Expo 55 and Avatar component not working because of reanimated

[tholden92]

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Bug summary

The following error is encountered when using Expo SDK 55:

ERROR [ReanimatedError: [Reanimated] Perhaps you are trying to pass an animated style to a non-animated component. Try creating an animated component using createAnimatedComponent function or use Animated.* components.]

Perhaps an easy fix?

Tried wrapping the Avatar itself in createAnimatedComponent but that did not help.

Library version

beta 13

Environment info

System:
  OS: Linux 6.18 CachyOS Linux
  CPU: (32) x64 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K
  Memory: 17.36 GB / 30.91 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /usr/bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.13.0
    path: /home/thomas/.nvm/versions/node/v22.13.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /home/thomas/.nvm/versions/node/v22.13.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.2
    path: /home/thomas/.nvm/versions/node/v22.13.0/bin/npm
  Watchman: Not Found
SDKs:
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: Not Found
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.18
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby: Not Found
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react: Not Found
  react-native: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found

info React Native v0.83.2 is now available (your project is running on v0.83.1).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.2
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.83.1&to=0.83.2
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=linux".

Steps to reproduce

Use avatar in react native 0.83

Reproducible example repository

Dont have this

[ammarmbe]

Still getting this in rc-2

[faustfizz]

I'm still getting this error too in the rc-2.
Not working:

<Avatar>
   <Avatar.Image source={{ uri: 'https://picsum.photos/id/64/200' }} />
    <Avatar.Fallback>
        UN
     </Avatar.Fallback>
</Avatar>

Working:

<Avatar>
    <Avatar.Fallback>
        UN
     </Avatar.Fallback>
</Avatar>

System:
  OS: macOS 26.2
  CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M3
  Memory: 135.88 MB / 8.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.19.0
    path: /Users/faustfizz/.nvm/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /Users/faustfizz/.nvm/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.3
    path: /Users/faustfizz/.nvm/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.09.15.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/bin/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:
    API Levels:
      - "36"
    Build Tools:
      - 35.0.1
      - 36.1.0
      - 37.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-36.1 | Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-36.1 | Pre-Release 16 KB Page Size Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.26094.121.2513.14007798
  Xcode:
    version: 26.2/17C52
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 21.0.7
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.4
    path: /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.1.1
    wanted: ^20.1.1
  react:
    installed: 19.2.3
    wanted: 19.2.3
  react-native:
    installed: 0.84.0
    wanted: ^0.84.0
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

[vvv-sss]

The fix will be in rc-3

[eliotgevers]

You're doing gods work! I updated to sdk 55 and ran into this issue too