[iOS] headerSearchBarOptions crashes app with KeyboardProvider in Release mode

[fukuli053]

Describe the bug
When using Expo Router with Stack navigation, enabling headerSearchBarOptions in the Stack Screen options causes the app to crash immediately upon tapping the search bar. This issue only occurs in Release mode on iOS devices with KeyboardProvider.

Error Message:

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSUnknownKeyException', reason: '[<_UISearchBarSearchContainerView 0x15ac1d880> valueForUndefinedKey:]: this class is not key value coding-compliant for the key nativeId.'***

Code snippet

// _layout.tsx
export default function RootLayout() {
  return (
    <KeyboardProvider>
      <Stack.Screen
        name="index"
        options={{
          headerShown: true,
          headerLargeTitle: true,
          headerTitle: "Search",
          headerTransparent: true,
          headerBlurEffect: "light",
          headerStyle: {
            backgroundColor: colors.background,
          },
          headerSearchBarOptions: {
            hideWhenScrolling: false,
            placeholder: "Search",
          },
          contentStyle: {
            backgroundColor: colors.background,
          },
        }}
      />
    </KeyboardProvider>
  );
}
}

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1- Set up an Expo Router project with Stack navigation
2- Wrap your layout with KeyboardProvider
3- Enable headerSearchBarOptions in Stack.Screen options
4- Build the app in Release mode
5- Tap on the search bar

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: iPhone 15 Pro
• OS: iOS 18.0.1
• React Native: 0.76.6 (Expo SDK 52)
• React Native Architecture: New Architecture
• Library version: 1.16.0

Additional context

"react-native-keyboard-controller": "1.16.0",
"react-native-screens": "^4.5.0",
"react-native-reanimated": "~3.16.1"

[kirillzyusko]

Thanks, fixed it!

For now you can apply patch using patch-package or downgrade to 1.15.2

The fix will be published in 1.16.1 (hopefully at the end of the week or in the next week)!