Scroll issue in horizontal flatlist in android (react native version 0.73.5)

[nehab5889]

Description

I am facing an issue in the scroll of the horizontal flatlist on android devices and simulators. Even if there is a single item in the flatlist, the user is able to scroll and the image remains on the right side after scroll until the user taps on it.
I started facing this issue after updating react native from version 0.70 to 0.73.5.

The code that is have written is:
<FlatList
horizontal={true}
data={props.data}
showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}
showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
keyExtractor={(item, index) => index.toString()}
renderItem={({ item, index }) => renderImageList(item, index)}
/>

Please refer to the below recording to understand my issue better.

scroll.issue.mov

Any help on this will be highly appreciated.

Steps to reproduce

<FlatList
horizontal={true}
data={props.data}
showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}
showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
keyExtractor={(item, index) => index.toString()}
renderItem={({ item, index }) => renderImageList(item, index)}
/>

React Native Version

0.73.5

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx react-native info

System:
  OS: macOS 14.1.1
  CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
  Memory: 161.58 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: 3.2.57
    path: /bin/bash
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.14.2
    path: /usr/local/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.10
    path: ~/.npm-global/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 9.6.0
    path: ~/.npm-global/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2023.12.04.00
    path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.12.1
    path: /Users/nehabhandari/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.4
      - iOS 17.4
      - macOS 14.4
      - tvOS 17.4
      - visionOS 1.1
      - watchOS 10.4
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10227.8.2321.11479570
  Xcode:
    version: 15.3/15E204a
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.5
    path: /Users/nehabhandari/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.5
    wanted: 0.73.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

info React Native v0.73.6 is now available (your project is running on v0.73.5).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.73.6
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.73.6
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=macos"

Stacktrace or Logs

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⚠️

Newer Version of React Native is Available!

ℹ️

You are on a supported minor version, but it looks like there's a newer patch available - 0.73.6. Please upgrade to the highest patch for your minor or latest and verify if the issue persists (alternatively, create a new project and repro the issue in it). If it does not repro, please let us know so we can close out this issue. This helps us ensure we are looking at issues that still exist in the most recent releases.

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[TommysG]

I've encountered a similar problem with the horizontal ScrollView. While I haven't experienced it on my Android 11 device, on later Android versions it seems to happen.

[jo7475]

Hey i just ran into this issue my self on version 0.73.4, i gave the contentContainerStyle of the flat list a min width of "100%" and it seems to get the job done.

[nehab5889]

@jo7475 It seems to work. Thank you!!

[j-s-ott]

I think this is the same issue as #41492 and #36617. I've been able to reproduce it in an Android emulator, but not in a Snack unfortunately.

[CostasCF]

@jo7475 Hey Jo, thanks for the suggestion. However this does seem to disable the scroll entirely and if the items' size change dynamically, the user will not be able to scroll through the horizontal list.

[mannoeu]

The same happened to me. I tested using react-native LTS 0.73.6 and when the list has only one element the behavior appears.

A curious fact is that I tested on different devices/Android versions using BrowserStack, only devices with Android 12+ showed the behavior.

In my case, adding flexGrow: 1 in contentContainerStyle solved

<ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{ flexGrow: 1 }} />

[Bardiamist]

Just came to write that flexGrow: 1 works better than minWidth: '100%' but it already here 😊

[boiboif]

flexGrow: 1 solved.