some configuration that we’re missing the documentation for here. If you fancy taking a stab at documenting, PRs are happily accepted

[jektvik]

I'm seeing the same on physical samsung Galaxy S22+
as well as emulated Pixel 8 Pro

{"bottom": 0, "left": 0, "right": 0, "top": 0} all the time

So the lib essentialy doesn't work anywhere I've tried

@jacobp100 how do you mean missing documentation ? it seems more like the lib is flat out dead ?

[ckaznable]

Same problem on physical sony xperia 1 V

[wilkinsonj]

Hey guys, this is quite a fundamental issue, no? Seeing the same thing on a Samsung Android

[wilkinsonj]

Update... happy to report it was user error. The correct value was 0.

The starting point of the usable screen at the bottom is the top of the Android status bar. So 0 is correct.