[Android] Texts and Modals are broken in Android Desktop/Computer Mode

[andrea-martinez-dev]

Description

When connecting an Android device to an external display all Texts seem to collapse (the only exception is when a minHeight is forced) and Modals do not open in fullscreen.

Steps to reproduce

1. Make a fresh 0.84.1 install
2. Use the attached reproducer or create some Text and a Modal
3. Verify on physical device everything works as expected
4. Connect the device to an external display and choose Computer/Desktop mode
5. Open the app on the display and you should see all broken Texts and the Modal that is shown incorrectly

React Native Version

0.84.1

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

System:
  OS: macOS 26.3
  CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2
  Memory: 112.36 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.7.0
    path: /Users/XXX/.nvm/versions/node/v22.7.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.8.2
    path: /Users/XXX/.nvm/versions/node/v22.7.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2022.11.28.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/XXX/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.2
      - iOS 26.2
      - macOS 26.2
      - tvOS 26.2
      - visionOS 26.2
      - watchOS 26.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.2 AI-252.25557.131.2521.14344949
  Xcode:
    version: 26.2/17C52
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.16
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.5
    path: /Users/XXX/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.1.0
    wanted: 20.1.0
  react:
    installed: 19.2.3
    wanted: 19.2.3
  react-native:
    installed: 0.84.1
    wanted: 0.84.1
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

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MANDATORY Reproducer

https://snack.expo.dev/@andreamartinez/android-computer-mode-bugs

Screenshots and Videos

This is how the reproducer appears on device:

The Modal should look like this:

Attach the device to an external display and choose "Computer" or "Desktop" depending on your device:

Open the app and Text and Modals are broken in React Native 0.84.1:

0841.mp4

Making the same test using React Native 0.73.1 everything looks fine:

0731.mp4

[andrea-martinez-dev]

As additional info, at first I realized the behavior breaks on 0.83.0 too, I made a test on 0.73.1 because I happened to have an app still built on that version on my device and it seems to work correctly, so I can't tell precisely in which RN version things broke.

[Rexogamer]

can reproduce with my own app using RN v0.85.3. in my case I'm using scrcpy