RN 0.63.1: ActivityIndicator disapearing

[ptgamr]

Description

With the default usage of <ActivityIndicator />, the indicators are all disappearing. But when I add the color prop, <ActivityIndicator color="red" />, I can then see the indicator again.

React Native version:

System:
OS: Linux 5.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
CPU: (6) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 4.74 GB / 15.59 GB
Shell: 5.8 - /usr/bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 12.14.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.14.1/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.4 - /usr/bin/yarn
npm: 6.13.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.14.1/bin/npm
Watchman: Not Found
SDKs:
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 25, 26, 28
Build Tools: 28.0.3, 29.0.2
System Images: android-24 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: Not Found
Languages:
Java: 1.8.0_252 - /usr/bin/javac
Python: 2.7.18 - /usr/bin/python
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1
react-native: 0.63.1 => 0.63.1
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native: Not Found

Steps To Reproduce

Any usage of <ActivityIndicator /> inside the source code is not working. Can reproduce with the starter project:

npx react-native init RN063

Expected Results

The indicator should be visible with the default color if the color props is not specified

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository:

N/A

[Ashoat]

Is this for iOS, Android, or both?

[ptgamr]

@Ashoat sorry I forgot to mentioned in the description. It's happening only on Android.

[geniuscva]

having the same problem with RN 0.63.1

[hamaron]

Confirmed the same behavior on RN 0.63.2

[vamvoukas]

Confirmed the same behavior on RN 0.63.2

[mattijsf]

Even though it is a different component it feels somewhat related to #29412 It seems that in 0.63.x the way tinting is handled is flaky on Android.

[CDBridger]

I'm getting this as well (on android), additionally, when I do specify a colour, the component shows, but it is not animating, it just shows a static icon. I'm running 0.63.2, it worked fine when I was running 0.62.x

EDIT: Turns out the indicator not animating was somehow my android developer options had defaulted to no animation (0x)

[Mayaela]

I have a similar issue and the last version of RN as well. Some of my images are starting to disappear on android. The png files I use do have colors and show up correctly on ios. The image takes up the space it's supposed to but it isn't visible unless I give it an explicit tint color.

[nzjoel1234]

This is also happening on my S20 version 0.63.3

[jasperkuperus]

Indeed, same issue on Android 0.63.3. Thanks for the workaround with the color prop @ptgamr. That's a lifesaver 😊

[cromatikap]

Apparently #29830 is the universal PR to fix this but it's been blocked since almost 2 months now.
Is there any way other than adding a color prop to each ActivityIndicator component sitting in my code to solve it before the PR get merged?