Resizing Issues in React Native App on iPad with iOS 26, with Multitasking settings enabled

[arunnambissan]

Description

The React Native app does not allow resizing below a certain width and height on iPad running iOS 26. Also, there are issues when you click "maximize" button of the window. I have enabled “Windowed Apps” in the Multitasking settings.

To confirm that this is not an issue with my project setup, I created a new blank React Native app and a blank native iOS app.

The issue is not seen in the blank native iOS app, but the issue is seen in the blank React Native app.

Steps to reproduce

1. Enable “Windowed Apps” in the Multitasking settings on the iPad.
2. Try resizing the RN app; it can be resized to the size shown in the screenshot, but it cannot be made any smaller than that.
3. Try clicking "maximize" button of the window, the app does not go to full-screen mode in some cases.

React Native Version

0.81.4

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

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

System:
  OS: macOS 15.2
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M4
  Memory: 62.97 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.19.0
    path: /Users/arund/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /Users/arund/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.2.3
    path: /Users/arund/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.09.15.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.2
      - iOS 18.2
      - macOS 15.2
      - tvOS 18.2
      - visionOS 2.2
      - watchOS 11.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.1 AI-241.18034.62.2411.12071903
  Xcode:
    version: 16.2/16C5032a
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.11
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/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: 0.81.4
    wanted: 0.81.4
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

NA

MANDATORY Reproducer

new blank RN app

Screenshots and Videos

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[cipolleschi]

Hi,thank you for reporting this. @artus9033 This is something we should look into .

[arunnambissan]

Hi, just checking in to see if there’s any update on this issue. Thanks!

[artus9033]

Hi @arunnambissan ! Sorry, I didn't manage to look into this earlier. I performed a quick test (just to see at a glance) and could not reproduce it on the rn-tester (test app in the RN monorepo), but I will try to look deeper tomorrow.

[arunnambissan]

@artus9033 Thank you for looking into this. I created the blank RN app using the cli command mentioned in this doc https://reactnative.dev/docs/getting-started-without-a-framework