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Adds support for nesting Stack v5 inside the standalone FormSheet. Previously, rendering a stack in the sheet was crashing because the sheet content is teleported into a Dialog window, so StackContainer walking up the view tree never found a FragmentManager.
This PR introduces FormSheetContentFragment - which is a bridge mirroring the DialogFragment impl. It's added to the host's FragmentManager without a container and returns already parented FormSheetContentView. The childFragmentManagerresolves container ids inside the Dialog window, andFormSheetContentViewexposes it viaFragmentProviding`. The fragment hierarchy is preserved across dismiss/re-present, so the nested navigation state persists.

Making the nested stack work with back navigation required some more effort:

  • The bridge takes the role of primary navigation fragment for as long as the sheet is presented and restores the previous primary navigation fragment afterwards.
  • The Dialog window has its own OnBackPressedDispatcher, while FragmentManager always registers its callback with the activity's dispatcher, which never receives events while the dialog is focused. FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator registers a forwarding callback on the Dialog dispatcher and hands the event over to the activity dispatcher - but only when a nested FragmentManager would actually handle it. The enabled state mirrors FragmentManager's conditions (non-empty back stack, primary navigation chain, parent Fragment at least STARTED), because forwarding with no enabled callback on the activity dispatcher and finishes the activity. When nested content has nothing to pop, the event falls through to the sheet's own handling (FormSheetNativeDismissCoordinator), i.e. the sheet is dismissed.

Additionally, some other issues were found:

  • The nested header was padded for the status bar even though the sheet container is already laid out within the vertical safe area. The container now consumes the vertical systemBars() / displayCutout() insets before they reach the content.
  • The first screen of a stack was animated in with the Slide enter transition. Similarly to v4's, the initial screen enter transition was disabled.

Closes: https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens-labs/issues/1577

Changes

  • FormSheetContentFragment (bridge) + FragmentProviding on FormSheetContentView; FormSheetHost attaches it when attached to window and detaches on destroy.
  • FormSheetPresentationObserver - FormSheetHost takes / restores the primary navigation fragment on presentation start / dismissal completion.
  • FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator - forwards back events from the dialog window to the nested FragmentManagers, observing their back stacks and the primary navigation chain.
  • FormSheetDimensionsCoordinator - consumes vertical system insets for the sheet content.
  • StackScreenFragment - no enter transition for the initial screen of the stack.

Before & after - visual documentation

nested-stack.mov

Test plan

Marked CIT as applicable on Android. Note: the example should be tested from the top level; otherwise, the predictive back isn't working inside the sheet because the stack v4 fragments integration was deliberately omitted.

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Form sheets now host content through fragments, forward dialog back events to nested navigation, preserve fragment navigation ownership during presentation, consume vertical system insets, and run the nested Stack V5 scenario on Android and iOS.

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Form sheet navigation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fragment content and presentation ownership
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/...
Form sheet content uses a fragment wrapper. Presentation callbacks manage primary-navigation ownership and teardown.
Nested fragment back coordination
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/coordinator/FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator.kt, android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/core/FormSheetDialogManager.kt
Nested fragment managers are monitored for eligible back stacks. Dialog back events are forwarded when nested content can handle them.
Dialog-scoped back dispatcher integration
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/stack/...
Stack fragments receive the hosting window dispatcher. Header back actions prefer the view-tree dispatcher and fall back to the activity dispatcher.
Vertical window inset consumption
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/coordinator/FormSheetDimensionsCoordinator.kt
The FormSheet consumes vertical system-bar and display-cutout insets with pre-Android R compatibility handling.
Presentation stack dismissal and dimming
android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/presentation/FormSheetPresentationManager.kt
Presentation management attaches dimming to the sheet below, cascades dismissal to sheets above, and reports presentation lifecycle events.
Cross-platform nested stack scenario
apps/src/tests/component-integration-tests/form-sheet/...
The nested Stack V5 FormSheet scenario is exported from the platform-independent module and runs on Android and iOS.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 90afe

Nested navigation in the form sheet may fail during Android fragment state restoration, and older Android versions may apply system-bar padding twice, causing incorrect sheet layout. The PR should not merge until the restoration risk is fixed or explicitly accepted and the API 28 inset behavior is addressed.

