React Native 78/ React 19 support - currently not work

[petrikjan]

Description

react-native-Skia doesn't work on RN78 (new architecture). The error I’m getting is: "Cannot read property 'ReactCurrentOwner' of undefined." Do you plan to add support? Or could the issue be on my end with the setup?

React Native Skia Version

1.11.8

React Native Version

0.78.0

Using New Architecture

• Enabled

Steps to Reproduce

Just create canvas

Snack, Code Example, Screenshot, or Link to Repository

import React from "react";
import { Canvas, Circle, Group } from "@shopify/react-native-skia";

const App = () => {
const width = 256;
const height = 256;
const r = width * 0.33;
return (
<Canvas style={{ width, height }}>

);
};

export default App;

[erie-e9]

+1

[jerearaujo03]

+1

[oleksandrditkovskyi]

Hi Shopify team, any updates on this issue? It’s been open for a while. Just checking if it might have been overlooked.
Tagging @wcandillon @chrfalch for visibility. Thanks! 🙌

[lougoncharenko]

+1 hoping to get a time frame on this

[petrikjan]

Hi, I tried this PR, Skia compiles successfully, and the first render loads fine. However, immediately after, I get the error: "Error: Value is true, expected an Object, js engine: Hermes." In ReanimatedRecorder:193 drawPath. It seems to happen with all components, not just Rect.

Rendering an empty works fine now, it no longer crashes.

This crashes:
<Canvas style={{ position: 'absolute', top: 0, left: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height }}>

React Native 0.78.0, React 19, Reanimated 4.0.0-beta.2

EDIT:
Also happens on Reanimated 3.17.0

@wcandillon

[pwltr]

Just posting my error message so other people can find their way here, fwiw I'm on old architecture.

TypeError: Cannot read property 'ReactCurrentOwner' of undefined, js engine: hermes

react-native 0.78.0, react: 19.0.0, react-native-skia: 1.11.8, react-native-reanimated": 3.16.7, old arch

[jonsully1]

Getting the same error, came across it whilst attempting to use victory-native again after react-native-reanimated updated their project to work with 0.78.

react-native: 0.78.0
react: 19.0.0
react-native-reanimated: 3.17.1
@shopify/react-native-skia: 1.11.8

Looking forward to an update from you guys too :-)

[wcandillon]

React 19 and React Native 0.78 support is available via @shopify/react-native-skia@next. It will take a bit of time for it to land in v2. Let me know how did goes.

[petrikjan]

Hi, I confirm it works! Thank you for the great work!

[erie-e9]

Hey guys, It's working fine for me with @shopify/react-native-skia@next but I just tested it with @shopify/react-native-skia@1.11.11 and I'm experiencing same error. @wcandillon

[petrikjan]

Hey guys, It's working fine for me with @shopify/react-native-skia@next but I just tested it with @shopify/react-native-skia@1.11.11 and I'm experiencing same error. @wcandillon

In this version 1.11.11, React 19/RN 78 is not supported, which is why they released @next, as I understand it.