react_native_assert failure: link_.status != Status::Running && "Surface must not be running."

[L0NG4R3S]

Description

I recently integrated React Native into my native Swift app, it worked normally with version 0.75.4
But I updated to React Native 0.76.3 to be able to use the new architecture.
After the update, when building, the app crashes with the error: "Surface must not be running".

Steps to reproduce

Integrate with existing Swift App following docs: https://reactnative.dev/docs/integration-with-existing-apps
Upgrade to React 0.76.3: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.75.4&to=0.76.3

1. Clone project: https://github.com/L0NG4R3S/SurfaceErrorRepository
2. Run yarn start
3. yarn install && cd ios && pod install
4. yarn ios or open ReproducerApp.xcworkspace in xcode and run

React Native Version

0.76.3

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Areas

TurboModule - The New Native Module System

Output of npx react-native info

System:
 OS: macOS 15.1.1
 CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8569U CPU @ 2.80GHz
 Memory: 227.51 MB / 16.00 GB
 Shell:
 version: "5.9"
 path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
 Node:
 version: 21.7.3
 path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.3/bin/node
 Yarn:
 version: 1.22.22
 path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.3/bin/yarn
 npm:
 version: 10.5.0
 path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.3/bin/npm
 Watchman:
 version: 2024.10.21.00
 path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
 CocoaPods:
 version: 1.16.2
 path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
 iOS SDK:
 Platforms:
 - DriverKit 24.1
 - iOS 18.1
 - macOS 15.1
 - tvOS 18.1
 - visionOS 2.1
 - watchOS 11.1
 Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
 Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10300.40.2321.11567975
 Xcode:
 version: 16.1/16B40
 path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
 Java:
 version: 17.0.11
 path: /usr/bin/javac
 Ruby:
 version: 2.6.10
 path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
 "@react-native-community/cli":
 installed: 16.0.0
 wanted: ^16.0.0
 react:
 installed: 19.0.0
 wanted: 19.0.0
 react-native:
 installed: 0.76.3
 wanted: 0.76.3
 react-native-macos:
 installed: 0.76.4
 wanted: ^0.76.4
npmGlobalPackages:
 "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
 hermesEnabled: true
 newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
 hermesEnabled: true
 newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

WARNING: Logging before InitGoogleLogging() is written to STDERR
E1206 09:11:06.964253 89726976 SurfaceHandler.cpp:318] react_native_assert failure: link_.status != Status::Running && "Surface must not be running."
Assertion failed: (link_.status != Status::Running && "Surface must not be running."), function setUIManager, file SurfaceHandler.cpp, line 318.

Reproducer

https://github.com/L0NG4R3S/SurfaceErrorRepository

Screenshots and Videos

[cortinico]

But I updated to React Native 0.76.3 to be able to use the new architecture.

I'd suggest you first update to 0.76.3 without the New Architecture and then enable it. Otherwise it will be hard to understand what is causing the failure

[L0NG4R3S]

But I updated to React Native 0.76.3 to be able to use the new architecture.

I'd suggest you first update to 0.76.3 without the New Architecture and then enable it. Otherwise it will be hard to understand what is causing the failure

If I run my application without the new architecture after running RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=0 pod install , the problem no longer happens. The error only occurs if the new architecture is enabled

I attached a video of my application operating without the new architecture

20241206114522443.mp4

[chinamcafee]

I met the same issue, perhaps react native can't support React 19 right now.

But I wonder if there is a roadmap when React Native can fully support React 19.

[cortinico]

 react:
 installed: 19.0.0
 wanted: 19.0.0

@L0NG4R3S you can't install version 19 of React with React Native 0.76.
The version of React is dictated by the React Native version. You can read more about it here:

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/packages/react-native/Libraries/Renderer/README.md