Suggested reviewers: kkafar, kmichalikk, kligarski, loloekk

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sequenceDiagram
  participant FormSheetHost
  participant FormSheetDialogManager
  participant FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator
  participant StackScreenFragment
  participant OnBackPressedDispatcher
  FormSheetHost->>FormSheetDialogManager: attach nested content fragment
  FormSheetDialogManager->>FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator: register dialog back callback
  FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator->>StackScreenFragment: inspect eligible nested back stack
  StackScreenFragment-->>FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator: expose dialog dispatcher
  FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator->>OnBackPressedDispatcher: forward back gesture or press
  OnBackPressedDispatcher-->>StackScreenFragment: handle nested navigation back
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t0maboro force-pushed the @t0maboro/formsheet-with-nested-stack-v5-android branch from 2a86ee2 to 6dbc4b6 Compare August 26, 2026 09:27
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@t0maboro t0maboro changed the title feat(Android, FormSheet v5): Add support for nesting Stack v5 in FormSheet feat(Android, FormSheet v5): Support Stack v5 nested in FormSheet Aug 26, 2026

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In
`@android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/coordinator/FormSheetDimensionsCoordinator.kt`:
- Around line 56-60: Update the inset-building logic around the loop using
setInsets and setInsetsIgnoringVisibility to add a pre-R fallback that calls
setStableInsets with the stable insets after removing vertical values. Preserve
the existing behavior on API 30+, and add API 29 coverage verifying both visible
and ignoring-visibility inset accessors return cleared vertical insets.

In
`@android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/react/host/FormSheetContentFragment.kt`:
- Around line 9-16: Make FormSheetContentFragment restorable by FragmentManager
without relying on constructor-injected contentView: either ensure
RNScreensFragmentFactory is installed before the host activity’s super.onCreate,
or redesign FormSheetContentFragment to use a restorable construction path and
restore its view state afterward. Add an activity-recreation test covering
restoration when the documented factory is not installed.
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  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/interfaces/FormSheetPresentationObserver.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/native/presentation/FormSheetPresentationManager.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/react/host/FormSheetContentFragment.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/react/host/FormSheetContentView.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/modals/formsheet/react/host/FormSheetHost.kt
  • android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/stack/header/StackHeaderCoordinatorLayout.kt
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Pull request overview

Adds Android support for nesting Stack v5 inside standalone FormSheets, including navigation persistence and back handling.

Changes:

  • Introduces a fragment bridge and primary-navigation management.
  • Forwards dialog back events to nested stacks and fixes dispatcher ownership.
  • Adjusts insets, initial transitions, and Android integration coverage.

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scenario.md Extends the scenario metadata to Android.
scenario-description.ts Enables the scenario on Android.
index.tsx Adds the FormSheet/Stack v5 test scenario.
form-sheet/index.ts Registers the renamed cross-platform scenario.
StackScreenFragment.kt Uses the hosting window’s back dispatcher and disables initial enter animation.
StackContainer.kt Supplies the view-tree back dispatcher owner.
StackHeaderCoordinatorLayout.kt Routes header back actions through the hosting window.
FormSheetHost.kt Manages the content fragment and primary navigation ownership.
FormSheetContentView.kt Exposes the bridge fragment to nested containers.
FormSheetContentFragment.kt Adds the FormSheet fragment bridge.
FormSheetPresentationManager.kt Reports presentation lifecycle transitions.
FormSheetPresentationObserver.kt Defines presentation lifecycle callbacks.
FormSheetDialogManager.kt Integrates presentation and nested-back coordination.
FormSheetNestedBackCoordinator.kt Forwards dialog back gestures to nested fragment managers.
FormSheetDimensionsCoordinator.kt Consumes vertical system and cutout insets.
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apps/src/tests/component-integration-tests/form-sheet/test-form-sheet-stack-v5-nesting-stack-v5-in-form-sheet/scenario.md:17

  • Android is now declared as supported, but the scenario contains only iPhone and iPad steps and never exercises Android system/predictive back. That leaves the PR's central forwarding behavior unverified: back should pop Screen A, then dismiss the sheet at the root (and should also respect dismissal prevention where applicable). Add Android-specific or shared steps covering those paths.

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72-76: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Handle API 28 and lower without relying on setStableInsets. On API 28 and lower, WindowInsetsCompat.Builder.setStableInsets does not update the underlying platform WindowInsets. ViewCompat returns that platform object from the listener, so nested views can receive the original stable top and bottom insets and apply padding twice. Use an API-compatible consumption path that preserves horizontal insets, and add an API 28 regression test.

