React 19 ref warning

[homerjam]

Hi!

Thanks for all your great work :)

I get this warning in dev mode, everything is working but maybe it becomes an issue in future...

Accessing element.ref was removed in React 19. ref is now a regular prop. It will be removed from the JSX Element type in a future release.

Versions (please complete the following information):

• react: v19.0.1
• react-native-reanimated-carousel: v5.0.0

[dosubot]

Hi @homerjam! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the react-native-reanimated-carousel team.

This is a known issue! There are existing reports about this React 19 ref warning:

• Issue #815: React 19 ref issue
• Issue #857: react-native-reanimated-carousel with React 19

The warning originates from the ScrollViewGesture component where GestureDetector internally accesses element.ref, which React 19 deprecated.

There are two open PRs proposing fixes:

• PR #893 - Addresses the ref warning by removing ref attachment in the gesture path
• PR #894 - Fixes JSX type compatibility issues with React 19

For now, it's just a warning and shouldn't affect functionality. You can watch those PRs for when a fix gets merged.

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