[Android] Different shadow length in landscape and portrait view (elevation)

[scriptum]

Environment

$ react-native info

 React Native Environment Info:
 System:
 OS: Linux 4.14 Mageia 6
 CPU: x64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor
 Memory: 533.61 MB / 15.66 GB
 Shell: 4.3.48 - /bin/bash
 Binaries:
 Node: 8.12.0 - ~/.npm-global/bin/node
 Yarn: 1.10.1 - ~/.npm-global/bin/yarn
 npm: 6.0.1 - ~/.npm-global/bin/npm
 SDKs:
 Android SDK:
 Build Tools: 27.0.3, 28.0.2, 28.0.3
 API Levels: 23, 24, 27, 28
 npmPackages:
 react: 16.6.0-alpha.8af6728 => 16.6.0-alpha.8af6728 
 react-native: 0.57.3 => 0.57.3 
 npmGlobalPackages:
 react-native-cli: 2.0.1

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start new application
2. Add bottom bar with elevation
3. Run on Android (5+)
4. Rotate phone

import React from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';

export default class App extends React.Component {
 render() {
 return (
 <View style={styles.container}>
 <Text>Open up App.js to start working on your app!</Text>
 <Text>Changes you make will automatically reload.</Text>
 <Text>Shake your phone to open the developer menu.</Text>
 <View style={styles.tabBar}>
 <Text>Test</Text>
 </View>
 </View>
 );
 }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 container: {
 flex: 1,
 backgroundColor: '#fff',
 alignItems: 'center',
 justifyContent: 'center',
 },
 tabBar: {
 flex: 1,
 backgroundColor: '#fff',
 position: "absolute",
 bottom: 0,
 height: 56,
 elevation: 8,
 width: "100%",
 alignItems: 'center',
 justifyContent: 'center',
 opacity: 1
 },
});

Expected Behavior

Pretty shadows

Actual Behavior

Different shadows

[react-native-bot]

Thanks for posting this! It looks like your issue may refer to an older version of React Native. Can you reproduce the issue on the latest release, v0.54?

Thank you for your contributions.

[scriptum]

Can you reproduce the issue on the latest release, v0.54?

When Expo updates to 0.54 🤔

[scriptum]

0.54 same issue

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[scriptum]

0.55.4 still reproducible
https://snack.expo.io/SJywnG67m

[stale]

Hey there, it looks like there has been no activity on this issue recently. Has the issue been fixed, or does it still require the community's attention? This issue may be closed if no further activity occurs. You may also label this issue as "For Discussion" or "Good first issue" and I will leave it open. Thank you for your contributions.

[scriptum]

0.57.3 still reproducible