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In
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around lines 72 - 76, Update the inset handling in
FormSheetDimensionsCoordinator so API 28 and lower consume the stable top and
bottom insets through an API-compatible path instead of relying on
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- Around line 72-76: Update the inset handling in FormSheetDimensionsCoordinator
so API 28 and lower consume the stable top and bottom insets through an
API-compatible path instead of relying on
WindowInsetsCompat.Builder.setStableInsets, while preserving horizontal insets
and avoiding duplicate nested-view padding. Add a regression test covering API
28 behavior.

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I accidentally found a bug (most likely unrelated to this PR) - when animations are disabled on the device, the sheet doesn't appear (I launched the test screen after launching Detox e2e on the same emulator).

Screen_recording_20260831_140719.mp4

// precedence over the activity.
val dispatcherOwner =
findViewTreeOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner()
?: (stackScreen.context as? ReactContext)?.currentActivity as? OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner

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  1. When I implemented this, I wasn't aware of findViewTreeOnBackPressedDispatcherOwner(). Do we need the React activity fallback then? Not relying on React implementation in native-side StackHeaderCoordinatorLayout would be nice.
  2. @kkafar is working on nested stack back arrow navigation so we might need to coordinate if this change is going to work

Comment on lines +83 to +85
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R && displayCutout.left == 0 && displayCutout.right == 0) {
return consumedInsets.consumeDisplayCutout()
}

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I think this might be a problem with landscape orientation (cutout inset left/right would be non-zero so we would not consume the inset).

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React view creating fragments and managing fragment manager + primary navigation fragments doesn't seem the cleanest. I'm also not sure how to manage the primary navigation fragments cleanly - if this is going to be spread across multiple places instead of one (the container - Stack/TabsContainer), I worry this is going to get messy. Maybe there should always be a chain of containers/components and always the one at the bottom manages the primary navigation. When it is popped, it informs container above (e.g. when FormSheet is removed, it informs StackContainer) that it (StackContainer) needs to restore the primary navigation based on its own state. Maybe this is also a use case for our Container/ContainerItem abstraction?

We need to also think what will happen when screen is pushed below the form sheet. The primary navigation will desynchronize and the restore won't work. Also, it might be worth to think what will happen if we also pop the screen below the formsheet (after a push), here is what Claude found:

StackContainer.updateTopFragment (stack/host/StackContainer.kt:219) asserts it owns the pointer:

check(fragmentManager.primaryNavigationFragment === fragments.last()) {
    "[RNScreens] Top fragment different from primary navigation fragment"
}

Sequence, with a stack and a FormSheet resolving to the same FragmentManager:

1. primary = N1.
2. Sheet presents → primary = contentFragment, restore = N1.
3. Below pushes N2 → the record's inserted OP_UNSET_PRIMARY_NAV captures contentFragment as the old value; primary = N2. Check passes.
4. Below pops N2 (JS pop or native back) → reversal sets primary = contentFragment. updateTopFragment() runs, fragments.last() is N1 → check fails.

I guess that this might be out of scope of this PR directly but it seems to me like the topic needs more research which will involve multiple different cases before we start implementing scenario-by-scenario.

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Thanks for the PR!

I have few bigger comments to make here regarding the architecture of the solution.

From what I read here I see that you make a fragment out of the form sheet. This is fine, but I need to ask: "why?".

When FormSheetHost attaches to view hierarchy you find the nearest FragmentManager - most of the time that will be the same fragment manager that one of our native containers (Tabs/Stack) uses and you... attach the fragment? Unconditionally? I don't understand this part. When reading through rest of the presentation code (not included in this PR diff) I still conclude that the FormSheetPresentationManager is responsible for the presentation & eventual call to dialog.show(). This seems like a big hack to just get a FragmentManager, which you'll later feed to the stack placed inside a sheet.

Important thing I want to note here is that you retrieve FragmentManager used by the closest container - this is potentially dangerous, as the containers might not expect fragments of types different from StackScreenFragment & TabsScreenFragment to be attached to the FragmentManager they manage. I think that we can make it work, but it needs to be considered.
This is also not perfect due to second reason - it implies that the stack you present inside a sheet is nested inside the one that "owns" the fragment manager, while it is presented modally, and should be rather independent. This would be confusing for the Container / ContainerItem discovery mechanism.

I think that one feasible solution here is to wrap each container into its own separate fragment. Instead of searching for nearest FragmentManager and using it directly - we can wrap e.g. StackContainer inside a fragment and attach it there & manage whole stack state via the childFragmentManager.

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