From 1dfcc279258d88997cff559ad8be1ffe72b7929a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Oskar=20Kwas=CC=81niewski?= <oskarkwasniewski@icloud.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:18:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: don't show default tab bar when channing theme and using
 a custom one

---
 .changeset/little-dingos-cough.md                            | 5 +++++
 .../android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt       | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/little-dingos-cough.md

diff --git a/.changeset/little-dingos-cough.md b/.changeset/little-dingos-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4384a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/little-dingos-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'react-native-bottom-tabs': patch
+---
+
+fix: don't show a default tab bar on top of a custom one when changing theme
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
index 390579e..ab9b1dd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
       return
     }
 
+    // User has hidden the bottom navigation bar, don't re-attach it.
+    if (bottomNavigation.visibility == GONE) {
+      return
+    }
+
     // If appearance wasn't changed re-create the bottom navigation view when configuration changes.
     // React Native opts out ouf Activity re-creation when configuration changes, this workarounds that.
     // We also opt-out of this recreation when custom styles are used.