Environment

System:
OS: macOS 15.6.1
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M2 Pro
Memory: 136.94 MB / 32.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 20.11.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.0/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.0/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.2.4
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.0/bin/npm
Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 25.0
- iOS 26.0
- macOS 26.0
- tvOS 26.0
- visionOS 26.0
- watchOS 26.0
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23339.11.2421.12700392
Xcode:
version: 26.0/17A5305k
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.15
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 18.0.0
wanted: 18.0.0
react:
installed: 19.0.0
wanted: 19.0.0
react-native:
installed: 0.79.2
wanted: 0.79.2
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"react-native": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true

Platforms

Android

Versions

• Android: 15
• react-native-netinfo: 11.4.1
• react-native: 0.79.2
• react: 19.0.0

Description

Some android devices restricts the app from internet completely after being 5 sec on background. This looks to happen on Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0.2.0 Android 15, but 100% this also happens on many other devices with android 15+.

Looking in dev tools when app is on background - can clearly see the internet is completely gone after 5 sec:

• fetch('https://google.com') - results in 'Network Request Failed'
• websockets - disconnect (I see it in logs)
• TCP conenction (implemented via GO lang JSI native layer) - also disconnects / fails to reconnect.

But the lib keep thinking it is online and reachable (running NetInfo.refresh() / NetInfo.fetch() works and returns isConnected/isReachable as true), thus causing issues on the app to think it is still online and try to connect to all the above facilities. How can I improve the reliability on this? Is this known / bug? I found some old tickets from 2019 and 2021, but I don't think it corresponds to current issue, as this is something that started to happen with recent android versions (stricter battery optimization).

Reproducible Demo

Use Android 15+, go to background on any latest rn demo project. See internet is gone after 5 sec, but state of the lib does not changes.