🐛[Android] Camera renders stuck to the top of the screen on initial mount

[BohdanPylypchuk]

Prerequisites

• I have read and followed every applicable step in the Nitro Modules Troubleshooting guide.
• I have read the VisionCamera Troubleshooting guide.
• I have searched existing issues and found nothing matching.
• I am on the latest version of react-native-vision-camera, or have a specific reason I cannot upgrade.

Reproduction

https://github.com/BohdanPylypchuk/vission-camera-ui-issue-demo

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone the repo https://github.com/BohdanPylypchuk/vission-camera-ui-issue-demo
2. run the app on android 11
3. open the camera screen

vission-camera-bug.mp4

What did you expect to happen?

The camera renders in the center and is not stuck to the top of the screen on initial mount

What actually happened?

The <Camera> component from react-native-vision-camera renders stuck to the top of the screen on initial mount, ignoring the flex layout. The position resolves itself after a fast refresh or a style change is triggered.

Affected platforms

Android (device), Android (emulator)

Device(s) affected

Android 11 — Redmi Note 8 Pro, Android 16 emulators

VisionCamera version

5.0.9

React Native version

0.81.5

React Native architecture

New Architecture (Fabric / bridgeless)

Features being used

• Preview
• Photo capture
• Video capture
• Frame Processors (worklets)
• Skia Frame Processors
• Code/Barcode Scanner
• Location metadata
• Multi-cam
• Depth data
• HDR / custom dynamic range
• Custom format / FPS / resolution

Relevant logs / stack trace

no logs

Additional context

No response

Submission

• The reproduction I linked is either (preferred) a PR against this repo that adds a failing harness test following the harness-tests README, or (fallback) a public repo that reproduces the bug on a fresh clone. I understand the issue will be closed without one.
• I pasted logs as text (not screenshots).
• I wrote this report in my own words. I did not paste AI-generated descriptions of the bug.