stopRecorder Behavior Change (no longer idempotent)

[brianlenz]

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Bug summary

stopRecorder is no longer idempotent. In previous versions (at least react-native-audio-recorder-player), you could call stopRecorder() multiple consecutive times without issues. Now, if you call stopRecorder() once, it works, but if you try calling it again, it will hang forever and not return.

Library version

0.2.10

Project type

React Native (bare workflow)

React Native version

0.81.5

Expo SDK version (if applicable)

No response

Environment info

System:
  OS: macOS 26.2
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
  Memory: 697.22 MB / 64.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: 5.3.3
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/bash
Binaries:
  Node:
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    path: /private/var/folders/fq/d3nyh22d32j20vxw03_hl5gh0000gn/T/xfs-8fa4d348/node
  Yarn:
    version: 4.12.0
    path: /private/var/folders/fq/d3nyh22d32j20vxw03_hl5gh0000gn/T/xfs-8fa4d348/yarn
  npm:
    version: 11.6.3
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/brian/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.2
      - iOS 26.2
      - macOS 26.2
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      - visionOS 26.2
      - watchOS 26.2
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
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      - "33"
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    Build Tools:
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      - 26.0.3
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      - 29.0.2
      - 30.0.2
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      - 31.0.0
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      - 31.0.0
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    System Images:
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    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.2 AI-252.27397.103.2522.14617522
  Xcode:
    version: 26.2/17C52
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 11.0.28
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.3.0
    path: /Users/brian/.rbenv/shims/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: 0.81.5
    wanted: 0.81.5
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

Steps to reproduce

1. Start a recording with startRecorder().
2. Call stopRecorder().
3. Call stopRecorder() again.

Reproducible example repository

N/A