Weird Hint behavior on Android
Author: jakemadashCreated Jan 13, 2026Updated Mar 24, 2026
Labelsbug
Description
On Android, the component wrapped by Hint shifts position when pressed. And then, when visibility is set back to false, an error like the below is thrown:
sendAccessibilityEvent() dropping event: Cannot find view with tag #8446
Related to
- Components
- Demo
- Docs
- Typings
Steps to reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Use the Hint component on Android and observe the behavior when toggling visibility of the hint's contents.
More Info
Code snippet
<Hint
visible={hintVisible}
color="white"
enableShadow
offset={6}
borderRadius={8}
containerWidth={400}
removePaddings
onBackgroundPress={() => setHintVisible(!hintVisible)}
customContent={
<Text className="text-xs text-center p-2.5 px-5">
Your ability to submit bids, update membership, and accept offers has been disabled.
Where applicable, all your max bids have been lowered to current bids. Please contact
Customer Support:{' '}
<STText classes="color-[#6CA5C8]" onPress={openSubmitRequest}>
submit a request
</STText>
.
</Text>
}
>
<Pressable
accessibilityRole="button"
accessibilityLabel="info"
accessibilityHint="opens dialog explaining account suspension"
onPress={() => setHintVisible(!hintVisible)}
>
<FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCircleInfo} size={18} color={'white'} />
</Pressable>
</Hint>Screenshots/Video
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1996adf7-2a87-4256-8e3f-d6a74e062383
Environment
- React Native version: 0.81.5
- React Native UI Lib version: 8.2.1
Affected platforms
- Android
- iOS
- Web
Source: wix/react-native-ui-lib