BlurView with react native - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Software rendering doesn't support hardware bitmaps #650
Description
Version used are as follows:-
"react": "18.2.0",
"react-native": "npm:react-native-tvos@^0.73.7-0",
I have a simple component which is trying to render the BlurView.
In case of iOS it is rendering as expected, but in case of android it is throwing error:- java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Software rendering doesn't support hardware bitmaps
Here is the code:-
import React from "react";
import { StyleSheet, View, ImageBackground, Text } from "react-native";
import { BlurView } from "@react-native-community/blur";
const PDPScreen = () => {
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
{/* Background image to blur */}
<ImageBackground source={{ uri: "https://picsum.photos/800/600" }} style={styles.backgroundImage}>
{/* BlurView Layer */}
<BlurView
style={styles.blurView}
blurType="light" // or 'dark', 'extraLight'
blurAmount={10}
reducedTransparencyFallbackColor="white"
overlayColor="rgba(255,255,255,0.2)" // important for Android
/>
{/* Content on top of blur */}
<View style={styles.content}>
<Text style={styles.text}>This is on top of a blurred background</Text>
</View>
</ImageBackground>
</View>
);
};
export default PDPScreen;
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
},
backgroundImage: {
flex: 1,
justifyContent: "center",
},
blurView: {
...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
},
content: {
padding: 20,
backgroundColor: "transparent", // avoid putting background here to see the blur effect
alignItems: "center",
},
text: {
fontSize: 18,
color: "#000",
fontWeight: "600",
},
});
here is the error stack trace:-
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Software rendering doesn't support hardware bitmaps
at android.graphics.BaseCanvas.throwIfHwBitmapInSwMode(BaseCanvas.java:726)
at android.graphics.BaseCanvas.throwIfCannotDraw(BaseCanvas.java:81)
at android.graphics.BaseCanvas.drawBitmap(BaseCanvas.java:139)
at android.graphics.Canvas.drawBitmap(Canvas.java:1604)
at android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable.draw(BitmapDrawable.java:549)
at android.widget.ImageView.onDraw(ImageView.java:1428)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23889)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23762)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23892)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23762)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at com.shopify.reactnative.flash_list.AutoLayoutView.dispatchDraw(AutoLayoutView.kt:34)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23892)
at android.widget.ScrollView.draw(ScrollView.java:1971)
at com.facebook.react.views.scroll.ReactScrollView.draw(ReactScrollView.java:646)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23762)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23892)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23762)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
2025-07-29 23:53:03.786 10841-10841 unknown:ReactNative com.dotstudiopro.greenlight E at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556) (Ask Gemini)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23892)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23762)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.drawChild(CoordinatorLayout.java:1312)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.swmansion.rnscreens.ScreenStack.performDraw(ScreenStack.kt:315)
at com.swmansion.rnscreens.ScreenStack.access$performDraw(ScreenStack.kt:15)
at com.swmansion.rnscreens.ScreenStack$DrawingOp.draw(ScreenStack.kt:327)
at com.swmansion.rnscreens.ScreenStack.drawAndRelease(ScreenStack.kt:282)
at com.swmansion.rnscreens.ScreenStack.dispatchDraw(ScreenStack.kt:298)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.drawChild(ReactViewGroup.java:968)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.views.view.ReactViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ReactViewGroup.java:941)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at com.facebook.react.ReactRootView.dispatchDraw(ReactRootView.java:288)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23760)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4556)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4317)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23892)
at eightbitlab.com.blurview.PreDrawBlurController.updateBlur(PreDrawBlurController.java:120)
at eightbitlab.com.blurview.PreDrawBlurController.init(PreDrawBlurController.java:103)
at eightbitlab.com.blurview.PreDrawBlurController.updateBlurViewSize(PreDrawBlurController.java:184)
at eightbitlab.com.blurview.BlurView.onSizeChanged(BlurView.java:63)
at android.view.View.sizeChange(View.java:24612)
at android.view.View.setFrame(View.java:24564)
at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24415)
at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6440)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.NativeViewHierarchyManager.updateLayout(NativeViewHierarchyManager.java:254)
2025-07-29 23:53:03.786 10841-10841 unknown:ReactNative com.dotstudiopro.greenlight E at com.facebook.react.uimanager.NativeViewHierarchyManager.updateLayout(NativeViewHierarchyManager.java:222) (Ask Gemini)
at com.swmansion.reanimated.layoutReanimation.ReanimatedNativeHierarchyManagerBase.updateLayout(ReanimatedNativeHierarchyManagerBase.java:14)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIViewOperationQueue$UpdateLayoutOperation.execute(UIViewOperationQueue.java:169)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIViewOperationQueue$1.run(UIViewOperationQueue.java:926)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIViewOperationQueue.flushPendingBatches(UIViewOperationQueue.java:1037)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIViewOperationQueue.-$$Nest$mflushPendingBatches(Unknown Source:0)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIViewOperationQueue$DispatchUIFrameCallback.doFrameGuarded(UIViewOperationQueue.java:1097)
at com.facebook.react.uimanager.GuardedFrameCallback.doFrame(GuardedFrameCallback.java:29)
at com.facebook.react.modules.core.ReactChoreographer$ReactChoreographerDispatcher.doFrame(ReactChoreographer.java:175)
at com.facebook.react.modules.core.ChoreographerCompat$FrameCallback$1.doFrame(ChoreographerCompat.java:85)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1337)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1348)
at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:952)
at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:878)
at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1322)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:958)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:205)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:294)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8177)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:552)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:971)
We are expecting it to render a blurview, instead it is crashing on android.