Function invocation 'getCurrentActivity()' expected

[Eduardo-Queiroz]

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Minimal reproducible example

base 81 RN version project

What platform(s) does this occur on?

Android

Did you reproduce on a real device or emulator / simulator?

emulator / simulator

Steps to reproduce

close to this issue

• Android Build Error: Unresolved reference 'currentActivity' in RN 0.81.0 with new arch enabled react-native-datetimepicker/datetimepicker#1002

Im using this patch to fix it

diff --git a/node_modules/@react-native-documents/picker/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativedocumentpicker/RNDocumentPickerModule.kt b/node_modules/@react-native-documents/picker/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativedocumentpicker/RNDocumentPickerModule.kt
index 82ebb15..c1666a4 100644
--- a/node_modules/@react-native-documents/picker/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativedocumentpicker/RNDocumentPickerModule.kt
+++ b/node_modules/@react-native-documents/picker/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativedocumentpicker/RNDocumentPickerModule.kt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class RNDocumentPickerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
}

override fun saveDocument(options: ReadableMap, promise: Promise) {

• val currentActivity = currentActivity

• val currentActivity = reactApplicationContext.currentActivity
  if (currentActivity == null) {
  rejectWithNullActivity(promise)
  return

If the issue is related to specific file(s), I have linked the files so that others can reproduce exactly what I see.

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Stacktrace of the crash (if applicable)

e: file:///Users/eduqueiroz/Desktop/ts/ThinkspanApp/node_modules/@react-native-documents/picker/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativedocumentpicker/RNDocumentPickerModule.kt:106:27 Function invocation 'getCurrentActivity()' expected.
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':react-native-documents_picker:compileDebugKotlin'.
> A failure occurred while executing org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.GradleCompilerRunnerWithWorkers$GradleKotlinCompilerWorkAction
   > Compilation error. See log for more details

Your computer environment

System:
  OS: macOS 26.1
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
  Memory: 172.80 MB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.21.1
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.9.4
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.11.04.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/eduqueiroz/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.1
      - iOS 26.1
      - macOS 26.1
      - tvOS 26.1
      - visionOS 26.1
      - watchOS 26.1
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "28"
      - "31"
      - "33"
      - "34"
      - "35"
      - "36"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
      - 36.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-35 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-UpsideDownCakePrivacySandbox | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23726.103.2422.12816248
  Xcode:
    version: 26.1/17B55
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.13
    path: /Users/eduqueiroz/.jenv/shims/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.3.5
    path: /Users/eduqueiroz/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.0.0
    wanted: 20.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.1.0
    wanted: 19.1.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.81.5
    wanted: 0.81.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false


info React Native v0.82.1 is now available (your project is running on v0.81.5).